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Dr. Thomas Rihm
Senior Partner Zürich Maalouf Ashford & Talbot, LLP Brandschenkestrasse 4 8001 Zürich, Switzerland Telephone: +41 43 344 30 50 Facsimile: +41 43 344 30 51 thomas.rihm@maaloufashford.com Email: www.maaloufashford.com |
Areas of Practice
General business and commercial law
General counsel activities to SME’s in Switzerland
Mergers and Acquisitions
National and international employment laws
Financial market laws including international judicial assistance procedures
Litigation and dispute resolution before state courts and arbitration panels;
special focus on international judicial assistance procedures in criminal matters
Bankruptcy laws (amongst others member of the creditor’s committee of one of the largest bankruptcy estates in Switzerland) and financial restructurings
Education
Doctoral Thesis, University of Basel (1990)
Admission to the Bar (1988)
Licentiatus iuris, University of Basel (1980 – 1986)
Certified Public Accountant, State of New York (1995)
Professional Experience
Partner at international business law firms in Zurich (2000 – present)
Associate at two major business law firms in Zurich and Basel (1993 – 2000)
Foreign Associate with KPMG in New York and with Gibbons in New Jersey (1990 – 1992)
Associate at Legal Department of Roche in Basel (1990)
Military Experience
Company Commander in Swiss Army between 1989 and 2005
(last position: Commander Rgt Stabs Company Inf Rgt 22 commanding up to 280 men)
Languages
German and English
Professional Memberships
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
XBHR – The Global Forum for Cross-Border Human Resource Experts, London
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, Chicago, IL
EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association, Stuttgart
British Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Zürich and London
Additional Activities
Board memberships in international luxury textile industry,
corporate communication, global staff leasing, motorracing, trust services, and pro-bono associations
Regular publishing in various legal magazines and financial newspapers in Switzerland and abroad.
Also servicing on a regular basis as a speaker in national and international law conferences.
General business and commercial law
General counsel activities to SME’s in Switzerland
Mergers and Acquisitions
National and international employment laws
Financial market laws including international judicial assistance procedures
Litigation and dispute resolution before state courts and arbitration panels;
special focus on international judicial assistance procedures in criminal matters
Bankruptcy laws (amongst others member of the creditor’s committee of one of the largest bankruptcy estates in Switzerland) and financial restructurings
Education
Doctoral Thesis, University of Basel (1990)
Admission to the Bar (1988)
Licentiatus iuris, University of Basel (1980 – 1986)
Certified Public Accountant, State of New York (1995)
Professional Experience
Partner at international business law firms in Zurich (2000 – present)
Associate at two major business law firms in Zurich and Basel (1993 – 2000)
Foreign Associate with KPMG in New York and with Gibbons in New Jersey (1990 – 1992)
Associate at Legal Department of Roche in Basel (1990)
Military Experience
Company Commander in Swiss Army between 1989 and 2005
(last position: Commander Rgt Stabs Company Inf Rgt 22 commanding up to 280 men)
Languages
German and English
Professional Memberships
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
XBHR – The Global Forum for Cross-Border Human Resource Experts, London
DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar, Chicago, IL
EELA – European Employment Lawyers Association, Stuttgart
British Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Zürich and London
Additional Activities
Board memberships in international luxury textile industry,
corporate communication, global staff leasing, motorracing, trust services, and pro-bono associations
Regular publishing in various legal magazines and financial newspapers in Switzerland and abroad.
Also servicing on a regular basis as a speaker in national and international law conferences.