Felix U. Bretschger

Partner
Law practice since 1990
Languages: German, English, French

Preferred areas of practice

Advising and representing clients in commercial, company and contract law as well as in inheritance law and in construction and property law

Further professional activities

• Mediation and support during processes
• Execution of wills
• Participant in further education events and courses

Current voluntary activities

• Vice-president Rheumaliga Zurich

Memberships

• Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
• European Attorneys' Association DACH
• Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

Professional experience

• Member of the Bar Examination Board of the Canton of Zurich, 2007–2018
• Ombudsman in an association for property of real estate, 2013–2018
• Mandates as member of the Board of Directors and Foundation Board, since 2002
• Member of a judicial commission of the Canton of Zurich, 1991–1996
• Lecturer at a university of applied sciences, 1984–1991
• Litigator for the Administration of the City of Zurich, 1985–1990
• Legal Clerk at the District Court of Zurich and the High Court of Zurich, 1982–1984
• Trainee at the Juvenile Criminal Court and the District Courts of Horgen and Zurich, Youth Advocate in Zurich, 1980–1982
• Research Assistant, 1976–1978

Education

• Mediation in Business, Environment and Administration at the University of Applied Sciences, North-West Switzerland, Mediator FH/SAV, 2002
• Admission to the Zurich Bar, 1984
• Postgraduate studies in Social Sciences, University of Constance, Germany, lic.rer.soc., 1979
• Studies in Law, University of Zurich, University of Geneva, lic.iur., 1974

Continuous further professional training in my fields of law and in the area of communication