Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd‘s trade and transport practice group has extensive experience in all aspects of trade and transport law, including litigation, arbitration, trading, financing, and transport-related insurance. It particularly stands out for its involvement in transportation and insurance litigation, as well as in aviation and shipping regulatory matters. Grégoire Wuest focuses his practice on the setup and structuring of cross-border acquisitions in the shipping and aviation industries. Bernard Vischer has extensive practical experience in corporate and transactional matters with a focus on the shipping and aviation industries.

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Key clients

  • EasyJet
  • Panalpina Welttransport Holding AG
  • Uber
  • Rheinmetal Air Defence
  • Austrian Railways
  • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA

Work highlights

  • Advising a sovereign country in connection with the management of its fleet of aircraft.
  • Lodging an appeal against PostCom's decision before the Federal Administrative Court on behalf of Uber Eats regarding whether food deliveries ordered via Uber Eats are postal items.
  • Advised OTB Ventures as lead counsel in the EUR 26.7 million Series A financing of the in-orbit servicing and space debris removal company ClearSpace.

Lawyers

Hall of Fame
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Alexander von Ziegler
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Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Grégoire Wuest

Other key lawyers

Alexander von Ziegler, Bernard Vischer, David Mamane