Education
- Law studies at the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne
(lic. iur., 1996) - Admitted to the bar of Zurich (2001)
- Post-graduate studies at the University of Sydney (LL.M., 2006)
Professional background
- Legal staff member at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (1996-1998)
- Assistant clerk at the District Court of Meilen (Canton of Zurich) und trainee with Wiederkehr Forster, Zurich (1999-2000)
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Lawyer at Schürmann & Partner, Zurich (2002-2005)
- Legal counsel at Schweizer Kobras, Lawyers and Notaries, Sydney (2006)
- Lawyer at Lanter Attorneys-at-law, Zurich (2007-2008)
- Partner at Kloter & Kohli Attorneys, Zurich (2009-2017)
- Kohli Law (since October 2017)
Teaching and other activities
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Lecturer in law at the technical school of the Juventus schools foundation (since 2023, 2012-2023: lecturer in law at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ZHAW)
- Editor of "sic!" – journal for Intellectual Property, Information and Competition Law
- Internal legal service of ASTTI (Swiss Association for Translators, Interpreters and Terminologists)
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Legal courses, e.g. for members of DÜV (Interpreters’ and Translators’ Association) and adviser team of consumer magazine "Beobachter"
Memberships
- Zurich and Swiss Bar Association
- Lawyers' network of the consumer magazine "Beobachter"
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Online platform GetYourLawyer
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INGRES (Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz; Swiss IP Association)
- SF/FS (Swiss Forum for Communication Law)
- Association of former employees of the District Court of Meilen
Languages
- German
- Englisch
- French (no court filings or contract drafting)
