Prof. Dr. Andreas Furrer
Legal Partner, LL.M.
Profile
Prof. Dr. Andreas Furrer acts as attorney, arbitrator or expert in the areas of national and international commercial and contract law and international private law. His focal areas are national and international distribution, logistics and transport law. He is a professor of private, comparative, international private and European law of the University of Lucerne (part time).
Business activities
- Swiss and International law of transport, logistics and distribution
- Trade Compliance
- Export Controls
- Swiss and International Contract and Economy Law
- International Arbitration
- Litigation
- Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law and International Judicial Assistance
- Legal Opinions on Swiss Law
Education
- 2001
- University of St. Gallen (Promotion to professorial status)
- 1994
- University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur.)
- 1990
- University of Saarbrücken (LL.M.)
- 1989
- University of Freiburg (Licentiate)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Listings
The Legal 500 (www.legal500.com)
Recommended lawyer 2019 for Transport:
MME – Legal | Tax | Compliance handles dispute resolution, compliance, insurance and contractual advice regarding Swiss trade, distribution, logistics, transport and shipping law. Andreas Furrer and Raphael Brunner assist DPD Schweiz with all business matters, including the drafting of agreements with subcontractors and customers, and representation in negotiation and litigation proceedings. The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and SBB also feature in the client roster.
Recommended Lawyer 2018 for Transport & Logistics
"MME – Legal | Tax | Compliance’s ‘professional and knowledgeable’ team provides an ‘excellent service due to pragmatic and uncomplicated cooperation and appropriate response times’. The practice handles trade, distribution, logistics and shipping matters, and further focuses on compliance issues, financial claim enforcement and negotiations with business partners and administrative authorities across the entire transport sector. ‘International transport law expert’ Andreas Furrer has ‘great practical and theoretical knowledge’, ‘perfect client understanding’ and ‘tactical skills’, Raphael Brunner is ‘experienced in high-value marine insurance disputes’ and Peter Henschel is ‘deeply knowledgeable in export control law’.
Teaching Assignments
- Law of Obligations
- Private International Law
- Transport Law
- International Commercial Law (KLU, Hamburg)
- Transportation Law (CAS Commodities Professional, Zug)
Practical Experience
- since 2007
- Legal Partner at MME
- 2000-2007
- Lawyer/Consultant (since 2003) of a commercial law firm in Zurich
- 1995-2000
- Research assistant at the Centre for European Law and Politics, University of Bremen
- 1992-1994
- Internship in a law firm
- 1993-1995
- Internship in a law firm
Further professional activities
- Professor of private, comparative, international private and European law of the University of Lucerne (part time)
- Director of the Center of Competence in Law of Logistics and Transportation (KOLT)
- Lecturer at the University of Lucerne, KLU Hamburg
- Lecturer at CAS Commodities Professional, Zug
- Research, lecturing and publishing activities
- Founding Member of the Swiss Arbitration Academy
Memberships
- BIMCO, The Baltic and International Maritime Council
- German Society of International Law
- German Association for Transport Law
- Deutsch-Schweizerische Juristenvereinigung (DSJV)
- ecsasuisse european communities studies association
- Freunde des Hamburger MPI für ausländisches und internationales Recht
- Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung
- HSG Alumni
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- International Law Association (ILA)
- Swiss Bar Association
- Schweizerische Vereinigung für Europarecht / Association Suisse pour le droit européen (ASDE)
- Schweizerische Vereinigung für Internationales Recht (SVIR)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Schweizerische Vereinigung für Schifffahrt und Hafenwirtschaft (SVS)
- Swiss Maritime Association (SMLA)
- Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (SICL)
- Swiss Shippers‘ Council (SSC), Founder and Member of the Law Commission
- Verein Netzwerk Logistik
- Zurich Bar Association
Services
Contact
Secretariat
Barbara Mäder
Assistant
Email
From the magazine
Corona virus blocks air freight
Several airlines have suspended their flights to China. British Airways is currently not flying to China and will reassess the situation on 29 February 2020. Lufthansa, Swiss and Austrian Airlines will fly to China for the last time on 31 January. After that, all flights will be temporarily suspended until 9 February 2020. Cathay Pacific plans to reduce flights to mainland China by up to 50% by the end of March. Further reductions and suspensions of scheduled flights must be expected. This will not only have an impact on passenger transport, but will also lead to a significant reduction in air freight to and from China. Considering that air freight is mainly used for time-sensitive and, in relation to its weight, valuable goods, these restrictions can lead to considerable problems and damage in supply chains.
Revision of the Customs Act
Current status total revision of the Customs Act (ZG; SR 631.0)
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Stellungnahme zur Vernehmlassung zu den DLT-Gesetzesänderungen 2019
Legal Tech - Die wichtigsten Begriffe Stämpfi Verlag AG, Bern 2019