Mr Michael Kramer > Pestalozzi > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Offering clients a ‘proactive approach’ and ‘strong, strategic thinking’, the white-collar crime and investigations team at Pestalozzi is highly sought-after for white-collar criminal matters in the financial sector. Heading the team, Christophe Emonet represents foreign states, corporates, and HNWIs in landmark cross-border criminal investigations and proceedings concerning financial crime, fraud, and corruption. Elsewhere in the team, disputes expert Michael Kramer specialises in cross-border financial crime proceedings and asset recovery, while Thomas Rohner brings further expertise to fraud and corruption investigations and proceedings.

Regarded for its ‘honesty and strong dedication to the client’s interests’, Pestalozzi demonstrates particular strengths in the remit of commodities and banking-related disputes, alongside notable expertise regarding internal investigations; the team consistently assists financial providers and various global corporations. The group is recommended for being ‘clever, inventive, user friendly and pragmatic’. Co-lead Christophe Emonet is geared to handle a breadth of asset recovery and cross-border bankruptcies, while fellow co-lead Thomas Rohner frequently handles matters pertaining to asset tracing, insolvency, and inheritance law issues. Michael Kramer is routinely active in the sectors of banking, telecoms, and insurance, and Florian Mohs handles a myriad commercial and corporate rankings. Other names to note include Nicolas Herren, who is regularly sought out for his banking and commercial knowledge, and Lukas Rusch, who is highly capable of enforcing an array of foreign judgments and awards and insolvency disputes.

The ‘very diligent and high-quality’ arbitration practice at Pestalozzi is highly capable of representing a plethora of clients with regard to commodities and banking-related disputes and is notably active in a wide range of sectors, from telecoms and pharmaceuticals, to financial services and energy. Key contact Florian Mohs is well positioned to handle counsel work in international arbitrations. Michael Kramer‘s broad range of expertise includes banking, commodities, and white-collar crime disputes, while Thomas Rohner is frequently engaged by clients for assistance with commercial disputes, asset tracing, and inheritance law matters. Alexandra Johnson covers the full array of oil and gas, engineering, and sport disputes, with Lukas Rusch bolstering the practice with his strengths in energy, post-M&A, and state-investor disputes.