Profile
Dr. Christian T. Suffert is a partner at Suffert Neuenschwander & Partner. An expert in tenancy and labour law, Dr. Suffert represents and frequently litigates for private individuals, companies and authorities, additionally handling cases in the areas of criminal, IT, intellectual property and public procurement law.
As a listed trusted lawyer for the Zurich Tenants Association, he represents clients concerning any and all tenancy law matters before arbitration tribunals and in court. As a former professional athlete still active non-competitively, he advises other athletes and clubs on complaint proceedings, contractual issues, non-profit club/association law and other legal matters.
Practice areas
- Labour law
- Tenancy law
- Commercial and contract law
- IT and intellectual property law
- Litigation and judgements
- Public procurement law
- Corporate law
- Advisory board service
Offices and functions
- Managing Director, update Software Switzerland GmbH
- Board member of several sport clubs (football, tennis)
- Chairman of the examination board of Swiss Medtech (formerly Fasmed) for the qualification of “Certified Medical Technology Consultant, shqa”
Languages
German
English
French
Italian
Degrees and qualifications
| 1999 | University of Zurich (Dr. iur.) |
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| 1997 | Admitted to the Swiss bar |
| 1994 | University of Zurich (lic. iur.) |
Professional experience
| since 2003 | Partner at SNPlegal |
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| since 1995 | Legal adviser and listed trusted attorney to Zurich Tenants Association |
| 2009 – 2017 | Labour law lecturer at Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration, teaching Project Management on the Master’s programme |
| 2000 – 2003 | Attorney-at-law and later Junior Partner at a Zurich law firm |
| 1994 – 1995 | Auditor at Dielsdorf District Court |
Publications
Dissertation: “Employee Protection in a Business Ownership Change: The Legal Situation in Switzerland as Compared to Germany”