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Christian Lüscher, LL.M.

Partner

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd
Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9
PO Box 1875
1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland
Languages French, English, German

Christian Lüscher mainly focuses on litigation, banking and commercial law, construction law, landlord-tenant disputes, white collar crime, and international judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters.

He was admitted at the Geneva Bar in 1990, and attended law school in the United States graduating as a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Tulane Law School in 1991. He founded his own firm in 1994, and joined ZPG as a partner in 2005, which merged with CMS in 2014. In 2001, he was elected as a member of the Geneva Parliament. He reached the federal level in 2007 as a member of the Swiss Parliament.

He is a member of the committee for legal affairs and the committee for foreign affairs. In 2014, he also chairs the committee for immunity of the National Council.

He is a vice-president of the liberal-radical party, a right of centre group generally well disposed to business interests.

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Publications

  • Christian Lüscher-David Hofmann, Le Code de procédure civile, 3rd edition, Stämpfli, Berne 2023
  • L'accès facilité à la justice dans le CPC révisé, Revue de l'avocat/Anwaltrevue 5/2023 p. 204-208
  • Christian Lüscher-David Hofmann, Le Code de procédure civile, 2nd edition, Stämpfli, Berne 2015
  • Christian Lüscher-David Hofmann, La procédure ordinaire dans le Code de procédure civile, Revue de l’avocat/Anwaltsrevue 6-7/2010 p. 261-264
  • Christian Lüscher-David Hofmann, Le Code de procédure civile, Stämpfli, 2009
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Expertise

01/06/2013
Dispute Resolution
We provide our clients with preventative advice on procedural matters in the context of existing legal relationships or when the first strains begin to show. We analyse risks and seek solutions that are...

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12/04/2023
CMS Switzerland recommended by The Legal 500 EMEA 2023
Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition
11/04/2022
CMS Switzerland recognised by The Legal 500
Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2022 edition
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...
15/04/2020
New rankings from "The Legal 500" for CMS Switzerland
New rankings from "The Legal 500" for CMS Switzerland CMS Switzerland is being recommended in 16 categories in this year's edition of The Legal 500, published in April 2020. We are particularly pleased...
16/04/2019
CMS Switzerland further improves its ranking with The Legal 500
CMS Switzerland further improves its ranking with The Legal 500 We are delighted to announce that CMS Switzerland is being recommended in 12 categories in this year's edition of The Legal 500, published...
20/11/2018
CMS Talks | 5 perspectives on trusts
As of today trusts are not codified in Swiss domestic law and are therefore established under foreign law provisions. However, following the ratification of the Hague Convention of July 1st 1985 regarding...
21/11/2017
LE SECTEUR FINANCIER FACE À L’ÉVOLUTION DU DROIT PÉNAL FISCAL
Les procédures relevant du contentieux fiscal cantonal et de la Direction affaires pénales et enquêtes (DAPE) ont augmenté de manière importante ces dernières années. En témoigne l’évolu­tion...
01/06/2013
Dispute Resolution
We provide our clients with preventative advice on procedural matters in the context of existing legal relationships or when the first strains begin to show. We analyse risks and seek solutions that are...
12/04/2012
CMS Guide to Arbitration - exploring national arbitration laws applicable...
The CMS Guide to Arbitration explores the national arbitration laws applicable in 30 countries, including the leading European arbitration centres, China, the Middle East and South America. An online...
03/04/2012
CMS launches 2012 Guide to Arbitration
CMS launched the fourth edition of the CMS Guide to Arbitration yesterday, at the reception of the CIArb (Chartered Institute of Arbitrators), annual meeting in Vienna. The two-volume guide gives clients...
19/08/2011
Guide: Anti-bribery and corruption laws
We have pleasure in announcing the publication of our International Guide to Anti-corruption Laws, which provides an “at a glance” summary and comparison of the key criminal and administrative corruption...
21/03/2010
CMS ranked 6th in arbitration globally
CMS ranks 6th in the just published Global Arbitration Review (GAR) annual ranking of the top 100 law firm arbitration practices. The ranking is based on the number of cases, number of merit hearings...