Michael Hüppi

Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public
Specialist lawyer SAB (Swiss Bar Association) Family Law
Dr. iur. / Partner

«I will defend your rights with clarity, experience, and determination - competently, personally, and as an equal partner.»

Competencies

Legal work

Michael Hüppi mainly works in general contract, business and family law matters. He not only advises clients in these areas but also represents them in court. As a visiting teacher at the University of St. Gallen Institute of Small Business and Entrepreneurship and at the St. Gallen Management Seminar, he is familiar with all legally relevant aspects of entrepreneurship. He is a member of the board of directors of several companies, chaired the St. Gallen Bar Association and was a member of the board of directors of the Swiss Bar Association.

Since 2005, he is a Member of the Governmental Supervising Committee of Attorneys of the Canton of St. Gallen.

Education

2014

Specialist Lawyer SAB (Swiss Bar Association) Family Law

2013 – 2014

Specialisation in Family Law at the Universities of Fribourg and Zurich (Certificate of Advanced Studies UniFR and UZH in Family Law)

1987

Admitted to the St. Gallen bar

1985

University of Bern (Dr. iur.)

1984

University of Bern (lic. iur.)

Professional background

since 2005

Member of the Canton of St. Gallen Bar Association (State Supervisory Authority)

2004 – 2013

Member of the Board of the Swiss Bar Association

bis 2009

Teacher at the University of St. Gallen (St. Gallen Management Seminar, postgraduate studies small and mid-sized companies)

2000 – 2003

Chairman of the St. Gallen Association of Lawyers

Since 1. Dec. 1987

Attorney-at-Law at schochauer ag, partner since 1992

1986 – 1987

Legal trainee with Schoch, Auer & Slongo, Attorneys-at-Law, St. Gallen

1985 – 1986

Legal trainee at the District Court of Gossau / Untertoggenburg

Administrative board mandates

AFRISO AG, Oberbüren

Member of the board of directors
Manufacture and sale of measurement and control technology devices
www.afriso.de

All Vision AG, St. Gallen

Member of the board of directors
Holding company, IT sector
www.all-consulting.ch

Berit Klinik AG, Speicher

Member of the board of directors
Special clinic for orthopaedics and spinal surgery, sports clinic
www.beritklinik.ch

furtüna ag, St. Gallen

Member of the board of directors
Property agent

Hans Mittermaier AG, St. Gallen

Member of the board of directors
Planning, project management and development
of sports facilities
www.mittermaier-schreinerei.de

Lohmann & Rauscher AG, St. Gallen

Vice chairman of the board of directors
Sale of medical and hygiene products
www.lohmann-rauscher.ch

Müller Azmoos AG, Weite SG

Chairman of the board of directors
Sale of vegetables, vegetable farming
www.muellerazmoos.ch

Swisslastic AG St. Gallen, St. Gallen

Vice chairman of the board of directors
Production and sale of textilies and medical products
www.swisslastic.ch

Truvag Treuhand und Revisions AG, St. Gallen

Chairman of the board of directors
Trust and auditing
www.truvag.com

Wöhner AG, Lindau ZH

Chairman of the board of directors
Electrical engineering and electronics
www.woehner.de

Gabriel AG, Gesellschaft für Produktion und Handel, Basel

Member of the board of directors
Production and sale of consumer products

Cross Beteiligungen AG, St. Gallen

Member of the board of directors
Acquisition, management and sale of investments

OnlineDoctor AG, St. Gallen

Chairman of the board of directors
Telemedicine
www.onlinedoctor.ch

Publications

Duties of the administrative board in a
family-owned company

mandat, Die Klientenschrift des St. Galler
Anwaltsverbandes SGAV, Nr. 1 / April 2015

Management in modern football

Marketing Review St. Gallen 2 / 2014, ed.
Prof. Dr Christian Belz, Prof. Dr Thomas Bieger, among
others, Verlag Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden

Trends and future of Swiss legal business

Staub Leo / Hehli Hidber Christine (Hrsg.), Management
von Anwaltskanzleien, Zürich / Basel / Genf 2012

The legal profession: a status report

Anwaltsrevue 3/2012

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