Practice Areas:
Succession law / estate planning, liability and insurance law, contract law,
litigation
Languages:
German, French, English
Admission:
Switzerland (1972)
Education:
University of Zurich, University of Berne Attorney 1972 / Dr.iur., 1976
Membership:
International Bar Association and the International Fiscal Association
Dr. Urs Jordi was born in 1946. After law studies at the Universities of Zurich and Bern, he was admitted to the bar in 1972. Until 1976 he served as a law clerk at the Supreme Court of the Canton of Bern. In 1976 he obtained a doctorate in law in the field of penal law. In 1976 Urs Jordi joined Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry as an associate. In 1983, after having served as a foreign associate with Arnold & Porter, Washington, D.C. (1978), he became a Partner. His main practice areas are law of succession/estate planning, liability and insurance law, contract law and litigation. Urs Jordis professional languages are German, French and English. He is a member of the International Bar Association and the International Fiscal Association.