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Article en cours : Yvan Henzer

Yannick Steinmann

Yvan Henzer

Partner

Attorney-at-law
Certified Specialist SBA Torts
and Insurance Law

henzer@libra-law.ch
T: +41 21 601 81 25
M: +41 78 748 15 78
French, English
CV in pdf


EXPERTISE

Yvan Henzer is a Swiss qualified Attorney-at-Law. His practice is focused on litigation, particularly in commercial matters. He represents his clients before State Courts in contractual disputes or torts, a field where his expertise has been acknowledged by a Certificate in Torts and Insurance Law delivered by the Swiss Bar Association. He also acts regularly before the Court of Arbitration for Sport where he has conducted more than 60 arbitrations, mainly in the field of doping. Before joining Libra Law in 2016, he practiced during 8 years at Kellerhals Carrard, one of the leading Swiss law firms.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2000 Licence in law, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

2000 Clerk at the District Court of La Côte, Nyon

2002 Trainee

2004 Admission to the Swiss Bar

2004 Attorney-at-law at Centralex Law Firm

2008 Attorney-at-law at Kellerhals Carrard

2015 Certified specialist SBA torts and insurance law

2016 Partner at Libra Law

 


PRACTICE AREAS

  • Sports law (contracts, disciplinary, doping, governance, etc.)
  • Litigation (arbitration and ordinary courts, at national and international levels)
  • Contract law
  • Torts

OTHER POSITIONS

  • Chairman of "Fonds du Sport Vaudois"
  • Member of the foundation council of the Pension Fund AVENA
  • Member of the foundation council of the Sport Study Center Lausanne (CSEL)
  • Member of the foundation council of Champ-Soleil
  • Invited lecturer at the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS) and at the Academy for Marketing and Communication (SAWI)
  • Manager of Jurineo Sàrl

AFFILIATIONS

  • Vaud Bar Association (OAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Swiss Association of Sports Law (ASDS)
  • Swiss Association of Sports Managers (ASMS)
  • Association of SBA Specialists in Torts and Insurance Law