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 VUILLE PARTNERSs (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