Michael
Mroczek
Counsel
lic. iur., LL.M.
+41 71 277 65 65
Advoro AG
Dufourstrasse 150
9000 St. Gallen
Switzerland
About
Michael Mroczek regularly represents clients before arbitration tribunals and acts as arbitrator in ICC, SAC (Swiss Arbitration Center) and DIS (German Institution of Arbitration) arbitration proceedings. He also advises clients on international estate planning.
Michael Mroczek holds a law degree from the University of Basel and an LL.M. in U.S. Law from Temple University in Philadelphia. He is a licensed attorney in Switzerland and a notary public in the Canton of St. Gallen. He is also registered in the Register of EU Lawyers at the District Bar Council in Warsaw and admitted as a foreign lawyer in Japan.
Michael Mroczek is a partner at Nozomi Sogo, a medium-sized law firm in Tokyo, Japan. As former President of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Japan and since 2019 as President of the European Business Council (EBC) in Japan, he not only represents Swiss business interests, but also represents the European community of interest and promotes relations between the EU area and Japan. He also lectures International Arbitration at the University of Tokyo and at Temple University in Japan.
Michael Mroczek speaks German, English, French, Italian, Polish and Japanese.
Publications
(in language of publication)
How to Insure Permissibility of Advocates & Arbitrators chosen for Arbitration in Japan, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Tokyo, February 2018
The Termination of Agency Contracts and Distributorship Contracts in Switzerland, Japanese Council on International Trade Law, Tokyo, December 2017
Selection of Arbitrators, YJAA-AFIA, Tokyo, September 2017
Law and Business in Japan (Executive M.B.L. – HSG program), Waseda University, Tokyo, August 2017
Starting your business in Japan – selected legal aspects and practical advices, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, April 2016
International Business Dispute Resolution, the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, July 2015
Swiss Constitutional Law, Keio Law School, Tokyo, May 2015
Procedures for Registering Foreign Affiliated Companies, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo, February 2015
Alternative Dispute Resolution with a particular focus on international arbitration, Tokyo Bar Association, Tokyo, November 2014
Five practical issues every company should know about international arbitration, Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, Osaka, October 2014
Five practical issues every company should know about international arbitration, Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, Osaka, October 2014
Five practical issues every company should know about international arbitration, Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan, Tokyo, June 2014
International Commercial Arbitration in Switzerland, Nagoya University, December 2013
Arbitration in International Business Transactions, International Fashion Center Bldg., Tokyo, November 2013
Swiss Constitutional Law, Keio Law School, Tokyo, May 2013
Purchase of Real Estates in Switzerland by Foreigners, Polish Business Club, Warsaw, February 2011
Expertise
Commercial law
Contract law
Corporate law
International civil law
International arbitration
Other Activities and Functions
Partner bei Nozomi Sogo, Tokio, Japan
Ratsmitglied des European Business Councils (EBC) (seit 2015)
Präsident des European Business Councils (EBC) (seit 2019)
Adjunt Professor, Temple University Beasly School of Law (seit 2017)
Dozent an der Universität von Tokio, Japan (seit 2016)
Präsident der Schweizerischen Handels- und Industriekammer in Japan (2016 - 2019)
Dozent an der Universität St.Gallen (HSG) (2017-2019)
Dozent an der Rikkyo Universität (2015 - 2019)