Ernst J. Walch, Dr.iur., MCJ

Education:

University of Innsbruck, Austria (Doctor iuris utriusque, 1980).
New York University School of Law, Postgraduate, Institute of Comparative Law, USA (Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1981).

Languages:

German, English, French. Certified translator and interpreter (English).

Practice Areas:

Banking Law, Corporate Law, Trusts, Estate Planning, Litigation, Arbitration.

Admissions:

New York, 1983.
Liechtenstein, 1984.

Publications:

Lester Nelson, The Commercial Laws of the World, Chapter Liechtenstein, Library of Congress Catalogue No. 65-22163, January 1986, Oceana Publications, Inc., Dobbs Ferry, New York.
Duncan E.Osborne and Elizabeth M. Schurig, Asset Protection: Domestic and International Law and Tactics, Chapter Liechtenstein, Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data No. 95-8267, April 1995, updated quarterly, Clark Boardman Callaghan, Thomson Legal Publishing Inc., Texas.
Dennis Campbell, International Taxation of Low-tax Transactions, Chapter Liechtenstein, ISBN 0-906524-08-3, BNA International Inc., London 1996.

Memberships:

NYSBA, New York State Bar Association.
Europäische Anwaltsvereinigung e.V.
IAETL, The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law.
Liechtenstein Bar Association.
Liechtenstein Association of Professional Trustees.

Political Activities:

Member of the Steering Committee of the European Democrat Union (EDU) representing the Progressive Citizens Party in Liechtenstein, 1983 to 1993.
Member of the Liechtenstein Parliament, 1989 to 1996.
President of the Liechtenstein Parliament, 1993.
President of the Progressive Citizens Party in Liechtenstein (FBP), 2000 to 2001.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein, 2001 to 2005.