Tanja Schmidt Associate
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law

Tanja Schmidt
Associate
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law
+41 58 450 70 00
tanja.schmidt@lenzstaehelin.com 		Geneva
Route de Chêne 30
CH-1211 Geneva
www.lenzstaehelin.com

  • Expertise

    Tanja Schmidt is an associate in the Litigation and Arbitration group based at our Geneva office, where her practice is focused on civil and criminal litigation. Tanja's expertise also includes advising both individuals and corporate clients such as international companies, banks and other financial institutions on contractual, commercial, debt enforcement and bankruptcy matters.

  • Practices

    Litigation and Arbitration Commercial and Contracts Investigations

  • Professional Experience and Education

    and Education

    2020Associate at Lenz & Staehelin
    2017-20Clerk at the Swiss Supreme Court
    2014-17Associate in a Swiss law firm
    2010-12University of Geneva (Research & Teaching Assistant in Contract Law)
    2007-09Legal Trainee in a Swiss law firm
    2018University of Geneva (Dr. iur.)
    2013Columbia Law School and Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Visiting Scholar)
    2009Admission to Geneva Bar
    2007University of Geneva (MLaw)
    2006University of Geneva (lic.iur.)

  • Specialist Areas

    Commercial and Bank Litigation, Bankruptcy and Debt Collection, Employment Litigation, Criminal Litigation

  • Languages

    French, English, German

  • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    • Schmidt T., Synthèse annuelle, Droit des obligations et contrats spéciaux, SJ 2025 n° 3, p. 349-353
    • Schmidt T., When does a property management company validly represent the real estate owner?, swisscontract.law, 22 septembre 2025
    • Schmidt T., La mise en œuvre collective des droits en question, in: COTTIER/LEMPEN/XOUDIS (ed.), Lettres à Christine Chappuis, 2023, p. 177-180
    • Schmidt T., How to prove the damage allegedly suffered by a purchaser for overpriced shares of a target company?, swisscontract.law, 8 juin 2023
    • Schmidt T., Witzig A., No matter what… it's art!, swisscontract.law, 22 mars 2022
    • Schmidt T., Witzig A., Bona fides in negotiating: how disingenuous can one be?, swisscontract.law, 18 janvier 2022
    • Schmidt T., Warning to buyers: non-disclosure of FDA warning letters in due diligence did not trigger sellers’ liability, swisscontract.law, 25 mars 2021
    • Schmidt T., Les clauses pour solde de tout compte ou la renonciation définitive à se prévaloir de prétentions ultérieures, 2019, 350 p.
    • Schmidt T., Le règlement des litiges « pour solde de tout compte », in: Revue de l’avocat, 11/12 2018, p. 489-492
    • Schmidt T., L’invalidation de la transaction extrajudiciaire : Un exemple des interactions entre législateur et juge dans une perspective de contrats innommés, in: PICHONNAZ (ed.), Le législateur, son juge et la mise en œuvre du droit, 2014, p. 359-375
    • Schmidt T., Réseaux sociaux et mondes virtuels : quels risques juridiques pour les entreprises ?, in: sic ! 02/12, p. 150-152

  • Contact Details

    Geneva tanja.schmidt@lenzstaehelin.com
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