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Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Place de l’Université 8
CH-1205 Geneva
Switzerland

Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Investigations & White Collar, Sports

Position

Boris Vittoz is an expert in international arbitration, both as counsel and arbitrator, as well as commercial litigation, including debt collection and enforcement proceedings. He also advises clients in crisis management and in relation to sports as well as trust and estate disputes.

Career

2023 Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey, Geneva

Languages

French, English

Memberships

  • Swiss Arbitration Association
  • Geneva Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association

Education

2005 Admitted to the Swiss Bar
2002 DEA, University of Paris I (Panthéon-Sorbonne
2001 Law Degree, University of Lausanne

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Sports law

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 > Dispute resolution: arbitration

‘Excellent’ Niederer Kraft Frey AG is well-versed in handling disputes arising from the financial services, chemicals and commodities, as well as media and sport sectors. Daniel Eisele spearheads the practice, while Frank Spoorenberg often sits as co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chairman on a variety of proceedings. Boris Vittoz focuses on international commercial disputes, and Valerie Meyer Bahar maintains a prevalent position within the financial and insurance sectors. Tamir Livschitz and Anja Vogt departed the team in September 2023, joining 5Gambit Disputes Ltd.