{"id":1236,"date":"2026-10-07T13:30:47","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T11:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/dr-philip-r-bornhauser\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T11:46:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T09:46:57","slug":"dr-philip-r-bornhauser","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/dr-philip-r-bornhauser\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Philip R. Bornhauser"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Attorney-at-Law, Certified Specialist SAV in Inheritance Law<\/p>

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Dr. Philip R. Bornhauser advises and litigates in the field of inheritance law. In addition to his legal practice, he is a lecturer at the Universities of Zurich and Lucerne. Furthermore, Dr. Bornhauser regularly publishes in legal journals and renowned commentary series. <\/span><\/p>

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  • Certified Specialist SAV in Inheritance Law (2023)<\/span><\/li>
  • LL.M. at the University of California, Berkeley Law (2015)<\/span><\/li>
  • Doctorate in Law (Dr. iur.) at the University of Zurich (2012)<\/span><\/li>
  • MCIArb, Member admission at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London (2011) <\/span><\/li>
  • Admission to the Bar by the High Court of the Canton of Zurich (2010) <\/span><\/li>
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    • Founding Partner at Spl\u00fcgen Rechtsanw\u00e4lte AG, Zurich (since October 1,<\/span> <\/span>2026)<\/span><\/li>
    • Partner at Strazzer Zeiter Rechtsanw\u00e4lte AG (2020 to September 30, 2026)<\/span><\/li>
    • Partner in a small commercial law firm (2016 to 2019)<\/span><\/li>
    • Attorney-at-Law at a medium-sized commercial law firm (2012 to 2016)<\/span><\/li>
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      • Lecturer at the University of Lucerne for Estate Planning andSettlement (since 2026)<\/span><\/li>
      • Lecturer at the University of Zurich for Inheritance Law (since 2017)<\/span><\/li>
      • Lecturer at the University of Zurich for Property Law (since 2015)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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        • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)<\/span><\/li>
        • Successio Association<\/span><\/li>
        • Swiss Lawyers’ Association<\/span><\/li>
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          Back Dr. iur. Philip R. Bornhauser Attorney-at-Law, Certified Specialist SAV in Inheritance Law LL.M. (Berkeley), MCIArb Partner Contact Me T +41 43 344 34 00 bornhauser@\u00adspluegenlaw.ch Dr. Philip R. Bornhauser advises and litigates in the field of inheritance law. In addition to his legal practice, he is a lecturer at the Universities of Zurich and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1236","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1236\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1237,"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1236\/revisions\/1237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spluegenlaw.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}