Christian Hochstrasser is a leading Swiss specialist in the field of national and international transport law with expertise in the areas of transport law, logistics law, law on the contract of carriage, forwarding law and customs law (in the areas of road transport, rail freight transport, inland waterway law and maritime law). He generally represents and advises clients in the areas of contract law, corporate law and commercial law, primarily in the transport, logistics and freight forwarding sectors.
Practice Areas
Specialisation in the field of national and international transport law since the beginning of his career as an Attorney in Law
Experience in transport law in the areas of road transport (CMR), rail transport (CIM), inland waterway transport (CMNI), maritime law and multimodal transport as well as freight forwarding law and customs law
General commercial law specialist in advising and representing clients in the transport and logistics sector (in particular on logistics contracts and supply chain issues)
Advising on a wide range of commercial law issues, including drafting and editing contracts, advising on corporate law issues, bankruptcy and debt enforcement proceedings and transactions in the field of small and medium-sized enterprises (including acting as escrow agent).
Chairman or member of various boards of directors and chairman or member of various foundation boards
Experience as a litigator before state courts and arbitration tribunals in matters of commercial and business law
Profile
Partner at ThomannFischer (since 2020)
Doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich on the role of the remuneration committee pursuant to the new regulations against excessive compensation (summa cum laude, 2016)
Attorney-at-law (Associate) at ThomannFischer (2012)
CAS Forensics at the University of Lucerne (2012)
Bar exam, Canton of Basel-Stadt (2011)
Research fellow/Scientific assistant to Prof. Dr. Peter Böckli (standard publication “Schweizer Aktienrecht”); traineeships at a major commercial law firm in Basel and at the Criminal Court of the Canton of Basel-Stadt (2009/2010);
Employee at the legal service of a major Swiss insurance company (departement of occupational pension funds and secretariat of foundation board; 2005/2006)
Studies of law at the University of Basel (lic. iur. 2008)
Born 1983; Languages: D/E/F/(I)
Memberships
German Association of Transport Law
SVS – Swiss Shipping and Harbours Association
Swiss Maritime Law Association (SMLA)
Transport Law Commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
Co-head expert group for transport and logistics law of the Basel Bar Association
IVR (european Inland Waterway Association)
Basel Chamber of Commerce
Publications
Various Publications in the field of transport and commercial law.
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Author in the Basler Kommentar (BSK OR I) on contracts of carriage (Art. 440-457 OR), 8. Ed.
Author of the commentary on Art. 11 et seq. CMR in the Beck Online Grosskommentar, Germany
