Dr iur Juerg Bloch > Niederer Kraft Frey AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Niederer Kraft Frey AG Offices
BAHNHOFSTRASSE 53
8001 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Dr iur Juerg Bloch
Work Department
Investigations & Enforcement, White Collar Crime, Banking, Finance & Regulatory, Dispute Resolution, Corporate/M&A, Commercial.
Position
Juerg Bloch’s practice focuses on advising companies and individuals on corporate internal and regulatory investigations, white collar crime, crisis management, corporate governance, compliance and international civil and criminal judicial assistance matters. Much of Juerg’s work is international and involves regular contact with regulators and prosecutors in Switzerland and the United States.
Career
Niederer Kraft Frey, Partner (2020-).
Languages
German, English, French.
Memberships
Swiss and Zurich Bar Association, New York State Bar Association, IBA International Bar Association, ACFE Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
Education
University of Fribourg, lic.iur., with additional degree in European law (2004), Bar Admission in Switzerland (2008), New York University School of Law, LL.M. and Academic Career Research Fellow (2011), Bar Admission in New York State (2011), University of Fribourg, Dr. iur., magna cum laude (2018), Certified Fraud Examiner, CFE (2018).
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
(Next Generation Partners)With expertise in multi-jurisdictional and cross-border matters, Niederer Kraft Frey AG‘s wide-ranging experience encompasses the insurance, medical and fashion sectors, among others, with particular strengths in handling white-collar related mandates. The team’s capabilities have been strengthened by the firm’s new office in Geneva, with white-collar experts Myriam Fehr-Alaoui and Nicolas Kuonen joining the team in January 2023 from Python and Tavernier Tschanz respectively. ‘Fantastic’ joint practice head Juerg Bloch is entrusted by clients to manage white-collar criminal defence matters and internal investigations, with fellow practice head Philipp Candreia fielding a strong practice that includes various investigations as well as enforcement matters concerning prudentially regulated institutions.
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
‘Excellent, efficient and creative litigator’ Daniel Eisele leads the ‘very reliable’ Niederer Kraft Frey AG practice group, which is active across a variety of courts, from the cantonal and federal courts, to FINMA and the Swiss Competition Commission. Eisele’s prowess lies in cross-border litigation, while Lukas Beeler primarily focuses on the financial market, as well as administrative and regulatory litigation. Valerie Meyer Bahar is particularly adept in corporate, commercial and employment litigation, with Juerg Bloch frequently handles matters pertaining to white-collar crime. Frank Spoorenberg, who joined the firm in January 2023, is established in the firm’s new Geneva office, bringing Nicolas Kuonen with him.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: litigation Switzerland
- Next Generation Partners Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations Switzerland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Real estate and construction
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Tax