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Christian Wind

Christian Wind

Dr. iur. HSG, LL.M., EMBA IMD
Attorney-at-Law
Partner
Co-Head Competition and Media
Co-Head Compliance and Investigations

Location
Zurich

T +41 58 258 10 00
F +41 58 258 10 99
christian.wind@bratschi.ch
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Language
German, English

Christian Wind

Dr. iur. HSG, LL.M., EMBA IMD
Attorney-at-Law
Partner
Co-Head Competition and Media
Co-Head Compliance and Investigations

Zurich
Bratschi Ltd.
Bahnhofstrasse 70
P.O. Box
CH-8021 Zurich

T +41 58 258 10 00
F +41 58 258 10 99
christian.wind@bratschi.ch
German, English
 

CV

Christian Wind uniquely combines legal expertise and business acumen with a more than 17-year proven track record of successfully facilitating a wide variety of legal issues in four leading multinational corporations. That is why he fully understands the needs of corporations, he speaks the same language and he acts in a pragmatic, holistic and solution-oriented way. He has been partner at Bratschi Ltd. since 2011 and has since made a name for himself in the market, among other things, in the area of compliance and in particular with his compliance cube model.

Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 1992.

Professional career

  • Partner with Bratschi Ltd. (since 2011) and in addition Office Manager in Zurich (since 2013)
  • General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Hilti Aktiengesellschaft in Schaan / Liechtenstein (2006-2011)
  • Secretary of the Board of Directors & Legal Counsel at Holcim Ltd in Zurich (2001-2006)
  • Legal Counsel of the Vitamins & Fine Chemicals Division of F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG in Basel (1996-2001)
  • Manager Tax & Legal at Revisuisse Price Waterhouse AG in Basel (1993-1996)

Training

  • Certified Auditor for Compliance Management Systems according ISO 19600 and ONR 192050 (2014)
  • EMBA IMD Lausanne (2007)
  • LL.M. in International Business Law at the University of Zurich with distinction for the best result in the specialization course Intellectual Property, Technology and Information Law (2002)
  • Dr. iur. HSG (1998)
  • Attorney-at-law Canton of Baselland (1992)
  • lic. iur. HSG (1988)

Other activities

  • Various lectures regarding antitrust law, compliance, M&A, governance and strategy of an in-house legal department at the University of St. Gallen HSG Executive School of Management, Europa Institut at the University of Zurich, HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, IMD Lausanne
  • Member of various boards of trustees and boards of directors

Awards

  • LL.M. in International Business Law at the University of Zurich with distinction for the best result in the specialization course Intellectual Property, Technology and Information Law (2002)

Media Presence

Memberships

  • International Center for Corporate Governance at the University of St. Gallen (Functional Partner for Compliance / Corporate Secretary)
  • Zurich Bar Association (Member)
  • Interpacific Bar Association (IPBA) (Member)
  • HSG Alumni (Member)
  • IMD Alumni (Member)
  • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht (Member)
  • Health Tech Cluster Switzerland (Chairman of the Board)
  • Wirtschaftsclub Zug (Chairman)
  • Officers Association March-Höfe, Canton of Schwyz (Vice-Chairman)
  • Officers Association Basel (Member)
 

  • Consulting in the areas of compliance, legal risk management as well as governance, in particular in the establishment, improvement and assessment of compliance management systems at private and public organizations
  • Conducting or supporting internal investigations, drafting internal guidelines, compliance risk analyses, business partner audits and compliance trainings
  • Antitrust law consulting in preventive (guidelines, training, etc.), accompanying (distribution agreements, purchasing cooperations, etc.) and procedural (house searches, mergers, etc.) aspects
  • Support in setting up and coaching legal services, compliance organizations and governance structures
  • Ad interim services as General Counsel, Compliance Officer or Corporate Secretary
 

Publications

Publication Vom Nutzen eines wirksamen Compliance-Managements

Wind Christian, in: KMU Magazin 01/02 2020, S. 80 ff.

Publication Wie steht es um Ihre Compliance? Wind Christian, in: Deutscher Arbeitgeber Verband, www.deutscherarbeitgeberverband.de, Februar 2018

Publication Leitfaden Compliance - pragmatisch und ganzheitlich Wind Christian, Bern, 2018

Presentation Strategie in einer Rechtsabteilung - Legal strategy hands on - how does it work now? Wind Christian, Management for the Legal Profession MLP-HSG, Modul 1 “Strategie” der Executive School of Management Technology and Law (ES-HSG), Universität St. Gallen, Präsentation vom 8. September 2011

Publication IN-HOUSE COUNSEL in internationalen Unternehmen Christian Wind, hrsg. zusammen mit Beat Hess/Andreas L. Meier/Reto Schiltknecht/Sylvie Hambloch-Gesinn, Basel 2010

Publication Als General Counsel wieder auf die Schulbank? Wind Christian, in: Schweizerische Juristen Zeitung (SJZ), 10/2008, S. 248-249

Publication B2B-Marktplätze aus der Optik des europäischen, amerikanischen und schweizerischen Kartellrechts Wind Christian, Veröffentlichungen aus dem Nachdiplomstudium Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht der Universität Zürich und dem Europa Institut Zürich, Bd. 32, Zürich 2003

Publication Die Grenzen der Beratung durch die Revisionsstelle - Wo sind die Grenzen gemäss Art. 727c Abs. 1 OR? Wind Christian, in: Der Schweizer Treuhänder, 1-2/1999, S. 81 ff.

Publication Die Unabhängigkeit der Revisionsstelle gemäss Art. 727c Abs. 1 OR Wind Christian, Schriftenreihe der Treuhand-Kammer, Bd. 160, Diss. St. Gallen 1998

Events