Dr. Daniel Petitpierre
Attorney at Law, Dr. iur.
born 1960
entry 2019
Daniel Petitpierre acts as legal advisor for individuals and companies from daily business to demanding projects such as acquisitions, divestitures, business expansion in foreign countries, joint ventures, license agreements and settlements out of court, in national and international settings. Daniel Petitpierre has long-time experience as in-house counsel in a variety of business situations and knows US-American and Asian environments from first hand experience.
Career
| 1986 | lic. iur. (University of Basel) |
| 1988 | Bar exam (Canton of Basel-Landschaft) |
| 1989-1992 | Assistand (University of Basel) |
| 1992 | Dr. iur. (University of Basel) |
| 1992-1998 | Legal Counsel at Sulzer, Winterthur |
| 1998-2009 | Senior Legal Counsel / Regional Legal Counsel Asia-South (Singapore) / Head Corporate Law & Group Compliance Officer at Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Basel |
| 2000-2018 | President of the Swiss Association of Corporate Counsel (VSUJ) |
| 2009-2018 | General Counsel / Director Staff Functions at SIG Combibloc Group, Neuhausen am Rheinfall |
Activities
National and international contracts, M&A, joint ventures, research & development cooperations, license agreements, arbitration
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Memberships
- Swiss Assoctiation of Corporate Counsel (VSUJ)
- Verein Umweltrecht (VUR)
- Juristenverein Schaffhausen
- Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage (ASA)