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Clemens von Zedtwitz

Clemens von Zedtwitz

Work Department

Insurance & Reinsurance

Position

Clemens von Zedtwitz is a Partner at gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd specialising in insurance coverage litigation and arbitration. He focuses his practice on the resolution of large and complex claims from the London and international insurance market, and in the defence of claims against companies and their directors that are insured under all types of liability insurance policies. He also advises and represents insurance and reinsurance companies and brokers in their engagement with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

Career

Clemens von Zedtwitz was admitted to the bar in 2005. Before joining gbf, he was a partner at CMS von Erlach Poncet AG for six years, where he was head of the insurance practice group

Languages

English, German

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association, Swiss Society of Tort and Insurance Law, Association of Certified Specialists SBA Tort and Insurance Law, Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)

Education

Clemens von Zedtwitz holds a degree (Dr iur) from the University of St Gallen (thesis awarded with the Prix d'Excellence by the Swiss Society of Tort and Insurance Law) and a postgraduate degree (LLM) from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is also a Certified Specialist Swiss Bar Association (SBA) Tort and Insurance Law

Leisure

Family and friends

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