
Thomas Sauber
Dr. iur.Attorney at Law / Senior Counsel
From 2002 to 2016, Thomas Sauber was General Counsel of EY Switzerland and Office Managing Partner of EY Zurich (1'500 employees). He also held national and international leadership positions at EY, where he mainly advised on Legal Risk and Litigation Management, as well as on all legal matters of a global professional services firm. He has extensive experience in legal proceedings with regulators, administrative and criminal authorities. He is also active as board member of foundations and companies and is a member of audit committees.
PRACTICE AREAS
Litigation | Corporate & Commercial
- since 2017: Counsel at Lustenberger + Partners
- 2002–2016: Partner at EY, Switzerland
- 1998–2002: Partner at Arthur Andersen, Switzerland
- 1991–1998: Attorney at Law at Benz & Partners, Attorneys at Law, Zurich (since 1993 as Partner)
- 1989–1991: Legal Counsel at SCHWEIZ Insurance Company, Zurich
- 1988–1989: Foreign Associate in an international business law firm in Montreal and Toronto
- 1985–1988: Associate with a Zurich law firm
- German
- English
- Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations (ZBA/SBA)
- Member Advisory Board International Foundation Mozarteum, Salzburg/Austria
- President Circle of Friends of Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich
- Member of Board of Trustees University Children's Hospital Zurich
- Member of Board of Trustees Swisscontact, Swiss Foundation for International Technical Cooperation, Zurich
- 1995: Certificate in European Business Law, University of St. Gallen
- 1987: Dr. iur., University of Zurich (Prof. Dr. Peter Forstmoser)
- 1986: Bar Admission to the Zurich and Swiss Bar
- 1983: lic. iur., University of Zurich
- Representation of various creditors in proceedings against the former auditors of a company in bankruptcy regarding audit liability.
- Advising a major non-profit organization regarding their international engagements.
Contact
Lustenberger + Partners KLG
Wiesenstrasse 8
P.O. Box
CH-8032 Zurich
T +41 44 387 19 00
F +41 44 387 19 66
office@lplegal.ch
lplegal.ch