As a special focus, Stefanie Pfisterer represents entrepreneurs, foundations, and international families in contentious trust, estate, and other matters. Stefanie Pfisterer is a member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, the Swiss Commission of Arbitration and ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen.
Stefanie Pfisterer has been involved in more than 50 arbitration proceedings governed by the ICC Rules, the Swiss Rules, the LCIA Rules, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and in ad hoc and ICSID arbitration proceedings. She is experienced in disputes arising, inter alia, out of agency and distribution, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, M&A transactions, and international sales contracts.
Stefanie Pfisterer also represents clients in complex court proceedings in a broad range of matters, in particular in international and cross-border disputes. She also represents entrepreneurs, foundations, and international families in contentious trust and estate matters.
Stefanie Pfisterer has been recognised by Legal 500 as Rising Star in the field of arbitration, where she is described as follows: “Stefanie Pfisterer is at the top of her game. She is clever, thorough, and does great work both in preparation and in arbitration sessions – a rising star“. Stefanie Pfisterer has also been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as a “Future Leader” in arbitration (Europe – Non-Partners). She is described as “highly intelligent and analytic” (2021 ed.), as a “highly efficient, smart and dedicated” lawyer recognised for her outstanding work on international and domestic arbitration proceedings (2020 ed.), as a “technically brilliant” lawyer (2019 ed.) and as being “very analytical, extremely smart and one of the most talented of the younger generation” (2018 ed.).
Stefanie Pfisterer is the author of a number of publications in the field of dispute resolution, including commentaries on the Swiss Private International Law Act (PILA), the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure and the Swiss Rules. She is a regular speaker on arbitration-related issues.
