I am the initiator and (co-)founder of a number of research and legal initiatives and hold a number of expertise related positions. My engagement outside academia ensures on the one side that my research remains connected with practice, while on the other side, it facilitates the dissemination of my findings. Here’s a list of my current appointments and affiliations, and of the most important past and present initiatives:

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Appointed Member of the Court, Conciliator for Switzerland, OSCE Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, 2025–

Member of the Foundation Board, Swiss Foundation for Consumer Protection, 2025–

Academic Co-founder and Head of the Academic Board, Swiss legal-tech startup Besso, 2023–

Initiator and Co-lead, Swiss Expert Group «Law of Sustainable Development», 2022–

Associate Fellow, Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, 2022–

Co-founder and member of the board, Swiss open access law journal sui generis, 2014–

Past & Present Initiatives

Legal protection of infants and pregnant women from lead poisoning and more broadly the topic of the implementation of the precautionary principle in Switzerland, regulatory initiative, on-going

Initiated by Alice Pirlot, see e.g. here.

Strategic litigation, maternity leave: discrimination of fathers after the birth of their child, concluded

Decision by the Swiss Federal Court, see here.