Urs Lustenberger
Practice Areas
Asia/Pacific
International Commercial Arbitration and Litigation
Competition Law
Trust and Estates Law
General Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Insolvency Law
Urs Lustenberger is the Chairman of the Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce and the Commissioner for the 2012 Yeosu Expo from Switzerland. He is frequently consulted by governmental, legal and economic councils and frequently speaks at governmental and legal conferences on Asia-Pacific business topics and regularly holds presentations in the field of international commercial arbitration in Asia and in Europe.
Professional Experience
Since 1994 Partner with Lustenberger Attorneys at Law
1991 – 1992 Associate with Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy, New York, USA
1988 – 1994 Associate with Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law, Zurich
1986 – 1987 Associate with Lenz & Staehelin Attorneys at Law, Zurich
1985 Law Clerk at the District Court Hinwil (Canton of Zurich)
Pro Bono Activities
Swiss Asian Chamber of Commerce: President since 2010; Chairman Korea Committee and Chairman Legal Affairs 2005 – 2010
SwissCham: Board Member since 2011
Swiss Korean Chamber of Commerce: President 2001-2005; Board Member 1996 – 2001
Joint Chambers of Commerce (Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova): Board Member 2007
Swiss Confederation: Commissioner of Section for EXPO 2012 in Yeosu, Korea
Kyrgyz Republic: Honorary Consul 2000 – 2008