Florian Müller, MLaw, LL.M. (Chinese Law), FCIArb, FHKIArb, Mediator SBA/SCCM

Partner/Notary Public, Zug/Zurich

Grabenstrasse 2 | CH-6340 Baar | Switzerland

Grabenstrasse 2 | CH-6340 Baar | Switzerland
T +41 58 552 00 59
florian.mueller@mll-legal.com

Profile

Florian Müller heads the firm’s China Desk. He mainly advises and supports Swiss and international clients in doing business in China and Chinese clients in doing business in Switzerland.

Florian Müller’s principal areas of work include direct investments, mergers & acquisitions, trade and dispute resolutions in connection with Switzerland and China. He has particular expertise in advising clients in all corporate matters, including M&A and private equity transactions, commercial transactions, insolvency procedures and international arbitration and mediation procedures.

Florian Müller holds a Swiss master’s degree (MLaw) from the University of Lucerne and a post-graduate LL.M. (Chinese Law) from the University of Hong Kong. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) and the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb) and a certified and accredited mediator of the Swiss Bar Association (Mediator SBA) and the Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation (Mediator SCCM). Florian Müller speaks German, English, French, Spanish and Chinese (Mandarin).

Practice Areas

Country Desks

China Desk

Rankings & Awards

Deals & Cases

Advised the Swiss subsidiary of a leading bearings manufacturer and exporter on the establishment of a joint venture in China
Advised a Chinese producer of electronic connectors on a private equity investment in a Swiss company active in the healthcare industry
Advised a Chinese shoe manufacturer in the debt restructuring moratorium of the Swiss subsidiary of a Canadian multinational corporation retailer in the clothing and apparel industry
Advised a global investment firm in a post-M&A dispute with a Swiss company active in the healthcare industry
Advised Labster, the world’s leading platform for virtual labs and interactive science, on the acquisition of UbiSim, the virtual reality training platform for nursing
Advised a Swiss medical technology company in a dispute with a Chinese manufacturer of orthopaedical implants arising out of a market development and distribution agreement
Advised a leading supplier of semiconductors on a private equity investment in a Swiss company specialized in temperature validation solutions
Advised a Swiss food & beverage company in a dispute with a Chinese manufacturing company
Advised a global business and technology consultancy on the acquisition of a Swiss digital and technology-focused consultancy
Advised a global Chinese solar panel manufacturer with regard to its Swiss affiliate in an international group financing
Advised an international investment company in its multinational restructuring and relocation to Switzerland
Advised H.I.G Capital, a private equity fund, in the acquisition of a majority stake in the share capital of Infinigate Holding AG, a leading European value added distributor in the IT security segment, and the subsequent squeeze-out merger

Education & Admission

Certified Mediator of the Swiss Bar Association (Mediator SBA) (2021)
Accredited Mediator of the Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation (Mediator SCCM) (2021)
Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Arbitrators (FHKIArb) (2020)
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) (2020)
The University of Hong Kong, LL.M. (Chinese Law) (2019)
Admitted to the bar in Switzerland and licensed as a notary public in Zug (2015)
University of Lucerne, MLaw (2010)