Maurice Courvoisier
Partner
Dr. iur., LL.M., Avvocato
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Telefono diretto: +41 58 658 14 52
maurice.courvoisier@walderwyss.com
Curriculum Vitae
"Maurice Courvoisier is a litigation and arbitration superstar. He is, due to his tremendous track record, capable to assess complex litigation and arbitration risks and changes very fast, he is coming up with excellent, highly precise and strong arguments and submissions supporting his client's position in the best way possible." - The Legal 500
Maurice Courvoisier advises and represents clients in arbitration and litigation proceedings in all areas of corporate and commercial law, including sales, distribution and licensing contracts, construction and civil engineering, joint ventures, and mergers and acquisitions. His areas of expertise include general contract law, private international law and international procedural law, as well as international judicial assistance and recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Switzerland. In addition, Maurice has a wealth of experience in dealing with theatre, art and sports-related law. He also acts as an arbitrator, and is included in the ICC Switzerland list of arbitrators.
"Maurice Courvoisier is a litigation and arbitration superstar. He is, due to his tremendous track record, capable to assess complex litigation and arbitration risks and changes very fast, he is coming up with excellent, highly precise and strong arguments and submissions supporting his client's position in the best way possible." - The Legal 500
Maurice is listed as a "National Leader" in litigation and arbitration by Who’s Who Legal (WWL) and as an expert in litigation and international arbitration by Best Lawyers.
Maurice is co-head of the Basel local group of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), legal counsel of the Union of Swiss Theatres, member of the Federal Arbitration Commission for the Exploitation of Copyrights and Related Rights, member of the Basel supervisory authority for lawyers, former long-time member of the Basel Bar Association board and a former member of the court of arbitration of the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution (SCAI). He is also a member of the American Bar Association (ABA), the New York Bar Association (NYSBA), the International Bar Association (IBA) and the German Arbitration Institute (DIS).
Born in 1970, Maurice was educated at the University of Basel (lic. iur., 1995; Dr iur., 2001; both summa cum laude) and at Columbia University In New York (LL.M., 1998; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar). He was a research and teaching fellow for Professor Ingeborg Schwanzer and Swiss Federal Supreme Court Judge Professor Thomas Geiser at the University of Basel. He held several roles prior to joining Walder Wyss in 2014; he worked as a court clerk at the regional court of Biel/Bienne before joining a leading Swiss corporate law firm in 2007, where he became a partner five years later.
Maurice speaks German, English, French and Italian. He is registered with the Bar Registry of the canton of Basel-Stadt and was also admitted to practice in the State of New York, USA, in 2001.
The Best Lawyers 2026 Awards
Chambers and Partners has moved Walder Wyss’s Arbitration Team up to Band 2 in its 2023 Global Ranking
Who’s Who Legal has again recognized a record number of Walder Wyss arbitration practitioners as leaders in their field
Success before CAS: Robert Lehmann-Dolle acquitted of all doping charges
Record number of arbitration practitioners of Walder Wyss featured in Who’s Who Legal 2020
Maurice Courvoisier has been appointed as member of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI) Court of Arbitration
Konflikterledigung durch Schiedsgerichte
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | FHNW Hochschule für WirtschaftArt. 353-356 ZPO
| di Maurice Courvoisier e Frédéric Barth | in: "Christoph Leuenberger, Cordula Lötscher, Benedikt Seiler, Thomas Sutter-Somm «Kommentar zur Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung»" | 4. AuflageKonflikterledigung durch Schiedsgerichte
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | FHNW Hochschule für WirtschaftStreiterledigungsplanung im Internationalen Geschäft
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | ZHAW School of Management and Law, WinterthurDoing 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 editionManuale di diritto penale sportivo: il Tribunale federale svizzero come istanza di ricorso e di revisione contro le decisioni dei tribunali arbitrali internazionali con sede in Svizzera
| di Maurice Courvoisier e Jonas Knechtli [Co-autore] | in: Cherkeh / Momsen / Orth (Editore) | "Handbuch Sportstrafrecht"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 HärtschManuale di diritto processuale civile: capitolo 19 Udienza principale, capitolo 28 Assistenza legale
| di Maurice Courvoisier, Nicolas Gut [Co-autore] e Christoph Zogg [Co-autore] | in: Haas / Marghitola (Editore) | "Fachhandbuch Zivilprozessrecht"Commento di Basilea sul diritto internazionale privato: artt. 51-58, 186 LDIP
| di Maurice Courvoisier | in: Grolimund / Loacker / Schnyder (Editore) | "Basler Kommentar Internationales Privatrecht" | 4th editionL’estensione degli accordi arbitrali ai non firmatari: la prospettiva svizzera
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | Turkish-Swiss Arbitration Forum | IstanbulPianificazione della risoluzione di controversie nelle relazioni d’affari internazionali
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | ZHAW School of Management and Law, WinterthurKommentar zu Art. 34-37 Swiss Rules
di Maurice Courvoisier | Editore: Wolters Kluwer | "Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitionier's Guide"Das Schiedsgericht im Clinch zwischen Gehörsanspruch und Beschleunigungsverbot: Wie viel Effizienz erträgt ein Schiedsverfahren?
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | 2. Tagung zur Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Hot Topics | Europainstitut ZürichDer Fall Pechstein: Sportschiedsgerichtsbarkeit auf dem Prüfstand
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | DSJV-HerbstveranstaltungStreiterledigungsplanung im internationalen Geschäft
| di Maurice Courvoisier e Christoph Zogg [Co-autore] | in: Münch/Passadelis/Lehne (Editore) | "Handbuch Internationales Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht" | BaselIndustrieunfall – insbesondere Umwelthaftung
| di Maurice Courvoisier, Christoph Zogg [Co-autore] e Gerhard Schmid [Co-autore] | in: Weber/Münch (Editore) | "Handbücher für die Anwaltspraxis, Haftung und Versicherung" | 2. Auflage | Basel | pag. 1183–1239Res iudicata vor schweizerischen Schiedsgerichten
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | ASA Espace Mittelland Meeting | BernKauf-, Liefer und Werkverträge nach Schweizer Recht
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | | FrankfurtKauf-, Liefer- und Werkverträge nach Schweizer Recht
| Relatore Maurice Courvoisier | Forum Institut für Management | FrankfurtRiconoscimenti
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