Firm Profile > Niederer Kraft Frey AG > Zurich, Switzerland

‘The team is responsive and knowledgeable.‘

‘Bertrand Schott is smart, friendly, and easy to work with.’

‘NKF has one of the most experienced IPO franchises in Switzerland, which adds value with its early engagement and proactive approach. The team has superb understanding of client’s needs and delivers highly professional service on all levels.’

‘Philippe Weber is an extremely experienced partner advising on the most challenging technical and tactical matters. He also has a high responsiveness.’

‘The very dynamic and customer focussed Till Spillmann delivers highly efficient interaction at all times.‘

‘Christina DelVecchio is a key person in a successful prospectus drafting due to vast experience. She is highly efficient in the negotiation of legal agreements.’

‘Deirdre Ní Annracháin is a key team member and has a very high level of responsiveness at all times.‘

‘Great team of highly skilled and experienced M&A and capital markets lawyers.’

‘The team is responsive, knowledgeable and well coordinated, so that advice in many disciplines is delivered clearly and on a timely basis.’

‘Philipp Haas is highly competent and experienced in public M&A and sophisticated in deal structuring. The more complex a deal the more value-add he will have.’

‘Philippe Weber is a star lawyer in Swiss M&A and capital markets. The trusted advisor of many c-level managers and boards on legal matters.’

‘Till Spillmann is commercial, deal oriented and responsive. With his strong presence, he is an excellent communicator and negotiator.’

‘NKF is an excellent choice for both litigation and arbitration. They have talented lawyers at all levels – from interns and junior associates to partners. They are particularly experienced in navigating cross-border matters for clients involving parallel proceedings in Switzerland and other jurisdictions.’

‘The team’s strengths are its responsiveness, its in-depth legal expertise, its strategic mind and its outcome-oriented approach and high commitment.‘

‘Ernst Schmid is an experienced litigator who provides consistently insightful and practical advice.’

‘Daniel Eisele is a leading, experienced litigation practitioner who works efficiently and pragmatically, with a creative mind.‘

‘Tamir Livschitz has an exceptional understanding of the law and is a very convincing and straight forward litigator who gets to the point.‘

‘Valerie Meyer-Bahar is a very experienced lawyer who provides hands-on advice with a deep understanding of entrepreneurial challenges. Fast, responsive and easy to communicate with.‘

‘Anja Vogt is a very bright, dedicated and persistent associate.‘

‘The employment law team has a deep knowledge and wide expertise; they always provide answers straight to the point and are keen on finding the best solution for the client. They are very responsive.‘

‘Catherine Grun Meyer (partner) is the one to turn to for all employment law matters. She understands the facts and circumstances in no time and offers tailor-made solutions. Daniel Antognini (senior associate) has a broad experience and is a top employment law litigator.‘

‘The team displays a great sense of customer orientation; in addition, they have a good understanding of how to find the balance of pragmatic approach and compliance with legal regulation.‘

‘Valerie Meyer displays a great sense of customer orientation in addition they have a good understanding of how to find the balance of pragmatic approach and compliance with legal regulation.‘

‘The team stands out through broad experience, great availability and its quality of execution.‘

‘Andreas Vögeli is a highly experienced, quickly working and straightforward communicator. He focuses on realistic execution more than academical work.’

‘Very experienced in all relevant matters of sports law. Very responsive and able to handle complex matters fast and efficiently. Their expertise in sport matters is outstanding.’

‘Marcus Kronauer has an excellent way of handling clients and his communicative side, making hard things easy to understand, is fabulous.‘

‘Christina Rinne is a key contact and trusted adviser for Swiss customs and tax matters. She is very well connected to all authorities to discuss in advance what will be needed to make a project a success. She is a real business enabler with a sense of ownership.’

‘For data privacy and data protection, our main counterparts are Andras Gurovits and Clara-Ann Gordon. We highly appreciate their teamwork approach. It is an ideal combination as Andras Gurovits has a business background in technology and sports and Clara-Ann Gordon comes from data privacy. This combination is ideal for our needs.‘

‘Very experienced lawyers that provide hands-on advice with a deep understanding of entrepreneurial challenges. Fast, responsive and easy to communicate with.’

‘NKF’s arbitration practice is a leading force in the Swiss market. Its team consists of highly knowledgeable and 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.’

‘Daniel Eisele is a disputes lawyer with exceptional legal and tactical skills who has an unmatched ability to see the big picture and to present a case.’

‘Tamir Livschitz is first-class arbitrator and litigator who is exceptionally dedicated, convincing and creative.’

‘Anja Vogt is a very talented, extremely thorough and knowledgeable associate.’

‘The team displays a great sense of customer orientation; in addition, they have a good understanding of how to find the balance of pragmatic approach and compliance with legal regulation.‘

‘Very responsive team; advice is comprehensive and typically commercially-minded.‘

‘Nicolas Birkhauser (partner) is very diligent, provides timely and comprehensive advice, even if he is on holiday.‘

‘All in all a very strong team that knows Switzerland like their pocket.’

‘Ann Gordon is a very experienced and strategic-thinking lawyer. She’s very responsive and delivers her task on point. Highly recommendable. She’s also very well connected and shows a strong business acumen.’

‘Expertise is excellent – clear statements and explanations – very structured working style – quickly notices the crucial points (Clara-Ann Gordon, Partner)‘

‘Availability is excellent; – efficient responsiveness; – very client orientated and mediates that you are an important client.’

‘We have a very longstanding relationship with NKF. NKF is a tier 1 law firm in Switzerland which offers legal advice in all fields that are relevant to us at FIFA. In particular, NKF also has expertise in sports law, litigation, tax law, etc., which is obviously very important to us. Due to this very longstanding relationship, NKF has deep insights into and is familiar with the particularities at FIFA.’

‘With regard to TMT, our main contacts are Clara-Ann Gordon and Andreas Gurovits. We highly appreciate their teamwork approach – it is an ideal combination since Clara-Ann comes from data privacy and Andreas has a business background in technology and sports. This is ideal for our needs.’

‘The team’s style and approach is very professional and responsive. It is pleasant to work with and the expertise is excellent.’

‘The team has an excellent client base, pragmatic approach, good relationship with the cantonal revenue authorities, and great knowledge of the Swiss tax system.’

‘Thomas Graf has an excellent grasp of commercial, technical and personal issues.‘

‘Catherine Grun Meyer is appreciated for her professionalism, experience and intelligence. She provides outstanding work.’