Philipp SCHMIDT
Senior Legal Counsel EMEA - Zimmer Biomet
Product liability in Europe: A fraying system?
Wednesday 4 May 15:15 - 16:05
Phillip Schmidt is a senior legal counsel at Zimmer Biomet’s EMEA headquarters in Switzerland, a leading manufacturer of orthopaedic implants. He is responsible for all product liability as well as cross border litigation in EMEA, advises on all legal matters in Switzerland, the UK and Ireland and advises the EMEA Marketing and Quality/Regulatory teams. Phillip is admitted to the New York and the Swiss bars and holds degrees from Columbia Law School (LL.M.) and University of St. Gallen (Masters in Law and Economics and International Management). Before moving in-house, he practiced in a major Swiss law firm for several years.
