Stephan Erbe

Shipping; Transport and Logistics; Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurs; International; Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance; Litigation and Arbitration; Work and Profession

Stephan Erbe is a partner at Lenz Caemmerer. He is one of the leading Swiss specialists in transport law. He represents and advises clients in the transport, logistics and forwarding industry on transport law issues, including road transport (CMR), but also rail, air and sea transport (CIM, Montreal Convention, Hague-Visby Rules). A particular focus is on inland waterway transport (CMNI), flag state rules and ship financing. In addition to actual transport law issues, Stephan Erbe also advises on general commercial law issues such as contract, corporate and labour law. Stephan Erbe completed his studies at the University of Fribourg. After an initial 5 years with an international audit company in Basel and London, he has now been practicing as an attorney for more than 20 years. He is co-author of the Basel Commentary on transport law and the Munich Online-Commentary on the CMR. He is Vice-Chairman oft he Swiss Maritime Law Association and is a member of various committees in the transport and logistics field (e.g. legal committee of the inland waterways association IVR, transport committee of the Basel Chamber of Commerce)

Areas of activity

Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance
Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurs
International
Litigation and Arbitration
Shipping
Transport and Logistics
Work and profession

Fields of Law

Arbitration
Charterparties
Civil Procedure
Collections and Bankruptcy (Litigation and Arbitration)
Commercial Law
Contracts (Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurs)
Corporate (Business Enterprises and Entrepreneurs)
Customs Law
Export Control Law
Flagstate Rules
Freight Contract Law
Freight Forwarding Law
General Average, Collision
Inland Navigation Law
International Business
Labor and employment (Work and profession)
Litigation and Arbitration
Logistics Law
Marine Insurance
Maritime Transport Law
Mergers & Acquisitions
Multimodal Transport Law
Rail Transport Law
Residency Permits
Road Transport Law
Setting up of Shipping Companies
Ship Finance
Ship Operators and Shipmanagement
Ship Sales and Acquisitions
Transport Law

Short biography

Born in Basel in 1971; British-Swiss double cititzen
Honorary Consul to the Republic of Malta
Studied law at the University of Fribourg; Master in 1997
Admitted to the bar in 2000
Lawyer with an international auditing firm in Basel and London from 2000 to 2004
Partner in commercial law firms in Basel sind 2004; since 2026, with Lenz Caemmerer
Mermber of various Boards of Directors and membership in expert commissions in the transport, logistics, and inland waterway transport sectors
Various publications in the field of transport law
Languages: German, English, French

Publications

Call at

+41 61 272 13 30

Email to

stephan.erbe[at]lclaw.ch

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