Alexander Jolles

Practice Areas

Private Wealth, Art and Entertainment, Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration

Career

Member of the Management Committee of Schellenberg Wittmer (2015), Secretary General of the Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland (2001), Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (1998), Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer (1991), Foreign Associate at two law firms in the U.S. (1989)

Professional Memberships

• Regular publications in his fields of specialization

• Member of several leading international arbitration and professional organizations

• Guest lecturer on art law at advanced study program in applied art science organized by the Swiss Institute on Art Research in cooperation with the Zurich University of the Arts

• Serves on the board of the Swiss Association of Art Collectors and of various art foundations, such as the Alberto Giacometti Foundation, Emil Bührle Collection, Werner Coninx Foundation, Foundation Kamm Collection and the Hulda and Gustav Zumsteg Foundation

Experience

- Extensive experience in inheritance matters, estate and succession planning, complex trust and estate disputes, and in art law, including art-related litigation

- Serving both as arbitrator and as counsel to parties before arbitration tribunals, state courts, and regulatory authorities

Languages Spoken

Languages: German, English, French