Thierry Burkart
Lawyer, LL.M.
tb@freiermuthstuder.ch
Thierry Burkart
Lawyer,
LL.M.thb@freiermuthstuder.ch
«Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success.» (Henry Ford)
Expertise
Main activities
- Company law
- Restructuring
- Purchase and sale of companies
- Contract law
- Association and federation law
- Foundation law
- Labour law
Education
- Master of Law (LL.M.) Corporate and Foundation Law (2012)
- Admission to the bar of Canton Aargau (2010)
- Studied law in St. Gallen and Lausanne (2003)
- Matura Gymnasium Immensee (SZ) (1995)
Other activities
- President of FDP.The Liberals since 2021
- Member of the Council of States since 2019 (member of the Committee for Transport and Telecommunications, the Security Policy Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Audit Committee)
- Guest lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) in the Law and Economics course with Prof. Dr. Beat Brändli since 2018 – 2021
- Captain in military justice (Ger Schr, Mil Ger 2)
- National Councillor (2015-2019)
- Consultant to the Aargau Trade Association since 2015
- Member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Aargau 2001-2015 (President of the Grand Council in 2014)
- President FDP.The Liberals of the Canton of Aargau 2010-2013
- Member of various boards of directors
- Member/President of various boards of Swiss associations (e.g. President ASTAG Schweizerischer Nutzfahrzeugverband, President Allianz Sicherheit Schweiz)
Languages
German, English