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Academic Education
| 2013/2014 | LL.M. studies at the University of California Los Angeles – UCLA, with a focus on Entertainment, Media & Intellectual Property Law. |
| 2013 | Supplementary bar exam in Austria |
| 2012 | Bar exam in Liechtenstein |
| 2012 | ILEC Legal English |
| 2008 – 2010 | Doctoral studies in law, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, graduation summa cum laude |
| 2004 – 2008 | Diploma studies of law, Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck |
| 1998 – 2003 | HTL Rankweil – specialization construction technology, Matura with distinction |
Professional experience
| 2021 | Founder AMP Amann Partners Attorneys at Law, FL/CH; authorized to represent clients in AUT through the free movement of services within the EEA |
| 2015 – 2020 | Self-employed lawyer, partner at Schwärzler Attorneys at Law, FL/Zurich/Zug |
| 2013 | Attorney at law with Schwärzler Attorneys at Law, FL |
| 2012 | Judicial internship at the Regional Court of Feldkirch, AUT |
| 2011 – 2013 | Associate at Schwärzler Attorneys at Law, FL |
| 2010 – 2011 | Associate at MMMag. Dr. Franz-Josef Giesinger, Attorney at Law, AUT/FL |
| 2010 | Legal internship at the District Court of Dornbirn, AUT< |
| 2009 | Judicial internship at the Princely District Court of Vaduz, FL |
| 2008 | Internship at the Government of Vorarlberg, Bregenz, AUT |
| 2007 | Internship with Notary Dr. Fürhapter, AUT |
| 2006 | Internship with RA Mag. Bertsch, AUT |
Specializations
– Legal advice and representation in civil and criminal disputes in Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Austria
– Capital market law, investor claims, unit-linked life insurances
– Competition law, consumer protection
– Trademark and copyright law
– Legal tech, class actions
– Asset recovery, director’s liability, insurance law, debt enforcement and bankruptcy law
– Compliance, money laundering, criminal defense in white collar crime cases
Memberships
Liechtenstein Bar Association
Association of Liechtenstein Criminal Defense Lawyers
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
World Investor Lawyer Network
AIJA International Association of Young Lawyers
Publications, lectures, media appearances
| 2021 | Video coverage of the current status of diesel-klage.at |
| 2020/2021 | Co-author of the first edition of the handbook Liechtensteinische StPO – Arrest/Investigative Detention/Investigation/Absence Proceedings, Interrogations |
| 2020 | Presentation at AIJA Commissions Month, Fraud Commission Webinar: Asset Recovery regarding Crypto Assets in Liechtenstein. |
| 2020 | Presentation at 15th WIN Meeting, Virtual: Dieselgate, Credit Suisse prospectus liability, life insurance damages, potentially fraudulent investment schemes FL/CH |
| 2020 | APA Online Press Conference current status of diesel-klage.at |
| 2019 | Lecture at the 8th OffshoreAlert Conference, London – High Value Corss-Border Asset Recovery – Liechtenstein |
| 2019 | Presentation at the 14th WIN Meeting, Iceland: dieselgate, Credit Suisse prospectus liability, life insurance damages, potentially fraudulent investment schemes |
| 2019 | VN “50 Köpfe von morgen” award |
| 2019 | Article in iusnet.ch: discussion of BGer of 08.02.2019 4A_483/2018 Verbandsklage Stiftung für Konsumentenschutz SKS / AMAG Import AG, Volkswagen AG – on decalaratory judgement actions on past violations of law by means of a representative action |
| 2019 | Contribution to the conference volume “Strafverteidigung!” – European influences on the money laundering offense and accompanying regulations in Liechtenstein |
| 2018 | Presentation at the 7th OffshoreAlert Conference, London – Enforcement in Liechtenstein, What to do when the grave has been robbed? |
| 2018 | Presentation at the 13th WIN Meeting in Bruges, Belgium – Retrocessions and their assertion against Swiss asset managers from the perspective of the latest case law of the Federal Supreme Court; Volkswagen – Assertion of claims for damages in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for vehicle owners; Investor damages regarding the capital increase at Credit Suisse. |
| 2018 | Panel discussion at the SVG-Conference Fribourg – Has the car industry gambled away or regained the trust capital of its clientele? |
| 2018 | Panel discussion at the ICC Switzerland Annual Assembly on July 09 in Zurich on the topic of VW-Dieselgate. |
| 2018 | Presentation at the 8th Three-Country Forum on Criminal Defense in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany – New Criminal Liabilities and Criminal Procedure Measures and Investigations. |
| 2018 | NZZ Law and Society – Class actions and access to justice. |
| 2018 | Plädoyer magazine – article on the possibilities and shortcomings of class actions in current Swiss law |
| 2017 | Media conference submission of a group action for damages regarding the VW emissions scandal in Zurich. |
| 2017 | Presentation at the 12th WIN Meeting in Rennes, France – retrocessions and their assertion against Swiss asset managers under the latest case law of the Federal Supreme Court; Volkswagen – assertion of claims for damages in Switzerland and Liechtenstein for vehicle owners; investor damages regarding the capital increase at Credit Suisse. |
| 2017 | Statement for the Swiss television station SRF Tagesschau regarding the manipulation of exhaust emission values for diesel engines. |
| 2017 | Media conference regarding the VW emissions scandal in Bern. |
| 2017 | Article on the admissibility of lump sum processing fees in bank loan agreements in the Austrian Jurist Newspaper. |
| 2017 | Report from the Dreiländerforum Strafverteidigung (Criminal Defense Conference of the DACH countries), Vaduz, in the Liechtenstein Lawyers’ Journal |
| 2017 | Presentation at the AIJA Half Year Conference in Riga, Latvia, on class actions in the environmental field. |
| 2017 | Contribution Copyright – Liechtenstein Chapter in the International Comparative Legal Guide 2017. |
| 2017 | Contribution Trade Marks – Chapter Liechtenstein in the International Comparative Legal Guide 2017 |
| 2017 | Opening speech kick-off event of the Liechtenstein Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. |
| 2017 | Presentation at the AIJA Seminar “Digital Single Market” in Dublin, Ireland, on Cross Border Litigation in Intellectual Property Matters. |
| 2016 | Lecture at the 11th World Investor’s Lawyer Network Meeting (WIN) in Dublin, Ireland on: Damages for policyholders of life insurance policies in Liechtenstein, recovery of retrocessions wrongfully withheld by Swiss banks, investor damage capital increase of Credit Suisse in autumn 2015, investor damage cases in Liechtenstein. |
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