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Walter Fellmann

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
Walter Fellmann

Contact

Tel.:+41 (0)41 267 02 20

E-Mail:fellmann@swisslegal.ch

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Postal address

SwissLegal Fellmann Rechtsanwälte AG

Huobmattstrasse 7

CH - 6045 Meggen

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