Dr. Lucy Gordon
Legal Partner, LL.M., Certified Specialist SBA Tort and Insurance Law
Profile
Lucy Gordon-Vrba specializes in the field of insurance law. She advises insurers, insurance brokers and insureds in connection with regulatory and private law matters. She advises clients in the field of commercial law and litigates before state and international arbitration tribunals. She regularly acts as an arbitrator (i.a. ICC, Swiss Rules, UNCITRAL). She is also active in the fields of FinTech, Insur-Tech and Digital Economy. Dr. Gordon-Vrba is the author of various publications in international dispute resolution.
Business activities
- Insurance and Liability Law
- Litigation and International Arbitration
- International and Swiss Contract, Business and Corporate Law
- Health Law and Medical Malpractise
- FinTech, InsurTech and Digital Economy
Education
- 2014
- Certified Specialist SBA Tort and Insurance Law
- 2007
- University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
- 2005-2006
- Visiting Researcher, Harvard Law School
- 2004
- Admitted to the New York Bar
- 2003
- Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
- 2000
- Admitted to the Zurich Bar
- 1997
- University of Zurich (lic. iur.)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Czech
- Slovak
Practical Experience
- 2008-2010
- Attorney at two large US law firms in New York
- 2007
- Associate at a commercially orientated large Swiss law firm in Zurich
- 2003-2005
- Associate at a commercially orientated large Swiss law firm in Zurich and Geneva
- 2000-2002
- Associate at a commercially orientated large Swiss law firm in Zurich and Geneva
- 1999
- Trainee at a commercially orientated large law firm in Zurich
- 1998
- Judicial Clerk at the District Court of Zurich
Memberships
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Swiss Association of Tort and Insurance Law (SGHVR)
Services
Contact
Secretariat
Noemi Muñoz Fernández
Assistant
Email
From the magazine
GDPR: the «right to be forgotten»
When the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced in May 2018, there was a great deal of excitement among experts. Since then, discussions around the new data protection regulations have become more muted. However, this should not obscure the fact that the implementation of the new regulations is complex and has not been completed by most companies.
FINMA publishes Stable Coin Guidelines
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA today publishes a supplement to its ICO guidelines outlining how it treats so-called ‘stable coins’ under Swiss supervisory law.
All magazine reportsPublications
Courtagenzahlungen an den Versicherungsbroker: Haben Sie Ihre Verträgeder neuesten Entwicklung angepasst? MME 2014
Insurance broker fees: Have you adapted your contracts to the requirementsset by the Federal Court? MME 2014