Sami Salihu
MLaw (UNIL), LL.M. (Georgetown Law)
Certificate of Specialization in Securities and Financial Law
CAS in International Business Disputes
Certificate of Specialization in Securities and Financial Law
CAS in International Business Disputes
Attorney-at-Law
Phone:
+41 58 258 17 00
Languages:
German
English
French
Albanian
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Vita
Sami Salihu advises entrepreneurs, businesses, private investors and family offices on Swiss and cross-border business, investment and real estate matters.
His practice focuses on structuring, acquisitions, financing, commercial contracts and broader strategic issues arising at different stages of business and investment activities. It includes corporate and transactional matters, debt and equity financing, contract negotiation and implementation, as well as ongoing business advice.
He also assists clients with asset recovery, enforcement and sensitive contentious matters, including white-collar crime, as well as commercial, investment and sports arbitration.
Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2023.
Professional career
- Legal Extern under the leadership of Professors Marcia A. Wiss and Fádia Tuma Antunes, Wiss & Partners LLP, Washington, DC (2024)
- Research Assistant under the leadership of Professor Eva Lein, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London (2020-2021)
- Research Assistant under the leadership of Professor Valérie Junod, Business and Taxation Department of the Economics Faculty, HEC Lausanne (2019-2021)
- Legal Assistant, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (2019-2020)
- Legal Assistant, Lawfirm, Lausanne (2019-2020)
- Research Assistant, Bratschi Ltd. (2017)
Education
- Certificate of Specialization in Securities and Financial Law, Dean's List & Distinction, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (2024)
- LL.M. in International Business & Economic Law, Dean's List & Distinction, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (2024)
- CAS in Legal Professions (ECAV), University of Geneva (2021)
- CAS in International Business Disputes, University of Lausanne (2021)
- Master of Business Law, International Law and Comparative Law, magna cum laude, University of Lausanne (2021)
- Bachelor of Law, University of Lausanne (2019)
Other activities
- Board Member, Georgetown International Arbitration Society, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC (2023-2024)
- Consultant, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London (2021-2022)
More from Sami Salihu
Know-how
Publication
Switzerland as a Trading Hub: Legal Advantages
Summary Switzerland remains a strong trading hub. It offers political stability, legal certainty, sophisticated financing…
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Publication
Sanctions & compliance in trading: from theory to operational risk
Summary Sanctions risk is not a specialist issue sitting at the edge of a transaction. In trading, it now runs through the…
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News
14.01.2025
Mabco Constructions SA prevails in ICSID investment arbitration against the Republic of Kosovo
Mabco Constructions SA, a leading Swiss-based construction company with international operations, has successfully secured a…
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