Dr. Petra Rihar ist auf Prozessführung und Schiedsrichtertätigkeit spezialisiert. Sie berät und vertritt Privatpersonen und Unternehmen vor staatlichen Gerichten und Schiedsgerichten in inländischen und grenzüberschreitenden Streitigkeiten, in Verfahren des einstweiligen Rechtsschutzes sowie bei der Anerkennung und Vollstreckung ausländischer Urteile. Sie berät auch im nationalen und internationalen Handels-, Vertrags- und Gesellschaftsrecht, Arbeitsrecht und internationalen Privatrecht.
Petra Rihar war als Parteivertreterin, Schiedsrichterin, Rechtsexpertin und Sekretärin des Schiedsgerichts in zahlreichen institutionellen und ad hoc Schiedsverfahren, unter verschiedenen materiell- und verfahrensrechtlichen Regeln, tätig. Ihre Arbeitserfahrung erstreckt sich unter anderem auf M&A- und Aktionärsstreitigkeiten, Joint-Venture- und Konsortialstreitigkeiten, Bau- und Ingenieurwesen, Technologie- und Know-how-Transfer sowie Streitigkeiten aus internationalen Verkaufs-, Lizenz-, Agentur- und Vertriebsvereinbarungen. Zu ihrer Arbeit gehören auch Streitigkeiten über ausländische Investitionen in staatliche Infrastruktur (Investor-Staat-Streitigkeiten).
Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2020 empfiehlt Petra Rihar als “Future Leader” in der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: «Petra Rihar is “an outstanding arbitrator” who is well acquainted with handling complex commercial and investment-related disputes».
Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration 2021 – Future Leaders schreibt: «Peers and clients say: “Petra is a highly experienced arbitration practitioner who is valued for her thorough work, excellent legal knowledge and talent for efficient procedural solutions in complicated situations”, “She is a very good arbitration lawyer with excellent knowledge of the law and a very fast and proactive approach to relevant issues in the arbitration case”; “She is excellent arbitrator and counsel”, “Petra is an absolutely reliable and highly professional lawyer, with an outstanding work ethic and friendly approach”».
KARRIERE
| 2020 | Partnerin bei LANTER |
| 2013 | Selbständige Anwältin, Partnerin bei Anwaltskanzlei in Zürich |
| 2006 | Anwältin bei internationalen Anwaltskanzleien in Zürich und London |
| 2006 | Universität Luzern, Dr. iur. |
| 2006 | Columbia Law School, LL.M. |
| 2004 | Legal Counsel bei The Thomson Corporation, Zug |
| 2004 | Zürcher Anwaltspatent (an allen Schweizer Gerichten zugelassen) |
| 2001 | Auditorin am Bezirksgericht Zürich und wiss. Assistentin am Lehrstuhl für Gesellschafts-, Banken- und Wertpapierrecht, Universität Zürich |
| 2000 | Universität Zürich, lic. iur. |
Sprachen
Deutsch
Englisch
Slowenisch
Kroatisch
Serbisch
Tätigkeitsschwerpunkte
Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (institutionelle und ad hoc, Handels- und Investitionsstreitigkeiten)
Gerichtsverfahren (inländisch und grenzüberschreitend)
Gesellschafts- und Handelsrecht
Vertragsrecht
Arbeitsrecht
Internationales Privatrecht
Publikationen
Autorin und Co-Autorin diverser Artikel über das Schweizer Schiedsgerichtswesen und Besprechungen der Entscheide des Schweizerischen Bundesgerichts auf Kluwer Arbitration Blog und Practical Law Arbitration:
- Decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in 2020 (5 Feb 2021)
- Decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in 2019 – Part I (9 Feb 2020)
- Decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in 2019 – Part II (9 Feb 2020)
- Decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in 2018: Part I (9 Feb 2019)
- Decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in 2018: Part II (9 Feb 2019)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court Confirms the Principles for the Admissibility of a Success Fee (7 Oct 2018)
- The right to a tribunal appointed expert (9 Aug 2011)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court Denies the Applicability of an Arbitration Clause in the Articles of Association to Liability Claims Against Board of Directors of an Insolvent Company (7 July 2010)
- The Swiss Federal Court Dismisses Two Appeals Concerning the Constitution of an Arbitral Tribunal (7 July 2010)
- The Swiss Federal Court Confirms an Award Granting Damages for the Violation of an Arbitration Clause (7 July 2010)
- New Rules on Domestic Arbitration and Their Relation to the Rules Governing International Arbitration in Switzerland (19 Feb 2010)
- Piercing the Corporate Veil – Effect on the Arbitration Clause and Jurisdiction (24 Nov 2009)
- A decision based on a written submission of a third party does not violate the right to be heard if the parties to the proceedings had enough time to comment on it (15 Oct 2009)
- Right to be heard not violated by arbitrator’s refusal to hear witness whose evidence anticipated to be irrelevant (2 May 2012)
- Supreme Court finds that right to appointment of expert by arbitral tribunal was not violated as request made out of time and not in proper form (4 Aug 2011)
- Swiss Supreme Court dismisses appeal to set aside CAS award for lack of jurisdiction (30 Jun 2011)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses appeal to set aside decision of the FEI Tribunal and CAS award (30 Sep 2010)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses an appeal to set aside a CAS award (31 Aug 2010)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court is bound by factual findings of lower courts (13 Aug 2010)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses appeal without examining the merits where the party filing the appeal declined to pay advance on costs (4 Aug 2010)
- Directors cannot rely on arbitration clause in articles of association of an insolvent company for liability claims by company’s creditors (30 Jun 2010)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court dismisses two appeals concerning the (irregular) constitution of an arbitral tribunal (5 May 2010)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms award granting damages in principle for breach of an arbitration clause (5 May 2010)
- Switzerland: anticipated arbitration developments of 2010 (4 Feb 2010)
- Switzerland: important arbitration developments of 2009 (16 Dec 2009)
- Court of Arbitration for Sport amends its rules (5 Nov 2009)
- Michael Schneider appointed as the new President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (5 Nov 2009)
- Effect on arbitration agreement of piercing the corporate veil (2 Oct 2009)
- Swiss Federal Supreme Court holds right to be heard not violated (3 Sep 2009)
- Law firm providing services to an arbitral tribunal is exempt from VAT (3 Sep 2009)
- Ongoing international arbitration discontinued vis-à-vis insolvent co-respondent (13 Aug 2009)
- Award based on matters not directly addressed in submissions does not violate the right to be heard (12 Aug 2009)
Das Einzelunternehmen im Schweizer Privatrecht (The Sole Proprietorship under Swiss law), Zurich 2007 (Luzerner Beiträge zur Rechtswissenschaft, Band 17)
Obseg varstva pravic blagovnih in storitvenih znamk (The Scope of Protection of Trade and Service Marks under Swiss and Slovene Law), 11 Pravnik 717 (1997)
Kontakt
rihar@lanter.biz
T +41 44 250 29 29
Details
Visitenkarte (.vcf)
Lebenslauf (.pdf)