{"id":6324,"date":"2021-12-01T14:04:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T13:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.binderlegal.ch\/team\/prof-dr-andreas-binder\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:29:34","slug":"prof-dr-andreas-binder","status":"publish","type":"team","link":"https:\/\/www.binderlegal.ch\/en\/team\/prof-dr-andreas-binder\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Dr. Andreas Binder"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae\" class=\"res-block res-header-image alignfull\">\n  <div class=\"res-header-img-outside m-no\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n\t<div class=\"res-header-height\">\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  <style> \n\t\t  @media only screen and (min-width: 970px) {\n\t\t\t  \t  #res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae.res-header-image .layout-1 .jarallax-img { object-position: 0% 10% !important;}  \n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t #res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae.res-header-image .layout-1.header-img-height { height: 100vh;}  \n\t\t\t #res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae.res-header-image .layout-1 .res-header-image-vertical-center { top: 40%;} \n\t\t\t  #res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae.res-header-image .layout-1.header-img-height { height: calc(100vh - 100px);} \n\t\t  }\n\t\t  @media only screen and (max-width: 970px) {  \n\t\t\t#res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae.res-header-image .layout-1.header-img-height { height: 60vh;} \n\t\t\t#res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae.res-header-image .layout-1 .res-header-image-vertical-center { top: 50%;} \n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t  #res-header-image-block_5f7aeb6e4d1ae.res-header-image .layout-1 .jarallax-img { object-position: 5% 10% !important;}  \n\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t  \t\t  }\n\t\t  \t  <\/style> \n\t\t\n\t  <div class=\"layout-1 jarallax header-img-height\" data-speed=\"0.9\" style=\"background-color: #000;\">\n\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"res-header-image-vertical-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sloganBox\">\n                           <div class=\"row\">\n                             <div class=\"col col-md-8 text-center mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n                                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n                                \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n                                \t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                 <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jarallax-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.binderlegal.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/TheFotoLoft-065-Bearbeitet.jpg\"  style=\"opacity: 1;\" alt=\"\"\/>\n                    \t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t   <\/div>\n\t\t\t \n\t \n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\t\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-txt-block_61a0a0b729d3f\" class=\"res-block res-txt alignfull layout01 pt-4\" style=\"background-color: #f5f3f1;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n \n\t\t  \n\t\t \t  \n      \n      <div class=\"layout-1 txt-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 var-1spalten text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-title-field\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   <h1>Prof. Dr. Andreas Binder<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t   <h3>Prof. em. Dr. iur. et lic. oec. HSG, Attorney-at-law<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-textfield postContent pt-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  <p>Andreas Binder advises companies and entrepreneurs, members of the board of directors and the executive management as well as investors in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (company acquisitions and succession planning), corporate law, corporate governance, public corporate governance and contract law.<\/p>\n<p>He graduated from the University of St.Gallen with a degree in economics and a degree in law. He was admitted to the Bar in 1984 and received his doctorate from the University of Basel in 1987 for his Ph.D. thesis on \u201cThe constitution of the corporation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Binder has been working as a business lawyer since 1984. In 2004, he was appointed Honorary Professor at the University of St.Gallen. He is a lecturer for mergers and acquisitions, corporate law and corporate governance at the University of St.Gallen and serves as a member of the core faculty of the University\u2019s master programme \u201cStrategy and International Management\u201d, which has been ranked no. 1 in the Financial Times\u2019 global ranking of master\u2019s in management programmes in the years 2011 to 2022 and 2024 to 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Binder is the co-editor of the comprehensive interdisciplinary work \u201cMergers &amp; Acquisitions \u2013 Handbook for Strategy, Consulting and Law\u201d, which was published in German in 2024 in a revised third edition by the Stuttgart-based publishing house Sch\u00e4ffer Poeschel.<\/p>\n<p>In his capacity as chair and member of various boards of directors of industrial, commercial and financial companies, Andreas Binder has acquired extensive experience and expertise from a corporate perspective, co-orchestrated and supervised comprehensive change processes, led M&amp;A transactions and became proficient in dealing with the diverse challenges as well as the advisory needs and expectations of members of the board of directors and executive management.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2013, Andreas Binder has been a member of the Conference Board\u2019s European Council on Corporate Governance.<\/p>\n<p>Andreas Binder is married and has two adult children. He is currently excited about spending time with his five small grandchildren \u2013 and he loves to ski.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"txt-textfield-btns pt-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/div> \t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \n\t  \n \n \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-kontaktinformationen-block_61a61b19b37a9\" class=\"res-block res-kontaktinformationen alignfull  pb-4\" style=\"background-color: #f5f3f1;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n \t  \n      \n     <div class=\"kontaktinformationen\">\n\t\t<div class=\"postContent\">\n\t\t \n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-sm-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"telefon mr-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+41 58 404 40 00\"><i class=\"fad fa-phone brand-color\"><\/i>+41 58 404 40 00<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-mail mr-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:andreas.binder@binderlegal.ch\"><i class=\"fad fa-envelope brand-color\"><\/i>andreas.binder@binderlegal.ch<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"v-card mr-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.binderlegal.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/vCard-Andreas-Binder-2025-06-03-deutsch.vcf\" download><i class=\"fad fa-arrow-to-bottom brand-color\"><\/i>vCard<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"v-card mr-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.binderlegal.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CV-Andreas-Binder-2026-03-02-english.pdf\" download><i class=\"fad fa-file-user brand-color\"><\/i>CV<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"linkedin mr-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/andreas-binder-09629a146\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in brand-color\"><\/i>LinkedIn<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t  \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-txt-block_61a76ff3e913b\" class=\"res-block res-txt layout01 pt-4\" style=\"background: transparent;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container-off\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n \n\t\t  \n\t\t \t  \n      \n      <div class=\"layout-1 txt-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 var-1spalten text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-title-field\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Curriculum<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-textfield postContent pt-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"txt-textfield-btns pt-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/div> \t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \n\t  \n \n \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-table-acf-block_61a5fbd89a7f9\" class=\"res-block res-table-acf p-no\" style=\"background: transparent;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container-off\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n\n<table class=\"table table-striped\" border=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td>since 2004<\/td><td>Honorary Professor for the law of obligations and corporate law at the University of St.Gallen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>since 1989<\/td><td>Lecturer at the University of St.Gallen<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1987<\/td><td>Dr. iur. (University of Basel)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>since 1984<\/td><td>Partner at Binder Rechtsanw\u00e4lte (registered with the Bar in the Canton of Aargau)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1984<\/td><td>Admitted to the Bar in the Canton of Aargau and admitted to all courts in Switzerland<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1983<\/td><td>lic. iur. (University of St.Gallen)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1981<\/td><td>lic. oec. (University of St.Gallen)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t  \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-txt-block_61a77061e913c\" class=\"res-block res-txt layout01 pt-4\" style=\"background: transparent;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container-off\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n \n\t\t  \n\t\t \t  \n      \n      <div class=\"layout-1 txt-section\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row\">\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-10 var-1spalten text-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-title-field\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Further activities<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"txt-textfield postContent pt-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"txt-textfield-btns pt-2 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t <\/div> \t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t \n\t  \n \n \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section id=\"res-table-acf-block_61a5fdd8e504c\" class=\"res-block res-table-acf pb-4\" style=\"background: transparent;\">\n  <div class=\"inner-container container-off\" data-aos=\"res-fadeIn\">\n\n<table class=\"table table-striped\" border=\"0\"><tbody><tr><td>Chair and member of various boards of directors of industrial, commercial and financial companies (since 1994)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lecturer in corporate law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions at the University of St.Gallen, member of the core faculty of the Master in Strategy and International Management, the world\u2019s best-ranked master\u2019s programme in management in the Financial Times ranking in the years 2011\u20132022 and 2024 to 2025<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Member of the European Council on Corporate Governance of the Conference Board<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Member of the Expert Commission on Restructuring in the Swiss Code of Obligations appointed by the Federal Council (2013\u20132014)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Member of the Grand Council of the Canton of Aargau (1997\u20132009)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t  \n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. em. 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