Phil Baumann

Phil Baumann is CELIS Country Reporter for Switzerland.

Phil Baumann studied law and economics at the University of St. Gallen (M.A. HSG 2011). During his studies he was able to spend exchange semesters in Sweden (Jönköping International Business School 2007) and China (China Europe International Business School 2009). After his admission to the bar in the Canton of Zurich, Phil Baumann worked between 2013 and 2016 at the law firm Schellenberg Wittmer AG in the Banking & Finance department and did a secondment at Credit Suisse AG. In 2017, he received a full scholarship (CUHK Master of Laws Global Scholarship for outstanding non-local students 2016) to obtain a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in International Economic Law at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK Dean's List 2016-17). After his return to Switzerland, Phil Baumann received his doctorate from the University of Lucerne (2019) with a dissertation focusing on competitive neutrality and state-owned enterprises. Following his doctorate, he worked as a senior research assistant and lecturer at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) in the areas of public economic law and European law.

In July 2020, Phil Baumann joined the chair of Prof. Dr. Bernhard Rütsche at the University of Lucerne  as a senior research assistant and post-doctoral lecturer.