
Walter Fellmann
Prof. Dr. iur.Attorney-at -law
Specialist attorney SAV/FSA (Swiss Bar Association) specialising in liability and insurance law
Education
- University of Bern, licentiate in law (1980)
- Admission to the bar (1981)
- Notary public (1983)
- University of Bern, doctorate (1984)
- University of Zurich, post-doctoral qualification (1993)
- Specialist attorney SAV/FSA (Swiss Bar Association) in liability and insurance law (2008)
Practice
- Since 1983 attorney-at-law in Lucerne;
- 1985-1986 vice-president of the Cantonal Conciliation Board for tenancies in Lucerne;
- 1986-1991 part-time judge at the Administrative Court of the Canton of Lucerne (tax law department);
- 1993-2000 private lecturer for Private Law at the University of Zurich;
- since 2000 titular professor;
- since 2001 professor of Swiss and European Private Law at the University of Lucerne;
- since 2011 full professor with research focus on general and special contract law, contractual and non-contractual tort law as well as insurance law, medical law, legal profession law and corporate law;
- since 2001 member of the editorial board of the magazine ‘Haftpflicht und Versicherung HAVE’
Areas of Practice
- Liability law
- Insurance Law
- Contract law
- Building law
- Corporate law
- Procedural law
- Arbitration, mediation
Languages
- German
- English
Further Information
- 1995-1999 President of the Lucerne Bar Association
- 1997-2006 Member of the Arbitration Commission of the Central Swiss Chamber of Commerce
- 1997-2006 Co-founder and member of the board of trustees of the Foundation for Legal Education, Lucerne
- 2007-2015 Member of the Faculty Management of the Faculty of Law at the University of Lucerne
- Since 2010 Director of Further Education in Law, Further Education Office of the Faculty of Law at the University of Lucerne
- Since 2011 Member of the Executive Board of the Center for Law and Health at the University of Lucerne ("ZRG")
- Various Board of Trustees and Board of Directors mandates
Recent Cases
- Litigation before cantonal courts and federal courts in liability and insurance law (including doctor's and attorney's liability law)
- Litigation before cantonal courts and federal courts in construction law (including liability of planners)
- Advice on liability and insurance law as well as contract law
- Claims settlement for insurance company (outsourcing)
- Advice on product safety law (product recall)
- Expert opinions in liability and insurance law as well as in contract and corporate law
- Activity as a member of courts of arbitration
Publications
Die Publikationen von Herr Prof. Dr. iur. Walter Fellmann finden Sie unter folgendem Link:> Publikationen