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Raphael Brunner advises and litigates for clients on national and international commercial and contract law. He focuses on international trade, distribution, logistics, shipping and transport law, including customs law, free trade agreements and export compliance.

He also brings extensive experience in public procurement law, international insolvency law and representing employees with complex internal and external investigations.

Raphael is Vice President of the Swiss Association for the Law of the Sea, a regular speaker at international conferences, and a lecturer at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts and the Foreign Trade Academy AWA. He regularly publishes on topics in his field of practice and was a lawyer at a Zurich-based internationally oriented commercial law firm before joining MME.

Who is Who Legal sees Raphael Brunner as a Global Leader in Transport - Shipping 2021 and says "Raphael Brunner is a highly regarded lawyer with a wealth of experience in the transport, shipping and logistics sectors.". Legal500 qualifies Raphael Brunner as a leading expert in the transport sector, highlighting his vast experience in trade compliance and setting up compliance structures as well as his expertise in logistics contracts.

Swiss Bar Association (SAV) Zurich Bar Association (ZAV) International Bar Association (IBA) Deutsche Gesellschaft für Transportrecht (DGTR) Schweizerische Vereinigung für Schifffahrt und Hafenwirtschaft (SVS) Schweizerische Vereinigung für Seerecht (SVSR) Vereinigung für Schuldbetreibungs- und Konkursrecht (SchKG Vereinigung)

Swiss and international Trade-, Distribution-, Logistics-, Transport- and Shipping-Law Swiss and international Contract and Corporate Law Swiss and international Litigation and Arbitration Procurement law Export Controls Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law Employment law

2006 University of Cape Town, South Africa (LL.M.) 2002 Admitted to the Bar 1999 Universities of Zurich and Geneva (lic. iur.)