Dr Thomas Rohner > Pestalozzi > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Whilst fielding a particularly strong banking and finance, commodity trading, life sciences and construction litigation practice, Pestalozzi is capable of advising clients across a broad range of sectors. The team, regarded as ‘creative and full of insight’, is routinely entrusted by major Swiss banks, trading, commercial and other companies in high-profile and cross-border banking disputes. Christophe Emonet, who focuses on banking and commercial disputes as well as regulatory and white-collar crime matters, and Thomas Rohner, who is notably proficient in commercial disputes and asset tracing, jointly steer the practice. Laurent Killias’s experience encompasses civil engineering, R&D and distribution matters, while Nicolas Herren strengthens the practice with his extensive contractual and regulatory knowledge. Lukas Rusch’s wide-ranging expertise includes construction, energy and post-M&A disputes.

Covering a diverse scope of industries in its practice, Pestalozzi‘s ‘very well-prepared and experienced’ arbitration team is especially noted for its in-depth capabilities within commodities and banking related disputes as well as internal investigations. Active at both a national and international level, the team is a strong choice for states and state-owned entities, as well as private clients, for assistance with civil, criminal and regulatory disputes. Laurent Killias, who is geared to assist with disputes arising from construction, civil engineering and R&D, jointly leads the practice alongside Thomas Legler, who is a reputed expert within the IP, IT and data protection arenas. Michael Kramer utilises his tri-lingual capabilities to advise clients on a range of international commercial arbitration across the fields of banking, pharma and commodities, while Thomas Rohner is entrusted with asset tracing and a host of commercial disputes. Alexandra Johnson, who is noted for her ‘exceptional responsiveness, unwavering client focus, and razor-sharp acumen’, is also active at both a national and international level. Lukas Rusch’s wide ranging expertise consists of, but is not limited to, construction, insurance and investor-state disputes.

The team at Pestalozzi is co-led by Oliver Widmer, Thomas Rohner, and Christophe Emonet. Widmer regularly advises financial institutions and wealth managers on matters relating to banking and capital markets. Rohener is recommended for litigation arising from inheritance disputes, trusts, and estate law. Emonet is skilled at navigating international investigations; he specialises in financial fraud cases and other white-collar crime matters. Jonas Sigrist is another key individual who is an expert at handling domestic and cross-border tax matters.

The team at Pestalozzi offers a wide range of insolvency-related services, including cross-border bankruptcy-related litigation, the recognition and enforcement of foreign bankruptcy proceedings, acting as administrators to recover significant assets of foreign debtors, criminal proceedings, large-scale asset recovery and supervision of bankruptcy administration for major creditors. The team is headed by Thomas Rohner, whose practice includes representing domestic and international clients in insolvency and enforcement matters, and Christophe Emonet, who has vast experience in asset recovery and cross-border bankruptcies. The team comprises of litigation and arbitration specialists Michael Kramer and Florian Mohs, and corporate law expert Christian Leuenberger.