Georg Naegeli is a member of Homburger's litigation and arbitration practice team. He knows how judges think as he served as one for 10 years. Since he joined Homburger in 2000, he has represented clients in commercial disputes in international arbitration and before state courts, always with a view to finding the right balance between fighting for the client's interests when necessary and reaching a compromise when appropriate. Georg holds various assignments as chair or member of institutional and ad hoc arbitral tribunals. In addition, he is a member of Homburger's restructuring and insolvency working group and advises clients on, and represents them in, insolvency and restructuring proceedings.
His recent publications include: 'Commentaries to Articles 25-26 and 53-58 of the Lugano Convention', in Kommentar zum Lugano-Übereinkommen (LugÜ), Stämpflis Handkommentar SHK, Bern 2011; 'Bankruptcy and Arbitration – What should Prevail? The Impact of Bankruptcy on Pending Arbitral Proceedings', Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2010, pp 193 – 207; 'Commentaries to Articles 219-242 of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure', in Kurzkommentar Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Helbling Lichtenhahn Verlag, Basel 2010; 'Darf man im Prozess lügen?', Anwaltsrevue (Revue de l'Avocat) 6-7|2010, S 292 – 296; and 'Raubkunst: Tatsächliche und rechtliche Probleme bei der anwaltlichen Beratung', KUR Kunst und Recht 3|4, 2009, S 108 – 111.
Georg has been a partner at Homburger since 2004. He was a member of the Court of Cassation of Zurich from 2008 to 2012. He served as an alternate judge at the Commercial Court and the Appellate Court of Zurich between 1993 and 2000; from 1990 to 2000 as a judge at the District Court of Zurich; and from 1987 to 1989 as a law clerk at the Commercial Court of Zurich. He was admitted to the Bar in 1986, after attending the University of Zurich (Dr iur, 1984; lic iur, 1980). He speaks German, English and French.
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