Tjon-A-Meeuw Yves
Associate

Yves Tjon-A-Meeuw

About

Yves Tjon-A-Meeuw's practice focuses on international and domestic arbitration as well as domestic and cross-border litigation. He represents individuals and entities before arbitral tribunals and state courts, particularly handling disputes in the financial sector, in employment matters (including executive compensation) and post-M&A disputes.

Recent Work Highlights
  • Successful defense of a Swiss healthcare company in an ICC arbitration against claims raised by a foreign distributor
  • Representation of a publicly listed corporation against a former executive in a Swiss Rules arbitration concerning an incentive plan
  • Representation of a buyer in a post-M&A dispute in state court concerning the sale of a wealth-management business
  • Representation of a foreign financial institution as creditor in Swiss bankruptcy proceedings
  • Representation of a bank in proceedings before the Swiss Federal Administrative Court
  • Representation of a former employee in state court proceedings concerning a termination agreement
  • Advising and representing an heir in an inheritance dispute involving assets across several jurisdictions
LanguagesEnglish, German
Curriculum
  • Associate at Bär Karrer (since 2023)
  • Admitted to the Bar (2022)
  • Junior Associate at Business Law Firm in Zurich (2020-2022)
  • University of Zurich: MLaw (2020)
  • Student Employee at Business Law Firm in Zurich (2019-2020)
  • Assistant University of Zurich, Chair of Prof. Dr. Johannes Reich (2018-2019)
  • Intern at Business Law Firm in Zurich (2018)
  • University of St. Gallen: BLaw (2018)
  • University of St. Gallen: B.A. Economics (2017)
  • Intern at International Bank in Zurich, Sales & Trading (2016)
Memberships and Public Offices

• Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
• Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
• Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) / ASA below 40

AdmissionAll Swiss Courts

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Yves Tjon-A-Meeuw
P: +41 58 261 54 66
M: +41 58 262 54 66
yves.tjon-a-meeuw@baerkarrer.ch

Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Brandschenkestrasse 90
CH-8002 Zurich
Switzerland

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