David Cuendet advises and represents clients in state court litigation and in arbitration, including pre-trial and enforcement issues. He specializes in civil, criminal and administrative procedure, trade restrictions and sanctions regulations, debt collection and bankruptcy law, white collar crime, contract law, and the law of associations (Verein).

David Cuendet routinely conducts judicial and administrative proceedings before authorities from different legal backgrounds in the German- and French-speaking parts of Switzerland.

His judicial experience includes obtaining or defending against ex parte interim injunctions and attachments, asserting or averting contractual claims (e.g., guarantee, asset management, shareholders' agreement, sale and purchase, credit, loan, agency, distribution), concluding judicial or extra-judicial settlements, representing aggrieved or accused parties in administrative or criminal investigations (e.g., trade restrictions and sanctions, bribery, fraud, criminal mismanagement, forgery) and enforcing decisions and claims.

His counseling practice focuses on compliance (e.g., trade restrictions and sanctions, money laundering) and on the governance of associations.

David Cuendet was educated at Geneva University (Certificate of Transnational law in 2012; MLaw in 2013). During his studies, he worked as a research assistant with Prof. Dr. Bruno Schmidlin and Prof. Dr. Victor Monnier. Before joining Walder Wyss, he worked with a leading business law firm in Geneva. He was admitted to the bar in 2015.

David Cuendet works in English, German and French. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Significant Accomplishments

Chambers and Partners has moved Walder Wyss's Arbitration Team up to Band 2 in its 2023 Global Ranking

IFLR/Euromoney's Rising Stars Expert Guide 2022

Expert Guides: Rising Stars 2021 published

Swiss sanctions in relation to the situation in Ukraine
Fight against money laundering and terrorist financing: Additional transparency obligations apply to associations (Vereine) as of 1 January 2023
Fight against money laundering and terrorist financing: Additional transparency obligations apply to associations (Vereine) as of 1 January 2023
Kampf gegen Geldwäscherei und Terrorismusfinanzierung: Für Vereine gelten ab 1. Januar 2023 zusätzliche Transparenzpflichten
Bundesgericht bestätigt Unabhängigkeit des TAS gegenüber der FIFA
Auf dem Weg zu einem stillschweigenden Rechtsmittelverzicht gegen einen Schiedsentscheid (Art. 192 Abs. 1 IPRG)? - Zusammenfassung und Besprechung des BGE 143 III 55
Bezirksgericht Horgen (ZH), CG140026-F vom 9. Juli 2015, A. gegen B. Bank