Dr iur Thomas A Frick > Niederer Kraft Frey AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Niederer Kraft Frey AG Offices
BAHNHOFSTRASSE 53
8001 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Dr iur Thomas A Frick
Work Department
Banking & Finance, Competition, Commercial.
Position
Thomas Frick specializes in counselling Swiss and foreign banks and other financial institutions in various legal and regulatory issues, with a particular focus on customer contracts, interbank contracts and syndicated finance. He advises on numerous FinTech projects and is the editor of the FinTech Law Review. Furthermore, he advises and regularly publishes on competition law.
Career
Partner since 2001.
Languages
German, English, French.
Memberships
Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association, Institute for Industrial Property Law, Europe Institute of Zurich, Swiss Association of Competition Law, Business Angels Switzerland.
Education
University of Zurich, Dr. iur. (1993). London School of Economics, LL.M. (1994). Admitted to the Bar (1992).
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Competition
Praised for being ‘talented, intelligent and responsive’, Niederer Kraft Frey AG’s competition team’s broad range of strengths, encompassing merger control proceedings, the drafting of agreements, and assisting in connection with M&A transactions, means it is well placed to advise on complex and precedent-setting cases. ‘Excellent’ Nicolas Birkhäuser leads the team with his demonstrable expertise across a broad scope of issues from investigation and merger control proceedings to IP-related aspects of competition law. Handling a variety of contentious and non-contentious issues, Thomas A Frick is proficient in competition law in the finance industry, and in handling distribution systems and compliance matters. Anna Mentzer and Paloma Alcántara are other key names within the practice.
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich
Niederer Kraft Frey AG advises high-profile clients on a broad range of banking and finance matters such as regulatory compliance and enforcement, banking litigation, banking insolvency, and financing transactions. The practice is headed by the ‘renowned and well-respected’ Sandro Abegglen whose practice covers bank and financial service regulatory law, complex contractual work, blocking statutes and KYC/AML regulations, and civil contentious matters. Marco Häusermann specialises in international financing transactions whilst Bertrand Schott focuses on financial services regulations. Philipp Candreia handles investigation and enforcement matters and Thomas A Frick has a key focus on syndicated finance. Other key team members include Adrian Koller and Philip Spoerlé.
Switzerland > Fintech
(Leading individuals)Operating across the full spectrum of fintech related matters, Niederer Kraft Frey AG’s provision of advice to strategic partners, venture capitalist houses and private equity houses is particularly notable. Key undertakings for the practice incorporate data protection law, regulatory proceedings and trading platforms, to name a few. Its work in the financial technologies sector is extensive. ‘Outstanding’ practice head Thomas A Frick frequently handles regulatory, contractual and structuring issues. Bertrand Schott strengthens the practice with his demonstrable proficiency in financial market regulations, financial infrastructure and payment system regulations.
Lawyer Rankings
- Banking and finance: Zurich Switzerland
- Leading individuals Switzerland > Fintech
- Competition Switzerland
- Fintech 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