Firm Profile > Niederer Kraft Frey AG > Zurich, Switzerland

‘Excellent technical knowledge combined with a great understanding of the Swiss market and strong negotiation capabilities. Very time efficient and hands-on. ’

‘Till Spillmann is an excellent adviser with a great understanding of the big picture in a transaction. He knows the Swiss market inside out and knows which points to push and which to trade. He is exceptionally hands-on in a heated deal phase and always available to move quickly.’

‘Very responsive, commercial and thorough team. Very pleasant to work with.’

‘Till Spillmann is one of our preferred advisors in Switzerland: very fast, thorough, commercial and pleasant to work with – with a broad expertise from M&A to financing.’

‘Very professional, fast and reliable.’

‘Highly committed and reliable, solution oriented, fun to work with.’

‘Excellent commercial understanding and technical know how. Very well connected in the Swiss market and with an excellent understanding of market trends. Always available and down to earth with excellent problem solving capabilities.’

‘Patrik Peyer has proven to be an excellent attorney who can make the difference. He is always available and focuses on the most important topics in critical situations, which give his clients an edge in competitive M&A processes.’

‘Moritz Maurer has excellent project management capabilities and is very diligent in conducting his work.’

‘Strong understanding of the business/commercial issues supported by a strong and deep understanding of local and international law. Continues to work on dilemmas/issues until the right solution is developed.’

‘Pragmatic and experienced M&A team.’

‘Patrik Peyer – always available, pragmatic, solution driven, very pleasant and friendly demeanour, even in contentious negotiation situations – keeps his focus on content, solutions and is client-focussed.’

‘Efficient workflow, good seminars for clients, quick response time, good quality.’

‘Moritz Maurer is available 24/7 if needed and extremely responsive. Very client focussed.’

‘Manuel Werder is a very good lawyer. He is always available, is able to provide pragmatic, solution oriented and creative advice, always based on a very solid foundation of legal knowledge. He has excellent social and negotiation skills. We appreciated his high personal involvement and commitment and his proactive approach.’

‘General broad knowledge of all spectres of the issues and challenges within the relevant practice areas.’

‘Lukas Beeler stands out as an excellent litigator who is calm, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with.’

‘The team is highly competent and responsive – it is a pleasure to work with them, not only academically, but also as a team. The team is capable of managing highly complex and international litigation in an extremely professional manner.’

‘The litigation and arbitration practice of NKF is truly outstanding. I consider them the number one firm in Switzerland in these two areas. NKF’s cross-border expertise and its longstanding experience with large cases is of key importance.’

‘Daniel Eisele is a top litigation and arbitration expert with very broad professional experience. He has a very straightforward and credible demeanour, can quickly recognize and understand the most relevant aspects of a case, and is able to develop innovative and practical solutions. He is incredibly responsive, readily available to address problems in person or remotely on demand.’

‘The team is particularly strong in international litigation, having in-depth knowledge of various jurisdictions, ability to “dig-out” the required case law examples, as well as to assess all aspects that may come up in the process.’

‘Lukas Beeler has proved to be a brilliant litigator who has the knowledge and experience and who pays attention to every detail that will later turn around the case.’

‘NKF really has an extraordinary dispute team.’

‘Daniel Eisele is an excellent lawyer, has great advocacy skills and can differentiate between relevant and irrelevant issues. He has a pragmatic approach and knows how to solve difficult problems. He has particular expertise in large commercial contracts, sports and insurances cases.’

‘Tamir Livschitz is very internationally minded and can argue in a convincing manner.’

‘Anja Vogt is extremely dedicated, very well organized and legally skilful.’

‘A stand-out litigator is Daniel Eisele. He can present the arguments to the court in the best possible manner. He is reliable, responsive and pragmatic.’

‘Lukas Beeler is the best choice for international and complex disputes. Lukas is able to manoeuvre different EU jurisdictions and proceedings before the European Court of Justice. He has also impressed us with his impeccable work-ethic. He is always available and ready to solve complex questions the client may have.’

‘NKF’s litigation team is absolutely top. It provides first class quality work. Its leading litigation practice consists of excellent lawyers.’

‘Daniel Eisele: He is a very experienced and outstanding litigator who is able to present and argue cases in a convincing manner. He has a very practical approach and always sees the big picture.’

‘Tamir Livschitz is a talented and skilful lawyer who knows how to concentrate on the key facts. He really fights for the interests of his client.’

‘Anja Vogt is one of the best associates I’ve ever encountered.’

‘The team has particular expertise in the areas of banking, employment and commercial contracts. NKF’s dispute team is excellent ’

‘Daniel Eisele is legally skilful and very experienced, having fought many fights in the past. He is a leading figure in the Swiss dispute scene.’

‘NKF is in my view an outstanding firm for all types of dispute work, and I can highly recommend them. We very much appreciate its extraordinary legal, strategic and tactical skills. They are prompt to respond to any queries a client may have and they are able to determine the key aspects of a matter.’

‘I can highly recommend Daniel Eisele as excellent litigator. With his creativity and commitment he is able to find practical and sustainable solutions. In addition, he knows how to convince and how to best present the facts and the legal reasoning.’

‘NKF has a very talented disputes practice, with a strong emphasis on cross-border matters. Its lawyers are excellent and they are multi-lingual. They are committed to achieving the best possible results for their clients.’

‘Daniel Eisele is a highly regarded, top-tier litigator, with an extensive roster of blue-chip clients. He has worked on many high-profile and complex cases, such as the FIFA case. He has exceptional advocacy and legal skills.’

‘Juerg Bloch is an extremely talented litigator and white-collar defense attorney.’

‘The lawyers deal with the very complex issues of private international law.’

‘Tamir Livschitz is very motivated and always open to questions.’

‘The NKF Litigation practice offers a great combination of decades-long top tier experience in most complex litigation matters, brightest young minds and seamless coordination with the firm’s other expert teams. In addition, the firm and its litigation practice remains truly unique due to its strong personalities, personality-driven character and an understated leadership style which makes every-day work with them a particular pleasure also on a personal level.’

‘Due to its legendary character and decades-long commitment to excellence, the firm and its litigation practice is able to continuously attract the brightest young talent on the market. In combination with the experience and strategic guidance of senior partners, this makes the practice truly great and exceptional.’

‘Lukas Beeler, a young partner in NKF’s litigation team, is a particularly skilled and talented litigator and one of the brightest young minds on the market. Without a doubt, Dr. Beeler can be described as a young star in the field of complex international banking litigation.’

‘High level of knowledge and expertise, fast turnaround, to the point solutions, strategic thinking and a pleasure to work with.’

‘Catherine Grun Meyer has been a reliable partner for us throughout the last years. She is easy to work with, straight forward and can think out of the box to find the appropriate solution.’

‘The Niederer Kraft Frey employment team is very customer-oriented and flexible to work in a way that we clients wish. Furthermore the communication with NKF employment is very uncomplicated, fast and to the point. In particular NKF has broad international experience – and is capable of providing advice in a concise way, understandable not only for lawyers but also for an international senior management with limited knowledge of Swiss employment law. ’

‘Catherine Grun Meyer has great communication skills and is a strategic thinker. She is always available and is able to tailor her services to my wishes. Catherine Grun Meyer makes a great team with Livia Keller, who has profound knowledge of Swiss employment law, including jurisprudence of the Swiss Federal Tribunal. ’

‘NKF’s relationship with us is lasting for years and pre dates my start date at the firm. I highly appreciate their know how relating to our company.’

‘Daniel Antognini is a top employment law litigator- focused, fast-thinking and always on top of the case.’

‘The Real Estate legal team of Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) is capable to deal with complex situations. The team provides deep understanding and broad knowledge in all real estate disciplines. But the highest value of NKF’s Real Estate team is the strong commitment for its customer in the sense of quick, sustainable and economic solutions.’

‘Andreas Vögeli is the best real estate lawyer in Switzerland.’

‘Unique is the combination of know-how and experience in different fields of the real estate industry and the pragmatism of advice and solutions; the team is constantly solution oriented; the partners have broad and deep experience in different fields; for a client the “one stop shop” is important.’

‘The real estate team of NKF with head Andreas Vögeli is highly competent to deal with complex real estate cases. Questions are answered in a pragmatic and goal-focused manner. Andreas Vögeli helps in negotiations, is clear in his communication and clearly one of the best in this field in Switzerland. ’

‘Andreas Vögeli has seen various cases in his professional life and has always an answer when faced with problems. He is up-to-date and has high negotiation skills.’

‘Outstanding network, deal supporting-mindset, super responsive, pragmatic and overall always very helpful – a top-of-mind law firm in the real estate sector.’

‘In-depth and broad market knowledge.’

‘The NKF team has a great experience in particular in highly complex cross-border tax structuring tasks. Their solutions are always tailor-made and very pragmatic. The NKF team perfectly understands the client’s business and needs, no matter how complex these are.’

‘Thomas Graf has a unique experience and an exceptionally pragmatic sense in giving advice regarding complex cross-border transactions and international sports events – in his field of expertise he is truly stellar. He helped us to be always at the forefront of developments and he is a true pleasure to work with.’

‘They are hands on. Their knowledge of tax law is really high. They are client focused, accessible and provide a high level of attention.’

‘The team is keen to provide the best service for the client. It is highly professional, reliable and very quick in its services.’

‘Clara-Ann Gordon has a huge knowledge in data privacy and always strives for the best solutions for her clients. She is an expert and supports her clients with pragmatic solutions.’

‘Great legal knowledge skill and empathy.’

‘Efficient and qualified team with a practical approach. Keeps in mind that clients not necessarily want to set case law but find a satisfying solution to problems.’

‘Tamir Livschitz has great oratory and court skills.’

‘Top legal know-how combined with shrewd tactics. ’

‘Tamir Livschitz: Just outstanding. Unbelievably responsive: the longest time I had to wait for a substantive response to a question was two hours, but normally it goes faster than this.’

‘NKF has a leading and very strong arbitration practice in Switzerland. The NKF dispute team has outstanding and very experienced arbitration lawyers. The team consists of talented younger and older lawyers. They can handle difficult and complex matters.’

‘Daniel Eisele is an excellent, efficient and creative arbitration practitioner. He is very experienced, having worked in this field for more than two decades. He knows how to handle the most complex arbitration cases with a practical approach, has an extraordinary tactical sense and anticipation skills. Daniel is very responsive and it is always a pleasure to work with him. He is on top of his matters and he is a trusted advisor to clients.‘

‘Tamir Livschitz is an excellent and forthright arbitration practitioner with a great legal and strategic acumen. He is very precise and outstandingly good at finding creative and pragmatic solutions to problems. He has an excellent knowledge of arbitration law and has been successfully tested in practice many times.‘

‘Daniel Eisele is a top arbitration and commercial counsel with excellent legal and advocacy skills. Daniel has broad experience in commercial and sports arbitration, is very responsive and easy to work with.’

‘Tamir Livschitz und Anja Vogt are both very good, broad-minded lawyers, they have a fighting spirit and always attempt to best serve their clients.’

‘NKF’s arbitration team consists of highly knowledgeable and outstandingly experienced lawyers who are results-oriented and always fully committed to win. They are pragmatic and efficient and know how to handle the most complex international arbitration proceedings with great competence and excellent tactical skills. It is always a pleasure to work with NKF’s arbitration team who are very collegial, responsive and reliable.’

‘Anja Vogt is a very impressive young arbitration practitioner. She is very knowledgeable, quick and diligent. She is a rising star in the Swiss arbitration scene, having been involved in many large arbitration cases in the past. She is very talented, pragmatic and I can highly recommend her.‘

‘The team of NK&F demonstrates utmost professionalism, capability to work under stress and with tight deadlines, and most importantly – the ability to argue the case on the basis of legislation of different countries.’

‘Tamir Livschitz is considered as an outstanding professional. He demonstrates outstanding professionalism, ability to organize the proceedings and work in an international environment, as well as excellent command of foreign languages. In addition, Mr. Tamir Livshitz demonstrated high skills in conducting proceedings when foreign law is applicable to the case. ’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser took up our concerns competently and quickly, asked questions and promptly, reliably and competently dealt with the issue!’

‘I had direct contact with Nicolas Birkhäuser. There are people where it just fits and Nicolas Birkhäuser is one such person!’

‘We’ve been working with NKF for years, and they’ve always made us feel like their most important clients, despite us being one of many. They know our clients’ business, which allows them to assist in making the right decisions in Switzerland.’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser and his team have a solid understanding of our clients’ offerings, (which they’ve mastered in their own time). This is instrumental in efficient intellectual property prosecution, and helps to avoid costly mistakes and omissions. I always trust that my work is in good hands when this team is involved.’

‘I work with the firm on trade mark clearance and prosecution. I particularly appreciate their advice on what may be available for use on a commercial basis, not just based on the state of the register. That proves to me that they took the time to fully understands our business. They are always available.’

‘The only partner I work with directly is Nicolas Birkhäuser. His attention to my requests for services are handled promptly. He responds to my emails directly. Although he may delegate the initial work to junior associates when it is more cost-effective to do so, I am confident he is overseeing the work and treats me like he would a client with a much larger trade mark portfolio with the firm.’

‘Janine Reudt-Demont’s recent move to Niederer Kraft Frey is a valuable addition to the firm’s capabilities. Janine Reudt-Demont is still young, but she is experienced, very proactive and efficient. Today, Niederer Kraft Frey is a big name in M&A and IT and Janine’s arrival will boost the firm’s IP and life sciences positioning.’

‘Knowledgeable and strategic.’

‘Andras Gurovits has an excellent knowledge of sports law and having the wider Niederer offering (e.g. corporate, tax etc.) alongside the sports expertise is a differentiator.’

‘I have worked extensively with the members of NKF’s sports law practice for several years in connection with commercial and corporate sports law matters. I was always impressed with NKF’s sports law team and find them to be outstandingly skilful, efficient, precise and responsive. The team has extensive experience and is well versed in the field of sports law. They always provide top notch and pragmatic advice. In my view, NKF’s sports law team is among the very best in Europe.’

‘Daniel Eisele is one of the top experts in sports law in Europe. He has been involved in the negotiation of some of the largest sports contracts ever concluded, in particular in the area of television and marketing. He has also been involved in the preparation of sports legislations in four different countries on three continents (Switzerland, Brazil, Russia and South Africa). He has also great expertise in sports law related disputes, in particular concerning sports commercial matters. It is always a pleasure to work with him, he is persistent and attentive.’

‘The team has incredible know-how in competition law fields. The communication is open and very forthcoming.’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser: very smart, concise and flexible (also under time pressure).’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser is a real antitrust expert with a lot of enthusiasm and a fighting spirit.’

‘Profound knowledge, experience and expertise.’

‘The NKF attorneys are friendly and easy to work with. They are very responsive when I need them to be. They also go the extra mile to ensure the client is satisfied with both their work product and the fees charged. ’

‘Nicolas Birkenhäuser is a great lawyer, very knowledgeable about competition law and the industry. He is a pleasure to work with, very responsive and with great business understanding and results driven. ’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser has a keen understanding of the realities of the Swiss financial market and banking business and is able to provide advice with a view to practical implementation.’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser is an expert in his field but also has an affinity for the business side of a matter and manages to provide advice and solutions which ensure good governance.’

‘A perfect combination of technical expertise and commercial pragmatism.’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser provides very valuable and straight to the point advice. He addresses the critical aspects of competition and antitrust law with the necessary thoroughness and his expertise allows him to answer very concrete, practical questions.’

‘NKF is an excellent firm with very intelligent lawyers. A particular asset of NKF is its solution-focused advice and knowledge of the industry.’

‘Nicolas Birkhäuser impresses with in-depth knowledge and expertise. He is also hardworking and very responsive.’

‘Very proactive entrepreneurial lawyers who are trying to identify the client’s exact needs.’

‘Highest competence in the field. Very human and business-like. ’

‘Smart and flexible team, also under time pressure.’

‘Nicola Birkhäuser, a complete and enthusiastic business lawyer, with outstanding skills, very creative, knows the Swiss market and its particularities.’

‘NKF team is open for new ideas and solutions. In their work they merge their knowledge from different areas of law and exceptional experience and their proposals are always business orientated and tailor-made. They are also ready to work at any time, including weekends and late hours and they were always ready to provide us the support that we need.’

‘Moritz Maurer – exceptional communication skills merged with specialized legal knowledge. His international background is essential to describe Swiss legal details to persons who are used to totally different legal mechanisms.’

‘Roman Sturzenegger – persistent, well organized and scrupulous. Open to out-of-box solutions and thanks to his knowledge and argumentation skills capable to convince courts and offices to accept new ideas and solutions.’

‘My experience of NFK is that they are excellent technical lawyers and very professional.’

‘Marco Häusermann – very thorough with an excellent understanding of the law and market. Professional, approachable and responsive.’

‘NKF rightfully enjoys a prime reputation as the top law firm in Zurich for private client matters and beyond. Its level of professionalism, client focus, expertise and responsiveness is truly unique. As in any people’s business industry, it in my view more than anything is NKF’s team that makes them stand apart: extremely savvy, exceptionally trained, highly experienced and truly engaged, they’re acting as their client’s advisors in all aspects.’

‘In particular, I value the thought-through strategy for the case, unparalleled research and subject matter expertise, case-specific application of the applicable laws, outstanding collaboration with my lawyers in other jurisdictions as well as highest level of both preparedness and sovereignty in written disputes as well as courtroom hearings. NKF has a team of highly qualified and very motivated professionals tirelessly and seamlessly working towards achieving my goals.’

‘Catherine Grun Meyer is an outstanding lawyer, exceptional strategic thinker and second to none expert in her field. Always available despite her very busy agenda, she is fully dedicated to excellently represent her clients.’

‘Catherine Grun Meyer developed a thought-through strategy for our cases and follows it through with an unparalleled level of experience and expertise – she not only delivers outstanding analysis and application of the law in an innovative, robust and coherent way on constantly extremely high quality levels, she also knows how to read personal profiles of the disputants and how to best handle the different authorities and governmental bodies/ agencies involved. She is an exceptionally committed partner to have at your side in a huge amount of difficult situations, and works non-stop, following the agreed strategy she permanently improves, to meet the goals.’

‘The team is worldly-wise and very cognisant of issues and conflict of law issues for international individuals and their estate planning.’

‘Thomas Graf – an expert on international tax matters and very pragmatic.’

‘Catherine Grun Meyer is very knowledgeable in complex succession law matters across jurisdictions.’

‘Top notch attorneys with broad experience.’

‘Very collegial and a great partner for foreign lawyers looking for excellent Swiss counsel.’

‘Daniel Antognini is an excellent litigation lawyer with impressive knowledge and experience, extremely focused, who doesn’t stop researching a case before having found the best applicable legal argument to cover all aspects involved. He tirelessly works towards the strategy developed, outperforms highest standards and never falls short of ensuring the argument made is consistent and well-rounded. A true pleasure to work with and rely on.’

‘NKF have one of the most experienced private client practice in Switzerland. I truly appreciate their dedication and way to work with clients and peers.’

‘Catherine Grun Meyer is easy to work with, highly experienced and genuinely dedicated to her clients’ case.’