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 		Genève
Route de Chêne 30
CH-1211 Genève
www.lenzstaehelin.com

  • Expertise

    Tanja Schmidt is an associate in the Litigation group of our Geneva office since 2020, Tanja focuses her practice on civil disputes, in particular complex litigation involving financial or international elements. She also advises individuals and companies on contractual and commercial matters, including employment law. Drawing on several years of experience gained at various law firms in Geneva, she also served as a law clerk at the First Civil Law Court of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Tanja holds a Ph.D. in law from the University of Geneva and undertook research stays abroad (Columbia Law School and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law). She regularly publishes in the field of contract law.

  • 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

    Genève tanja.schmidt@lenzstaehelin.com
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