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Dr. Christoph Mettler

Attorney at law, Senior Associate
Dr. Christoph Mettler

Christoph is a specialist in business law, offering both advisory and litigation services with a particular focus on private banking law. Before joining Wartmann Merker, he earned a doctorate in civil procedure law and gained valuable experience as a law clerk at the District Court of Meilen and as a trainee lawyer at an international business law firm. In 2022 and 2025, Christoph further enriched his expertise through secondments of three months each at two Swiss banks.

Education

  • University of Zurich, Dr. iur. (2022)

  • Swiss Bar Admission (2019)

  • University of Zurich, MLaw (2015)

Professional Career

  • Associate (2021–2024) and Senior Associate at Wartmann Merker (since 2024)

  • Research Assistant and Doctoral Candidate at the Chair of Civil Procedure and Private Law, Prof. Ulrich Haas, University of Zurich (2019–2021)

  • Law Clerk at the District Court of Meilen (2016–2017)

  • Trainee Associate at Baker McKenzie in Zurich (2015–2016)

Recent Cases

  • Representation of a Swiss bank in its defence against a claim arising from allegedly unjustified margin calls.

  • Assisting a foreign bank to recover assets that were unlawfully misappropriated.

  • Representation of a Swiss bank in its defence against a claim involving alleged errors in a margin call.

  • Representation of an employee asserting claims based on personal injury and the Gender Equality Act.

  • Defended a Swiss bank against a former client’s claim concerning allegedly unauthorised transactions.

  • Representing a Swiss bank in a liability insurance claim concerning unauthorised transactions carried out by an employee.

  • Defense of Swiss asset managers against client claims for the restitution of retrocessions.

  • Pursuit of a bank's' claims arising from lease agreements.

  • Advised a number of banks on the revision of contracts, including account opening documents and general terms and conditions.

  • Advice on the interpretation of Anti Money Laundering (AML) regulation and related compliance measures in the banking sector.

Memberships

  • Zurich Bar Association

  • Swiss Bar Association

  • Online Commentary Association

  • Swiss Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Law Association (SchKG Association)

Publications
Presentations

“Dealing with employee misconduct”, Zurich, March 2026 [together with Andrea Roth and Forvis Mazars]

"Retrocessions and requirements for a valid waiver" [in German], Zurich, November 2024 [together with Andrea Roth]

"Information Rights of Bank Clients: Scope and Limits," presentation for the Banking Law Section of the Zurich Bar Association on June 11, 2024 [together with Peter Reichart]

Languages

German, English

Contact

P+41 44 212 10 11 F+41 44 212 15 11

c.mettler@wartmann-merker.ch

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