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Prof. Dr. Barbara Graham-Siegenthaler is a Professor of Swiss and Private International Law and Comparative Law at the University of Lucerne’s Faculty of Law since 2016. She holds a titular professorship from the University of Zurich (2012) and previously taught at Universities of Zurich (2001–2016) and Lucerne (2003–2004). Her expertise spans civil procedure, debt enforcement, bankruptcy law, and international private law. She earned her LL.M. from Queen’s University (Canada) and a PhD from the University of Zurich (1996). Her habilitation (2005) focused on collateral security law in international legal frameworks. She practiced law at Zurich firms Wartmann & Merker and Mathys Schmid Partner, becoming a partner in 2007. She also serves as a substitute judge at the Basel-Stadt civil court since 2007.
- Education:
- PhD, University of Zurich (1996)
- LL.M., Queen’s University (Canada)
- Law degree, University of Zurich
- Research Focus: International private law, comparative law (Swiss/Canadian family law), civil procedure, and collateral security mechanisms.
- Affiliations: Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law (Hamburg), Unidroit (Rome), and Swiss Judicial Academy.
Her work integrates comparative legal analysis with practical legal practice, emphasizing international legal harmonization and procedural law. She contributes to legal education through teaching, research, and professional training programs.