Dr. iur. Johannes Gasser, LL.M.

Dr. iur. Johannes Gasser, LL.M.
Batliner Gasser Rechtsanwälte
Marktgass 21, 9490 Vaduz
Fürstentum Liechtenstein
Tel. +423 236 30 80
Fax. +423 236 30 81
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.batlinergasser.com
Dr. iur., LL.M.
Dr. Johannes Gasser is managing partner of Batliner Gasser, one of the leading law firms in Liechtenstein,
which was established in 1954. He is admitted to the Liechtenstein and Austrian Bar and specializes in
challenging and defending Liechtenstein foundations and trusts in international and cross border litigation
and arbitration. In recent cases, he has handled complex litigation on trust matters involving trustee removals and liabilities. Dr. Gasser is a frequent speaker at the Liechtenstein University on foundation and trust
law issues, legal expert witness in UK and other courts on Liechtenstein law, a member of the Judiciary Selection Panel by appointment of H.H. the Prince of Liechtenstein and chairman of the Liechtenstein Arbitration Association (LIS).
Education
1995
Graduation from University of Innsbruck, Austria (law school)
1996
Dr. iur.
1998
Post Graduate on European law at Schloss Hofen, Austria
2003
Master of Laws (LL.M.) on European Law, Schloss Hofen, Austria
Professional Career
1996 - 1999
Legal clerk and trainee solicitor in various law firms and courts in Austria
1999
Bar exam in Austria
1999 - 2001
Trainee solicitor in law firms in Liechtenstein
2001
Bar exam (EEA lawyer) in Liechtenstein
2001 - 2005
Partner with Simma Bechtold Gunz & Gasser, Dornbirn (Austria)
From 2001
Partner with Advokaturbüro Dr. Dr. Batliner & Dr. Gasser, now known as
Batliner Gasser Rechtsanwälte, Vaduz
From 2003
Licensed trustee according to Art. 1 subpara. 3 Liechtenstein Trustee Act
2007 - 2011
Partner of First Advisory Group, Liechtenstein, one of the leading trust and
financial services providers in Liechtenstein
From 2005
Managing Partner of Batliner Gasser
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Publications
2002
Litigation and Arbitration in Liechtenstein, Stämpfli Verlag Bern (co-author with
colleagues in Batliner Gasser) (English)
2002
Criminal Liability of Superiors resulting from their Employees’ Money Laundering,
LJZ 2002, 1 ff (German)
2003
tees,
Ascertaining Beneficiary Rights in a Liechtenstein Family Foundation, Trust & TrusLondon (English)
2004
New Developments in International Insolvency Law in Liechtenstein, LJZ 2004, 24 ff
(German)
2005
Quo vadis Trust under Foundation Law?, FS Dr. Batliner Ex Jure Verlag, Vaduz
(German)
2006
Choice of Law under Austrian and Liechtenstein Law, DACH Schriftenreihe 23,
Schulthess Verlag Zürich (German)
2007
Do Arbitration Clauses discriminate Non-Signatories pursuant to Art. 6 ECHR?
FS Prof. Dr. Baudenbacher, St. Gallen (co-author with Dr. Dr. Herbert Batliner) (German)
2008
Anti-Money Laundering - International Law and Practice: Liechtenstein, in:
Muller/Kälin/Goldsworth (ed.), 2007, 341 ff. (English)
2008
Asset Protection through Liechtenstein Annuities and Life Insurance, in
Gantenbein/Mata (ed.), Swiss Annuities & Life Insurance, New Jersey (co-author with
Markus Schwingshackl) (English)
2008
New Duties and Opportunities for Foundation Board Members, in: Hochschule Liechtenstein (ed.), Das neue liechtensteinische Stiftungsrecht, 155 ff. (German)
2011
The Business Judgment Rule in Liechtenstein, PSR 2011, 62 ff. (German)
2012
The New Arbitration Law in Liechtenstein and the Effects in the Trust and Foundation
Practice, PSR 2012, 109 ff. (German)
2012
Liability and Removal of Foundation Board Members, revisited under civil and tax law
perspectives, in particular regarding Business Foundations, LJZ 2012, 166 (co-author
with Prof. Francesco Schurr and Thomas Hosp) (German)
2013
The Liechtenstein Constitutional Court on „fishing expeditions“, in: Steuer Revue
1/2013, 43 (co-author with Wolfgang Maute) (German)
2013
Asset versus Creditor Protection – Restructuring Liechtenstein Foundations effecting
Immunity from Creditor’s Avoidance and Collection of Beneficiaries’ Debts, in DelleKarth-FS 290 ff (German)
2013
Litigation and Arbitration in Liechtenstein, 2nd Edition, Stämpfli Verlag Bern und Manz
Verlag Wien (co-author with partners in Batliner Gasser) (English)
2013
Liechtenstein Foundation Law, A Practitioner’s Commentary and Guide, Stämpfli
Verlag Bern und Manz Verlag Wien (508 pages) (German)
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2014
How to protect a Liechtenstein Foundation’s assets from the Onslaught of Creditors
and Forced Heirs, trust & trustees Foundation world review (co-author with Dr Julia
Moser, LLM) (English)
Other Professional Activities
From 2004
Member of the Judiciary Selection Panel in Liechtenstein by appointment of H.H. the Prince
of Liechtenstein
From 2011
Chairman of the Liechtenstein Arbitration Association (LIS)
Frequent Speaker at the Liechtenstein University and at international conferences hosted by IBA etc.
Memberships
IBA, UIA, AIJA, LIS, IFA, DACH, LEGALINK, INBLF
Vaduz, February 2014
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