Leo Anton Staub

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Title
Prof. em. Dr.
Last Name
Staub
First name
Leo Anton
Phone
+41 71 224 7504
Web Site
Main focuses
His primary area of scholarly interest is in the intersection between law and business, how law is of ever growing importance for management structures and decisions in enterprises. He is lecturing on various topics in the field,; such as strategy, client relations, business architecture or leadership in the legal environment, also specifically on how to manage legal risks or deplore legal potentials in enterprises.; Leo’s publications focus on management issues in law firms and in-house legal departments. Together with a large team of colleagues both from the St. Gallen law and business faculty he teaches in various of his executive education programs, designed either for lawyers and in-house legal counsel who want to learn about management or for business executives who are introduced to the basics of; business law. The aforementioned courses are rolled out both as open enrolment programs and as custom programs for large law firms and in-house legal departments.
Fields of research
Corporate Legal and Compliance
Law & Management
Law Firm Management
Education(s)

University of Zurich (MA Law)

University of Zurich (Doctorate)

University of St. Gallen (Executive MBA)

Professional Career

Before joining the St. Gallen faculty, he was a co-founder and senior partner of one of the top ten law firms in Switzerland, practicing corporate law from 1986 until 2008.
Before starting his law firm in 1986, Leo served as a court clerk and as deputy single judge at the County Court of Rorschach for five years. Leo earned a Ph.D from Zurich Law School and an Executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen. He is admitted to St. Gallen and Swiss bars.

Leo serves as a Chairman or Member on boards of directors of several companies (see current engagements on www.staub-law.ch)

Teaching activities

Law Firm Management

Corporate Legal and Compliance

Managing Legal Risk

Legal Aspects of Corporate Succession

Affiliation(s)

St. Gallen Bar Association

Swiss Bar Association

Swiss Lawyers Verein

Projects(s)

Topics for bachelor-, master-, and doctoral-theses in the fields of

- Law Firm Management

- Corporate Legal and Compliance

- Managing Legal Risk