Pierre Muller
Arbitrator, Conciliator, CEDR Accredited Mediator
Former Judge at the Cantonal Court (Vaud)
For almost 20 years, Pierre Muller has conducted and judged a very large number of cases involving an economic interest. His personal and professional qualities as a judge have been widely acknowledged.
Committed conciliator, he has gained the experience that enables him to bring delicate negotiations to a successful conclusion, even in complex cases. He can also, when needed, take a concrete position on the chances of success of the parties’ claims.
Having measured the flexibility and effectiveness of extrajudicial dispute resolution, Pierre Muller has devoted himself entirely to it since 2017. His objective is to ensure that the parties benefit from the most appropriate and proportionate means of resolving their dispute, taking into account the key parameters of their situation, such as:
The experience acquired in the field of arbitration enables him to act as sole arbitrator or chairman of panels in his areas of expertise, but also to set up "tailor-made" arbitration procedures in consultation with the parties, in particular in the field of construction and inheritance, for example by providing for the rapid intervention of an expert or designing the procedure in such a way that favours the search for an agreement.
As a conciliator or a mediator, he intervenes in order to avoid the parties having to go to court, but also when proceedings are pending, as it is never too late to find a negotiated solution, nor to take a moment to clarify the situation and find ways to a mutually satisfactory solution.
During an "exploratory meeting", he examines and discusses with parties and counsel who are hesitating to resort to extrajudicial dispute resolution (or who are wondering how best to do so) all possible options, in order to help them to make an appropriate and proportionate choice.
In addition to these activities, Pierre Muller also carries out independent investigations within companies and public authorities.
Pierre Muller works in French and English.
His fields of activity and experience are the following:
Former Judge at the Cantonal Court (Vaud)
For almost 20 years, Pierre Muller has conducted and judged a very large number of cases involving an economic interest. His personal and professional qualities as a judge have been widely acknowledged.
Committed conciliator, he has gained the experience that enables him to bring delicate negotiations to a successful conclusion, even in complex cases. He can also, when needed, take a concrete position on the chances of success of the parties’ claims.
Having measured the flexibility and effectiveness of extrajudicial dispute resolution, Pierre Muller has devoted himself entirely to it since 2017. His objective is to ensure that the parties benefit from the most appropriate and proportionate means of resolving their dispute, taking into account the key parameters of their situation, such as:
- duration, psychological weight and cost of the chosen process,
- preservation of their relations with each other and with the third parties concerned by their dispute,
- urgency of the issues to be resolved,
- need for expert advice.
The experience acquired in the field of arbitration enables him to act as sole arbitrator or chairman of panels in his areas of expertise, but also to set up "tailor-made" arbitration procedures in consultation with the parties, in particular in the field of construction and inheritance, for example by providing for the rapid intervention of an expert or designing the procedure in such a way that favours the search for an agreement.
As a conciliator or a mediator, he intervenes in order to avoid the parties having to go to court, but also when proceedings are pending, as it is never too late to find a negotiated solution, nor to take a moment to clarify the situation and find ways to a mutually satisfactory solution.
During an "exploratory meeting", he examines and discusses with parties and counsel who are hesitating to resort to extrajudicial dispute resolution (or who are wondering how best to do so) all possible options, in order to help them to make an appropriate and proportionate choice.
In addition to these activities, Pierre Muller also carries out independent investigations within companies and public authorities.
Pierre Muller works in French and English.
His fields of activity and experience are the following:
- Construction (during or after construction, if necessary with joint intervention of an expert): e.g. conflict between the client and a contractor or a architect, engineer, etc.; between a general contractor and a subcontractor; between specialised agents; between the members of a construction consortium; in relation to a building contractor’s legal mortgage.
- Real estate & neighbourhood: e.g. disputes relating to the execution of a real estate sale or brokerage commission; to a building right; or relations between neighbours or condominium owners.
- Settlement of an estate between heirs: e.g. difficulties in connection with the division of property or the validity of a will.
- Difficulties between partners of a company or members of bodies of a legal person (e.g. partners of a firm or office of self-employed persons, of a start-up or other company, partners of a limited liability company; shareholders or directors of a public limited company; members of an association or a committee of an association or foundation) in the course of a relationship (e.g. communication problems; loss of information; loss of access to the company's website) (e.g. communication problems; loss of trust) or at the end of the relationship (e.g. financial settlement, takeover of customers, exercise of a competing activity, intellectual property rights etc.).
- Labour disputes (during or at the end of the employment relationship).
- Debt enforcement and bankruptcy and private international law, including international bankruptcy.
- Intellectual property (trademarks; copyright) and unfair competition.
- Civil liability of board directors, statutory auditors, lawyers, notaries.
- Sports law and sports arbitration (experience as an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport).