Christoph Germann is an attorney of law based in Geneva. In 2000, he founded the law firm Germann Avocats after having worked at international law firms (Homburger Rechtsanwälte, Zurich; Baker & McKenzie, San Francisco and Geneva) and a Swiss court for six years. He holds a Ph.D. from the Law School of the University of Berne. His doctoral dissertation focused on cultural diversity and international trade regulation (WTO agreements, UNESCO conventions and WIPO treaties) from the perspectives of intellectual property, state aid, competition and trade and culture laws and policies, with special attention to freedom of expression.