Avvocati Dieter Hofmann
Dieter Hofmann

Dieter Hofmann

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lic. iur., Avvocato, Solicitor England & Wales

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Aree di attività: Contenzioso Diritto fallimentare Arbitrato Criminalità economica e indagini interne

"Dieter Hofmann: a great legal mind, has a perfect understanding of complex factual issues and is easy to work with." - The Legal 500

"Dieter Hofmann is very analytical and experienced. He is eager to fight for his clients." - Chambers and Partners

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: a great legal mind, has a perfect understanding of complex factual issues and is easy to work with." - The Legal 500

"Dieter Hofmann is very analytical and experienced. He is eager to fight for his clients." - Chambers and Partners

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.

BGer 5A_691/2023: Calculation of monthly deadlines in accordance with the Swiss Civil Procedure Code

 | di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore] e Giulio Donati [Co-autore] | in: "ZZZ – Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Zivilprozess- und Zwangsvollstreckungsrecht" | 69/2025 | pag. 69-76

Commentary on Art. 257 of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code ("Legal protection in clear cases")

| di Dieter Hofmann | in: "Basler Kommentar Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung" | 4th edition | Basel

Commentary on Art. 91-116 of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code

| di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore] e Andreas Baeckert [Co-autore] | in: "Basler Kommentar Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung" | 4th edition | Basel

Commentary on Art. 5 and Art. 38-52 of the Lugano Convention

| di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore] e Oliver M. Kunz [Co-autore] | in: "Basler Kommentar zum Lugano-Übereinkommen" | 3rd edition | Basel

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

 | di Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Manuel Bigler, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Letizia Schlegel, Stéphanie Oneyser, Urs P. Gnos, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Christian A. Schmid, Patrick W. Vogel, Alexander Sorton, Samuel Lieberherr, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Theodor Härtsch, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Simone Wetzstein, Valentina Eichin, Irène Suter-Sieber, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Matthieu Seydoux, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Roxane Allot, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz e Pascale Köster | Editore: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch | Ed.: 2nd edition

When and how the decision is made and what can be deduced from it – a factual consideration

 | di Dieter Hofmann | in: "ZZZ – Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Zivilprozess- und Zwangsvollstreckungsrecht" | 58/2022 | pag. 129-132

IBA Rules of Evidence – The Commentary on the IBA Rules on Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration

| di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore], Tobias Zuberbühler [Co-autore], Christian Oetiker [Co-autore] e Thomas Rohner [Co-autore] | in: "IBA Rules of Evidence – The Commentary on the IBA Rules on Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration" | 2nd edition | Zurich

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

 | di Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch, Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Benno Fischer-Siddiqui, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Jenny Süess, Stéphanie Oneyser, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Rafael Zemp, Patrick W. Vogel, Laurent Schmidt, Christian Lütolf, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Ueli Sommer, Simone Wetzstein, Christoph Stutz, Nadine Mäder, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Théo Meylan, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Olivia Sistovaris, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz, Albane de Ziegler e Pascale Köster | Editore: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch

Esecuzione delle sentenze di tribunali esteri nel 2019 – Svizzera

 | di Dieter Hofmann e Oliver M. Kunz | in: "Lexology / Getting The Deal Through" | London

Complesse controversie di diritto commerciale in Svizzera nel 2019

 | di Dieter Hofmann, Oliver M. Kunz e Michael Cartier | in: "Getting The Deal Through" | London | pag. 93-99

5 Jahre ZPO aus der Sicht des internationalen Zivilprozesses und der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit

| di Dieter Hofmann e Anja I. Fuchs | in: Dolge (Editore) | "5 Jahre ZPO – Stolpersteine und überraschende Entwicklungen" | Zürich | pag. 115–153

Konsumenten in der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit – Aus Schweizer Sicht

 | di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore] e Pascale Köster [Co-autore] | in: Klausegger/Klein/Kremslehner/Petsche/Pitkowitz/Power/Welser/Zeiler (Editore) | "Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2016" | 10. Auflage | Wien | pag. 3–20

Kommentar zu Art. 5 und Art. 38–52 des Lugano-Übereinkommens

| di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore] e Oliver M. Kunz [Co-autore] | in: "Basler Kommentar zum Lugano-Übereinkommen" | 2. Auflage | Basel

Insurance Litigation 2016 – Switzerland

 | di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore] e Daniel Staffelbach [Co-autore] | in: Getting the Deal Through | pag. 67–69

Responsabilità per danno da prodotti in Svizzera

| di Dieter Hofmann e Christine Leuch | in: Lexology

Wirtschaftsrechtliche Streitigkeiten vor staatlichen Gerichten – Schweiz

 | di Dieter Hofmann [Co-autore] e Stefano Codoni [Co-autore] | in: Horrocks/Phelan (Editore) | "Commercial Litigation – International Series" | 2. Edition | London | pag. 7–18
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