Mr. Christian Petermann is one of the few Professional Arbitrators holding Swiss and Canadian nationalities, offering the fundamental qualities required in national and international arbitration, namely:
With more than 20 years of experience in construction and real estate, Mr. Petermann combines “Swiss Made” know-how with international and multidisciplinary expertise.
He is particularly recognized for his ethics, pragmatism, and speed in arbitrating complex disputes.
Areas of Expertise, Titles, and Vocation
As an administrator and consultant to various companies active in construction, Mr. Christian Petermann possesses solid technical knowledge in architecture and engineering.
He masters processes of construction in concrete, wood, and metal structures, and real estate appraisal tools such as DCF (Discounted Cash Flow) as well as traditional methods for calculating economic loss.
• Construction and real estate law
• Construction contracts
• Real estate development agreements
• Contractual arrangements for national and international construction markets
• Financing terms
• Liability of professionals
• Public-private partnerships (PPP)
• Protection mechanisms
• Hidden defects and poor workmanship
• Building damage insurance
• Letters of credit
• Performance and bid bonds
• Contrats de travail
• Contrats de service
• Contentieux nés des contrats commerciaux
• Opérations de licence, de distribution ou de franchise
• Conventions d’actionnaires
• Droit des successions
• Droit pénal
• Droit de la consommation et de la concurrence
