Dr iur Gion Jegher > Prager Dreifuss AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Prager Dreifuss AG
MÜHLEBACHSTRASSE 6
8008 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Dispute Resolution, Insolvency & Restructuring, Banking & Finance

Position

Partner

Career

Dr Gion Jegher is a member of the Dispute Resolution, Insolvency & Restructuring and Banking & Finance Teams. He is a real expert in matters of private international law. This area addresses all legal issues arising in cross-border cases, such as insolvency of multi-national companies or transnational litigation.

Languages

German, English, French, Russian

Memberships

Zurich and Swiss Bar Association
Pro Iure
Freiwillige Akademische Gesellschaft

Education

Swiss Bar (2000)
University of Basel (Dr. iur., 2002, Walther Hug prize; lic. iur., 1993)
Duke University (LL.M., 1996)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Prager Dreifuss AG represents banks, hedge funds, and other financial institutions in complex domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring proceedings. The team is particularly active in advising clients on arbitration proceedings and global enforcement strategies of arbitral awards that have been rendered. Daniel Hayek has extensive expertise representing creditors in bankruptcy-related litigation, from registering or purchasing claims to enforcement of claims vis-à-vis the bankruptcy administrators. Gion Jegher advises creditors with regards to questions arising from impending insolvencies, whilst Christian Casanova has experience in complex bankruptcy litigation. At the associate level Laura Richenberger, Rahel A. Nedi, and Mark Meili are names to watch.