Benno P. Hafner, LLM.

Co-founder and Senior Partner

Benno P. Hafner, LL.M.

Preferred areas of practice

  • Contract law
  • Commercial and corporate law
  • Banking and financial market law
  • Art law
  • Private clients (primarily advisory role)

Professional experience

  • Co-founder and Senior Partner, Hafner Urbach Partner (2026)
  • Founder and Senior Partner, Hafner & Hochstrasser (1992)
  • Partner, Swiss commercial law firm (1990 to 1992)
  • Head of Legal Affairs for the Kontron Group, former sub-group of F. Hoffmann-La Roche (1986)
  • Legal & Tax with STG-Coopers & Lybrand (now: “PWC”) (1980)
  • Court clerk, District Court of Lucerne, Switzerland (1979 to 1980)

Education

  • LL.M. International Business Law, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich (1998)
  • Admitted to the Bar (1980)
  • University of Bern: lic. iur. (1978)

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Italian

Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Lucerne Lawyers’ Association

Publications