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Mathieu Zufferey

Mathieu Zufferey

Managing Associate
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law

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Location

Geneva

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 30 25
mathieu.zufferey@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Commercial Contracts Litigation Arbitration White Collar Crime & Investigations

Mathieu Zufferey is a managing associate in the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Department of Walder Wyss in Geneva. He assists and represents clients in the fields of commercial and contractual litigation, enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings, primarily before state courts. Mathieu Zufferey has strong experience in complex national and cross-border procedures, particularly in contract law, banking law, distribution and service contracts. His practice also extends to advisory services and drafting in contractual matters. He holds a PhD in law and is the author of publications and conferences in his areas of expertise.

Mathieu Zufferey studied at Fribourg University where he obtained a Bachelor of Law in 2011 and a Master of Law in 2013, both bilingual French-German. During his Master, he studied at the CTLS London where he successfully completed the Certificate in Transnational Legal Studies. Mathieu Zufferey then worked as an assistant to Prof. Christiana Fountoulakis at the Chair of Civil law I at Fribourg University. In 2018 Mathieu Zufferey obtained a PhD (summa cum laude) in law from Fribourg University for which he has won the Walther Hug Price 2019 . He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in June 2019, ranked first of his class.

Mathieu Zufferey works in French, English, German and Italian. He is registered with the Geneva Bar. He is a member of the Geneva lawyers’ association as well as of the Association genevoise de droit des affaires (AGDA) and of the International association of lawyers (UIA).

Les conclusions de l’appel en cause contre des consorts simples

| by Mathieu Zufferey | in: Revue de l'avocat 2021 | pp. 297–301

Procedural Requirements of the Civil Procedure Code: how to safely get to the merits?

| Speakers Mathieu Zufferey and Albane de Ziegler [co-author] | Walder Wyss Disputes Half Day 2021

Transfer of ownership in the commission contract

| by Mathieu Zufferey | in: RDS 2020 | pp. 295 ss

Agency (Art. 32 ff. CO) – Theoretical reviews and practical issues in light of the Federal Supreme Court's recent case law

| Speaker Mathieu Zufferey | Webinaire organisé par la Commission de formation permanente de l’Ordre des avocats de Genève

Case study on international supply agreements

| Speakers Mathieu Zufferey, Milagros Poal-Manresa Cantarell and Eckart Brödermann | 63rd Congress of the UIA - Contract Law Comission | Luxembourg

Architects in their dealings with contractors: to act in their own name or in the name of the client?

| by Mathieu Zufferey | in: BR/DC 2019 | pp. 5 ss

Indirect representation – study of an institution covered by the Swiss law of obligations (doctoral thesis)

| by Mathieu Zufferey | Schulthess | Zurich

Summaries of family case law at federal and cantonal level

| by Christiana Fountoulakis, Bastien Khalfi, Céline Moos and Mathieu Zufferey | in: Patrimoine de la famille: entretien, régimes matrimoniaux, deuxième pilier et aspects fiscaux | pp. 241 ss

Summaries of recent case law from Swiss courts in respect of the CISG (2009 to 2014)

| by Mathieu Zufferey | in: La pratique contractuelle 4 - Symposium en droit des contrats | pp. 133 ss

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