Dr. Dieter W. Neupert

Personal Data
Name: Walter Dieter Neupert
Date of Birth: 5 May 1942
Family status: Married with two children
Languages. German, French, English, Italian, Spanish

Professional Education
1969 Master of Law, University of Zurich (magna cum laude)
1976 Doctor in Law, University of Zurich (magna cum laude)
1998 Doctor honoris causa (Dr. h.c.) from the Technical University of Azerbaijan, Baku

Employment Record
1974 Associate with the Hoffmann, Frick, Widmer & Partners law firm in Zurich (established 1851)
1981 Partner with Hoffmann, Frick, Widmer & Partners
2000 Senior Partner of Neupert & Partners (formerly Hoffmann, Frick, Widmer & Partners)
Special areas of competence: Aviation, Banking, Tax, Foreign Investments

Membership in Professional Societies
Zurich, Swiss and International Bar Associations
American Bar Association
American, German and Spanish Chambers of Commerce in Switzerland

Publications
Various articles in the Swiss Review for Air and Space Law on the Warsaw Convention (Air Carrier Liability), on the Montreal Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Civil Aviation, as well as articles on the Taxation of Foreign Investments

Aviation and Military Record
1972 Pilot's licence for fixed-wing aircraft
1989 Pilot's licence for helicopters
1993 Promotion to Colonel in the Swiss Air Force

Official Functions
Vice-Chairman of AEROSUISSE, the Umbrella Organization of Swiss aviation
Chairman of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), Switzerland
Member of the Swiss Federal Aviation Commission
Head of the "Swiss Sailing" Legal Committee
Member of the Constitution Committee of the International Sailing Federation ISAF

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