Marc Joost is a business lawyer and partner of Silk Attorneys at Law. He has extensive experience in the below mentioned areas of expertise. In particular, due to his many years of experience as head of the legal department of a listed machine tool manufacturer in Tokyo, Japan, he knows how to apply his expertise in a practical and business-oriented manner on the international stage..
Main areas of activity
- International trade and distribution law, especially in Asia
- Industrial production, mechanical and plant engineering
- M&A
- Corporate Governance
- Compliance
- National and international corporate and contract law matters
- Providing a comprehensive outsourced legal department services.
Career
- Partner Silk Attorneys at Law, since 2022
- Head of legal department in listed machine tool manufacturer (DMG MORI), 2012- 2022, thereof 5 years (2015-2020) in Tokyo, Japan
- Senior Legal Counsel in International Investment Group (Renova Group), 2010 – 2012
- Master of Laws (LL.M.), Corporate&Commercial Law, Sydney, Australia, 2009 – 2010
- Lawyer in an international law firm in Zurich, 2007 – 2009
- Admission to the bar, 2006
- Legal Secretary District Court Lenzburg, 2005 – 2006
- Law Degree University of Zurich and Pamplona, Spain, 2004
- Research assistant at the University of Zurich, 2003 – 2004
Other professional activities
- Board of Directors in various domestic and foreign companies
Memberships
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
Languages
- German
- English
- Spanish
- Japanese (basic knowledge)