Thomas Hochstrasser > Niederer Kraft Frey AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Niederer Kraft Frey AG Offices
BAHNHOFSTRASSE 53
8001 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Thomas Hochstrasser
Work Department
Private Clients, Sports, Dispute Resolution
Position
Thomas Hochstrasser advises private clients on all matters of commercial, corporate, banking, finance and regulatory law as well as sports law. He also regularly acts as counsel and represents clients in complex litigation proceedings. In addition, Thomas is a member of the board of several corporations. Thomas has been ranked in his working field by Legal 500 2021 as recommended key lawyer.
Career
Niederer Kraft Frey, Junior Associate (2014), Associate (2015), Senior Associate (2019), Partner (2024)
Languages
German, English
Memberships
Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association, IBA International Bar Association, ASDS Schweizerische Vereinigung für Sportrecht
Education
University of Bern, Bachelor Degree, BLaw, summa cum laude (2010), University of Bern, Master Degree, MLaw, summa cum laude (2012), Admitted to the Bar (2014), SIX Swiss Exchange – Recognition as competent representative (2017), Financial intermediary SRO SAV/SNV (2019), Certificate of Business Administration, IE University, Madrid (2020), LL.M., Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago (2020)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Sports law
(Next Generation Partners)Niederer Kraft Frey AG handles a range of contentious and non-contentious work across the sports industry. Practice head András Gurovits
covers the full spectrum of sports-related matters where he regularly acts as an advisor and advocate for governing bodies and athletes before state courts and arbitral tribunals. Offering a commercial perspective, Daniel Eisele advises a range of organisers of major events. With the opening of the firm’s new Geneva office, Boris Vittoz, who joined from Python in January 2023, has extensive experience in crisis management where he advised clients facing simultaneous legal and governance challenges. Thomas Hochstrasser regularly represents clients in high-profile cases.
Switzerland > Private client
As a full-service law firm, Niederer Kraft Frey AG advises its private clients on the full spectrum of matters, including investments, estate planning, relocation, divorce, and inheritance law. The team is headed by Catherine Grun Meyer, who has an expertise in succession planning of family businesses. Leading the team alongside her, Thomas Graf is recommended for tax matters within the sports industry. Daniel Antognini and Thomas Hochstrasser are also notable members of the team.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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