Markus Müller-Chen

Markus Müller-Chen

Markus Müller-Chen

Prof. Dr.
LS-HSG
26-103
Bodanstrasse 3
9000 St. Gallen
Main Focuses
  • Private Law, esp. Contracts
  • International Sales Law
  • International Private Law
  • Comparative Law
  • Arbitration Law
  • Art Law
Fields of research
  • Contract Law
  • International Private and Civil Procedure Law
  • International Sales law
Further fields of research
  • Art law
  • Comparative Law
Education 2000 Admission to the Swiss Bar 
1999 Appointment as Senior Lecturer for private law, commercial law, international procedural law and comparative law (University of Basel)
1995 - 1999 Habilitation: Folgen der Vertragsverletzung (Remedies for Breach of Contract) 
1991 – 1993 Dissertation: Die internationale Zuständigkeit bei grenzüberschreitenden Umweltbeeinträchtigungen (International Jurisdiction in cross-border pollution cases)
1986 – 1991 Law studies (School of Law, University of Basel) 
Professional Career

Since April July 2009: Attorney-at-Law (private practice)

Since 1. October 2002: Tenured Professor for Private Law, International Private and Commercial Law as well as Comparative Law (University of St. Gallen)

June 2000 - June 2009: Attorney, Wenger Plattner, Attorneys-at-Law, Basel

August - December 1999: Clerk for the Civil Court, Basel

April 1999 – September 2002: Senior Lecturer for private, commercial, procedural and comparative law (University of Basel)

November 1996 - May 1997: Clerk for the Civil Court, Basel

August - October 1995: Lecturer for private law and international business law (University of Basel)

August 1991 - June 1995: Research and Teaching Assistant of Professor Dr. iur. Ingeborg Schwenzer 

Teaching Activities

Introduction to Private Law

Law of Obligations General and Special Part

International Private Law

Exercises in Private Law

Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot 

Swiss Moot

Experiential course court internship

Comparative Law 

Experiential law course: Judicial Internship

Great Legal Traditions and Cultures of the World

Projects Co-Editor and Author of the 3d Edition of the Zurich Commentary on the Swiss Private International Law Statute
Affiliations

Member of:

Swiss Lawyers' Association;

Swiss Association for International Law

Society for Comparative law;

German Society of Private Law Professors;

Basel and St. Gallen Lawyers' Associations

Alumni of the University of St. Gallen 

Awards Scientific Award of the City of Basel (2000)
Editorial Board St. Galler Schriften zur Rechtswissenschaft
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