Peter Hanseler
Peter Hanseler studied law at Zurich University law school and then worked there as a research assistant for Prof. Heinrich Honsell, Professor of Roman Law and Contract Law. After obtaining his doctorate in business law he worked as a trainee at the District Court of Hinwil and as a trainee lawyer at the law firm Bär & Karrer in Zurich.
After being admitted to the bar in the Canton of Zurich, he completed a master’s degree in American law (LL.M.) at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.. He then worked as an associate for Townley & Updike in New York City.
After returning to Switzerland, he worked as an associate for the law firm Bär & Karrer in Zurich. He then worked as a member of the executive board at the Marc Rich Group in Zug, where he was responsible, among other things, for the real estate business in Russia. He then founded the PHI Group, which managed real estate projects in Russia. Since the sale of this group in 2011, Hanseler was in charge of Zürcher Immobilien AG until 2023. Since then, he is focusing on writing.