Stephan Erbe

Attorney at law, Partner
Stephan Erbe
 

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Stephan Erbe is one of the leading Swiss specialists in transport law. He represents and ad-vises clients in the transport, logistics and forwarding industry on transport law issues, in-cluding road transport, but also rail, air and sea transport. A particular focus is on inland waterway transport and ship financing. In addition to actual transport law issues, Stephan Erbe also advises on general commercial law issues such as contract, corporate and labour law. Stephan Erbe acts as counsel both before courts and arbitration tribunals.

Fields of activity

Transport law: advice and legal representation in matters of national and international transport law: road transport (CMR), rail transport (CIM), air transport (MÜ), inland waterway transport (CMNI) and multimodal transport

Ship financing: Advising shipping companies and banks in ship financing matters, ship-building contracts, securities (mortgages, share pledges, assignment of charter income or insurance claims, etc.), legal opinions

Acquisitions in the transport sector: advising buyers and sellers on the acquisition of in-dividual ships or fleets, handling international ship purchases including acting as escrow agent

Logistics contracts and supply chain issues, including related topics of a corporate law, labour law or commercial lease contracts

Customs law: Representation of customs agents or shippers in customs law matters in administrative and judicial appeal proceedings

Representation of transport insurers, liability insurers (forwarder's liability, carrier's lia-bility), claims handlers, insurance brokers, underwriters or their clients in recourse pro-ceedings

Advice on general commercial law matters such as company law, contract law, labour law, enforcement proceedings (incl. Bankruptcy and Debt Enforcement matters)

Litigation in general civil law and administrative matters (in particular contract law) and in transport law

Profile

Partner at ThomannFischer (since 2011), Honorary Consul of the Republic of Malta (since 2013)

Lecturer at a higher technical college in Baden (2005-2007)

Partner in a commercial law firm in Basel (2004-2011)

Head of legal department at KPMG Basel (2003-2004)

Lawyer at McGrigors, London (2002-2003)

Lawyer at KPMG, Basel (2000-2002)

Admitted to the bar of the Canton of Basel-Stadt (2000)

Various traineeships at the Civil Court of Aarwangen, at a commercial law firm in Basel and at an American law firm in Brussels (1998-2000)

Studied law at the University of Fribourg i.Ue. (1992-1997), lic. iur. 1997

Born 1971; Languages: G/E (British-Swiss dual citizen)

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association

Basel Bar Association

Transport Commission of the Basel Chamber of Commerce

Legal Committee of the IVR (European Inland Navigation Association)

President of the Swiss Maritime Law Association

SVS - Swiss Association for Shipping and Port Business

Propeller Club Port of Basel

Construction, Planning and Transport Commission Oberwil

FDP Oberwil

Publications/presentations

Numerous publications and lectures in the field of transportation law and commercial law.

New: Author of the Basel Commentary (BSK OR I) on the contract of carriage (Art. 440-457 OR) from 8th edition.

New: Author of the commentary on Art. 4-9 CMR in the Beck Online Grosskommentar

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