Atty. Dieter Hofmann
Dieter Hofmann heads the Litigation & Arbitration Team. His primary focus is dispute resolution in complex, mainly international cases, ranging from pre-litigation advice, representation of clients in court and in arbitration proceedings, coordination in cases involving multiple jurisdictions, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards and international legal assistance.
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Dieter Hofmann is a litigation and adr attorney, practicing at Walder Wyss AG. Admitted to practice in Switzerland. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Arbitration and Mediation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation (2026), and Lawyer of the Year — Litigation, Zürich (Switzerland) (2025). Serands clients in Zurich and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Dieter Hofmann heads the Litigation & Arbitration Team
- His primary focus is dispute resolution in complex, mainly international cases, ranging from pre-litigation advice, representation of clients in court and in arbitration proceedings, coordination in cases involving multiple jurisdictions, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards and international legal assistance
- He also sits as arbitrator in international arbitrations
- Dieter Hofmann has considerable experience in complex disputes arising from shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, M&A, international contracts, engineering and construction projects, banking, finance, (re-)insurance, directors’ liability, insolvency etc
- Dieter Hofmann is Chair of the Zurich Bar’s Litigation Practice Group and has presented papers at international conferences and published on litigation and arbitration in Switzerland and abroad
- In addition, he is a past Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Section of International Law’s International Litigation Committee and a past Chair of Dispute Resolution International (DRI)
- Dieter Hofmann studied law at Zurich University (lic. iur. 1991)
- He has worked as a District Court law clerk in Zurich and as an attorney with major law firms in Zurich and in London
- In 1994, he was admitted to the Zurich and Swiss Bar, and in 1999, he was also admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (not practising)
- Dieter Hofmann speaks German, English and French
- He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and is admitted to practise throughout Switzerland
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
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