Associate

Léonard Lavanchy-Prack

About

Léonard Lavanchy-Prack's practice focuses on domestic and international litigation and arbitration. He advises and represents clients in contentious and non-contentious commercial matters, with a special emphasis on contract and insurance contract law. He represents clients in state court, arbitration and in front of domestic and foreign authorities. Léonard Lavanchy-Prack further assists clients with claim-management and the gathering, securing and evaluation of evidence. Furthermore, he is regularly involved in conducting corporate internal investigations.

Recent Work Highlights
  • Representation of an insurance company through all instances of state court in a dispute with a customer regarding a claim for cover under a Company Insurance based on the alleged repeated occurrence of the insured event in the context of Covid-19
  • Representation of an insurance company in state court in a dispute with customer regarding the alleged invalidity of the insurer's termination of the insurance contract
  • Representation of an Asian technology corporation in arbitration in a dispute relating to media and sponsorship rights
  • Representation of an insurance company through all instances of state court in a dispute with a customer regarding a claim for cover under a Civil Liability and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
LanguagesGerman, English, French
Curriculum
  • Foreign Associate at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York (2022)
  • Bär & Karrer College, University of St.Gallen: CAS in Law & Management (2020)
  • Associate at Bär & Karrer (since 2018)
  • Admitted to the Bar Basel-Stadt (2018)
  • Trainee at the Court of Appeal of Basel-Landschaft (2017)
  • Trainee at Bär & Karrer (2015-2016)
  • Trainee at a Swiss insurance company (2014)
  • Universities of Basel and Geneva: Master of Law (2014)
  • Participation in the 21. Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (2013-2014)
  • Student trainee at a Swiss law firm (2013)
  • Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Daniela Thurnherr, University of Basel (2013-2014)
  • University of Basel: Bachelor of Law (2012)
AdmissionAll Swiss Courts

Contact

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Brandschenkestrasse 90
CH-8002 Zurich
Switzerland

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Lange Gasse 47
CH-4052 Basel
Switzerland

Assistants

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