Dieter Hofmann is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration team of Walder Wyss & Partners, (ww&p), a leading law firm based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is a member of DRI Europe’s Leadership Council and Chair of the Swiss Country Steering Committee.

Dieter's primary focus is dispute resolution in complex, mainly international cases (pre-litigation advice, representation of clients in court and in arbitration proceedings, coordination in cases involving multiple jurisdictions, enforcement and international legal assistance). Speaking German, English and French, he also sits as an arbitrator in international arbitrations. He has considerable experience in complex disputes arising from directors' liability, shareholders' agreements, international contracts, engineering and construction projects, banking, finance and insurance and insolvency.

As the chair of the Zurich Bar’s Litigation Practice Group, he has presented papers at major international conferences and published articles on litigation and arbitration in Switzerland and abroad.

Born in 1965, Dieter Hofmann studied law at Zurich University (lic. iur. 1991). He has worked as an attorney with major law firms in Zurich and in London. He was admitted to practise throughout Switzerland in 1994 and, in 1999, he was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales; not practising.

He and his wife Valentina are very fond of their two cats, interested in history and like music (with an emphasis on blues and rhythm and blues) as well as good cuisine.