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Main activities: Ernst F. Schmid is head of the dispute resolution group of Niederer Kraft & Frey Ltd. He regularly acts as counsel in national and international litigation and arbitration cases, and as arbitrator in ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings. In addition, he advises in contract, employment, banking and corporate law issues.
Swiss Bar Association
Zurich Bar Association, Member of the Ethics Court
Swiss Arbitration Association ASA
German Institution of Arbitration DIS
International Bar Association IBA
Association Européenne d'Etudes juridiques et fiscales
Swiss Association for International Law SVIR
Europe Institute of Zurich
1984 – Master of Law, Cambridge, England (LL.M.)
1981 – Admitted to the Bar (Rechtsanwalt)
1979 – Doctor iuris (Dr. iur.), University of Zurich
1975 – Licentiatus iuris utriusque (lic. iur.), University of Zurich