Summary
Samuel Baumgartner is a Senior Legal Director with 13+ years of international legal experience, combining deep expertise in contracts, dispute resolution, IP, banking/finance and aviation with hands-on startup counsel in renewable energy. He has led cross-border corporate structuring and high-stakes arbitration in China and Switzerland, served as Chief Representative of a Beijing office, and repeatedly expanded market access for Swiss firms in Greater China. A collaborative leader and board member, he builds internal controls, trains junior attorneys, and shapes governance for mission-driven organizations. Samuel’s profile is distinguished by multilingual, multicultural fluency and a practical MBA perspective that complements his dual law degrees, enabling him to bridge legal strategy with commercial outcomes. Less obvious: he has repeatedly balanced public-facing community leadership—four terms as Swiss Chamber President and founding roles in international schools—with detailed transactional work, making him equally effective in diplomacy and dispute.
13 years of coding experience
Master of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Bachelor and Master of Law, Bachelor and Master of Law at Université de Fribourg - Universität Freiburg
German, French, Spanish, Chinese