Holder of a licence to practise law from the High Court of Zurich, Benjamin Kurmann has more than fifteen years of experience in the legal industry.

He qualified as a Master of Law (lic. iur.) at the University of Zurich and as an Executive Master of European and International Business Law (E.M.B.L-HSG) at the University of St. Gallen.

He started his career in a renowned Zurich-based law firm in the fields of business law, company law, banking law and private law. He then joined the Private Banking department of a leading Swiss bank, advising clients on legal matters and succession planning in a Swiss and international environment.

At BRP, Benjamin Kurmann advises banks and financial intermediaries and provides training in cross-border matters, specialising in the cross-border regulation of Eastern countries, as well as in matters of Swiss financial law. He also heads the Zurich branch.

Benjamin gives lectures at a number of recognised educational institutions, including the University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich.

He is author of the following publication:

• Chancen und Risiken der grenzüberschreitenden kollektiven Wahrnehmung von Urheberrechten in der Europäischen Union (Baudenbacher, Kokott: Aktuelle Probleme des Europäischen und Internationalen Wirtschaftsrechts, vol. 13, St. Gallen, 2011)