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Dr Jodok Wicki

Partner

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd
Dreikönigstrasse 7
P.O. Box
8022 Zurich
Switzerland
Languages German, French, English, Italian

Jodok Wicki concentrates on dispute resolution, litigation and international arbitration. He led our firm's dispute resolution group for many years and is involved in the dispute resolution group of CMS. Jodok maintains an active practice of state court litigation and appellate proceedings in a variety of commercial matters, such as purchase and sales agreements, joint ventures, post M&A disputes, director and officer and auditor liability and product liability. He has also a particular focus on insurance matters and qualified as a Certified Specialist of the Swiss Bar Association for Torts and Insurance Law. In international arbitration proceedings Jodok Wicki is appearing as counsel and also regularly sits as arbitrator. He is on the panels of arbitrators of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) and the Pacific International Arbitration Centre (PIAC).

Jodok Wicki started his practice as a lawyer in 1994 and became a partner in 2000. He was Managing Partner of our firm from 2016 to 2020. In 1996 and 1997 he worked as a foreign associate with law firms in New York and in Sydney.

"During my international sports career as an olympic sailor before starting the legal practice I learnt the importance of going the extra mile in order to succeed. It is the voluntarism I learnt then which now benefits and is appreciated by my clients."

"I value Jodok’s legal and strategic thinking. He does not limit his counselling to the legal aspects of a claim. Where appropriate he highlights non-legal aspects such as strategic and business considerations as well."
Client Feedback 2015

Jodok Wicki has written his doctoral thesis on market making and price manipulation of own shares of listed stockbrokers (Market Making und Kurspflege kotierter eigener Aktien durch Effektenhändler).

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He comes up with solutions out of the box and has a very strategic approach.

Chambers & Partners, Global, Litigation, Switzerland, 2024

Jodok has very strong knowledge of the law and a very good and creative mind.

Chambers & Partners, Global, Litigation, Switzerland, 2024

"Jodok Wicki – excellent arbitrator."

The Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, 2023

"Dr. Jodok Wicki is an excellent lawyer with very much expertise in the Insurance industry. He is quick-witted and very strong in the strategical analysis of cases. He is great for complex, difficult Insurance or Re-Insurance claims."

The Legal 500, Switzerland, Insurance, 2023

"Jodok Wicki is an extremely knowledgeable and experienced litigator with a profound knowledge of our industry. He analyses matters quickly and thoroughly and always provides valuable advice as well as food for thought."

The Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2023

Clients report: "He is very good to work with, fast and responsive."

Chambers & Partners, Global, Litigation, Switzerland, 2022

Sources report Jodok Wicki to be "client-centric, proactive and able to build up trust," before going on to laud his "good strategic advice."

Chambers and Partners, Litigation, Switzerland, Global, 2021

‘Jodok Wicki is very engaged, has excellent industry knowledge and litigation strategy, and stands out with his attention to detail.’

The Legal 500, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Switzerland, 2020

Practice head Jodok Wicki is recognised for his skills in both litigation and arbitration. Clients comment: "He is helpful; he has a very responsive, creative and collaborative style."

Chambers and Partners, Dispute Resolution, Switzerland, 2015

I value Jodok’s legal and strategic thinking. He does not limit his counselling to the legal aspects of a claim. Where appropriate he highlights non-legal aspects such as strategic and business considerations as well.

Client Feedback, 2015

Relevant experience

  • Advised a German producer of wind turbines on a joint venture in Asia in an international arbitration proceeding.
  • Advised a Japanese high-precision tool machine producer on purchase and sale and know-how agreement relating to China in an international arbitration proceeding.
  • Advised a worldwide insurance company on coverage dispute before Swiss courts under D&O policy.
  • Advised a worldwide insurance company on coverage dispute before Swiss courts under W&I policy.
  • Advised two worldwide insurance companies on coverage dispute relating to US IPO under D&O policy in an international arbitration proceeding.
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Memberships & Roles

  • Zürcher Anwaltsverband (ZAV)
  • Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband (SAV)
  • International Bar Association
  • ASA Swiss Arbitration Association
  • IADC International Association of Defense Counsel
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Awards & Rankings

  • Chambers and Partners | Dispute Resolution – Litigation, Switzerland, 2022 | Europe | Band 4
  • Chambers and Partners | Dispute Resolution – Litigation, Switzerland, 2022 | Global | Band 4
  • The Legal 500 | Insurance, Switzerland, 2022 | Leading Individual
  • Who's Who Legal | Insurance & Reinsurance, Switzerland, 2021 | National Leader
  • Who's Who Legal | Product Liability Defence, Switzerland, 2021 | National Leader
  • Best Lawyers | Arbitration and Mediation, Litigation, 2023
  • Leaders League | Insurance | Industrial risks & liability litigation, Switzerland, 2021 | Excellent
  • Leaders League | Dispute resolution - Commercial litigation, Switzerland, 2021 | Excellent
  • Leaders League | Dispute resolution | Financial litigation & equity financing, Switzerland, 2021 | Highly recommended
  • Leaders League | Dispute resolution - International arbitration, Switzerland, 2021 | Recommended
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Publications

  • The Securities Litigation Review – Edition 6 for Switzerland, The Law Reviews, 2020 (together with Kaspar Landolt and Dominique Gemperli)
  • The Securities Litigation Review – Edition 5 for Switzerland, The Law Reviews, July 2019 (together with Kaspar Landolt and Dominique Gemperli)
  • The Securities Litigation Review – Edition 4 for Switzerland, The Law Reviews, July 2018 (together with Kaspar Landolt, Dominique Gemperli and Susanna Gut)
  • Product Liability, Switzerland, 13th ed. 2020, Lexology Getting the Deal Through
  • Product Liability, Switzerland, 12th ed. 2019, Lexology Getting the Deal Through
  • Product Liability, Switzerland, 11th ed. 2018, Lexology Getting the Deal Through (together with Susanna Gut)
  • Fallstricke des Replikrechts im Zivilprozess – eine Replik, AJP/PJA, 04/2017 (together with Reto Hunsperger) 
  • Recognition of Foreign Civil Judgement in Switzerland, in: International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Business Litigation Committee Newsletter, January 2016
  • Fallstricke des Replikrechts im Zivilprozess und Lösungsvorschläge de lege ferenda, AJP/PJA, 07/2013 (together with Reto Hunsperger)
  • Zur Verbrauchereigenschaft des Bankkunden bei Spekulationsgeschäften mit Fremdkapital nach Art. 13 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 LugÜ, AJP/PJA, 11/2010 (together with Axel Buhr)
  • Vorvertragliche Schiedszuständigkeit, ASA Bull., S. 236 ff., 02/2009 (together with Simon Gabriel)
  • Section of Antitrust Law, chapter XII on Switzerland, Obtaining Discovery Abroad, 2nd edition: Publication of the American Bar Association, 2005, 02/2009
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Lectures list

  • Corporate Governance; Verantwortlichkeit und Haftung des Verwaltungsrats: Ein multidisziplinäres Querschnittsthema, Guest lecture at HSG, 29/04/2021
  • University St. Gallen, 20/05/2019, Cash Pooling (with a focus on issues of responsibility and directors' and officers' liability)
  • Young ICCA − Istanbul Workshop: Working with intersecting cultures, Choice of arbitrator(s) and assistance of the regional/international institutions, 29/09/2014
  • Aktuelle Themen der Rechnungslegung: Aktuelle Rechtsprechung zur Rechnungslegung und Wirtschaftsprüfung − Akademie der Treuhandkammer, Zurich; 14/09/2012
  • Is the Attorney-Client-Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine Relevant Abroad? − Pitfalls and Best Practices, International Corporate Counsel College, Mastering New Challenges in a Globalized Economy, Paris, 7−-8/10/2010
  • Aktuelle Themen der Rechnungslegung, Lecture at educaris − Akademie der Treuhandkammer, Zurich, 30/09/2010
  • Evidence Gathering, Remedies and Relief in Switzerland, INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION AND FRAUD, London 26/06/2007
  • White Collar Crime – A Growing Problem, University of Business & Finance Switzerland, 14/03/2007
  • Branchenmodul B126 "Recht" für Lehrgang Eidg. Fachausweis als "Bankfachmann / Bankfachfrau", Institut für Finanzplanung IfFP, 2004 - 2006
  • Ausbildungsblock "Beratungshaftung" - Haftung des Finanzplaners für Beratungstätigkeit und generelle Verantwortlichkeit (StGB, GwG, AFG, VSB, SRO-Reglemente), Institut für Finanzplanung IfFP, 2003 - 2005
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Education

  • 2001 – Doktorat, University of Zurich
  • 1994 – Bar admission, Zurich
  • 1992 – Legal studies, Licentiate, University of Zurich
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14/03/2024
CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2024
Awards & Rankings
16/02/2024
"Minor revision" to be made to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court Act
BackgroundIn the years 2008 to 2013, the federal administration of justice was evaluated, leading to the identification of the following three problems: the Federal Supreme Court is overloaded, primarily...
14/02/2024
Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in Switzerland
1. Is there an exequatur procedure? Yes. If a party does not voluntarily comply with a foreign award, there is a procedure to recognise the foreign decision respectively to declare it enforceable. Unless...
12/04/2023
CMS Switzerland recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition
19/03/2023
CMS Switzerland recommended in the Chambers Europe Guide 2023
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of Europe's lead­ing law firms and lawyers in the Europe Guide 2023. Our firm and our lawyers are listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
16/02/2023
CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers Global Guide 2023
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of the world's leading law firms and lawyers in the Global Guide 2023. Our firm is again listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
11/04/2022
CMS Switzerland recognised by The Legal 500
Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 edition
30/03/2022
CMS supported on reverse merger and listing of Talenthouse AG on the SIX...
Talenthouse AG, a leading technology platform connecting brands and creatives globally, has been listed as an operating company on the International Reporting Standard of the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) since 29 March 2022. Over the past 15 months, Talenthouse AG has bundled four previously independent companies and brought them to the stock exchange in Zurich through a reverse merger. This is the second listing on the SIX this year (after the first list­ing on the new SPARKS segment of the SIX). Tal­ent­house AG is a technology platform company that works with the world's largest creative community with over 14 million members to produce high-quality digital content for numerous major global companies such as Netflix and Nike. Talenthouse AG, which operates the creative platforms Talenthouse, EyeEm, Ello, Zooppa and Jovoto, is pioneering the structural realignment of content production using a platform-based business model to deliver content that can keep pace with consumer demand in the digital age in terms of scale and quality. At the same time, the company offers development opportunities to creative minds. The company is domiciled in Switzerland and, in addition to its operational headquarters in London, has offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Berlin, Milan and Philadelphia. The transaction was supported by an international legal team under Relationship Partner Gregor Famira of CMS Vienna. The Swiss CMS team advised the majority shareholder of Talenthouse AG (Talenthouse GmbH) as well as the chairman of the board of Talenthouse AG. The Swiss team was led by Matthias Kuert (Capital Markets) and further included Stefan Brunnschweiler (Partner, Corporate/M&A), Franziska Hammer, Florian Jung and Alexandra Stocker (all Corporate/M&A) as well as Simone Brauchbar (IP/IT), Mark Cagienard (Partner; Tax) and Jodok Wicki (Partner; Com­mer­cial/Lit­ig­a­tion).
17/03/2022
CMS Switzerland recommended in the Chambers Europe Guide 2022
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of Europe's lead­ing law firms and lawyers in the Europe Guide 2022. Our firm and our lawyers are listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
20/01/2022
CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers Global Guide 2022
Chambers and Partners has pub­lished its rankings of the world's leading law firms and lawyers in the Global Guide 2022. Our firm is again listed in both rankings for Switzerland.
14/04/2021
CMS Switzerland ranked by The Legal 500
Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2021 edition CMS Switzerland is recommended in 18 categories in this year's Europe, Middle East and Africa edition of The Legal 500, published in April...
18/03/2021
CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2021
We are delighted to announce that 13 of our lawyers across 9 practice areas are recommended in the Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2021. The following lawyers from our offices in Zurich and Geneva...