Mr Harold Frey > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Lenz & Staehelin Offices
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 24
8027 ZURICH
Switzerland
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Mr Harold Frey
Work Department
International Arbitration, Litigation, Investigations, International Legal Assistance, Sports
Position
Partner, Head of Litigation and Arbitration
Career
District Court of Dielsdorf, Zurich; Admission to Zurich Bar; Admission to New York Bar; Arbitration Group of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, London; Partner at Lenz & Staehelin
Languages
German, English
Memberships
Board member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI), The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), New York Bar Association
Education
University of Zurich (lic. iur.), New York University School of Law (LL.M.)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences
Lenz & Staehelin’s practice and experience covers a full spectrum of legal support, ranging from complex patent litigations, with a particular emphasis on pharmaceutical patent litigation, through to projects and M&A. Notable names include Xavier Favre-Bulle , Andreas Rötheli, Guy Vermeil , Thierry Calame , Harold Frey and Stephan Erni .
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
(Hall of Fame)The ‘large, very experienced and first-class‘ team at Lenz & Staehelin has notable strength in banking and financial litigation, corporate disputes, private client matters, employment issues and contentious real estate work. The practice acts in key economic sectors, including the construction and trusts and estates spaces, and has expertise in money laundering and white-collar crime issues. Daniel Tunik handles all forms of commercial disputes and leads the team in Geneva. Harold Frey heads up the litigation and arbitration practice in Zurich, and acts for a range of multinational companies and financial institutions. Martin Burkhardt has a diverse commercial litigation practice, which includes disputes relating to complex family fortunes, while Dominique Müller leads the investigations practice and has expertise in matters related to white-collar crime. Hikmat Maleh and Xavier Favre-Bulle are key names in Geneva.
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration
(Leading individuals)Praised as ‘one of the best law firms in Europe for international arbitration’, Lenz & Staehelin handles disputes under the rules of all major institutions, as well as ad-hoc arbitration proceedings. The group fields practitioners qualified in a range of foreign jurisdictions, and has experience in a diverse range of sectors, including the pharmaceuticals industry, state contracts, and construction and engineering projects. Construction and M&A dispute specialist Harold Frey co-leads the practice alongside ‘fabulous arbitrator’ and president of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre Xavier Favre-Bulle. Other key team members include commercial dispute expert Martin Burkhardt, IP specialist Thierry Calame, and counsel Martin Aebi. Counsel Hanno Wehland has expertise in commercial and investment treaty arbitration proceedings.
Switzerland > Leading firms: German-speaking Switzerland
Lenz & Staehelin‘s full service offering includes work in the intellectual property field, employment matters, arbitration, and banking and finance. Key names to note are managing partner Thierry Calame, banking and finance experts Marcel Tranchet and Patrick Hünerwadel, capital markets-focused Patrick Schleiffer, corporate M&A specialists Lukas Morscher and Simone Ehrsam, dispute resolution expert Harold Frey, Astrid Waser, who advises on competition law, and Tanja Luginbühl, an expert in insolvency and restructuring matters.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: arbitration Switzerland
- Dispute resolution: litigation Switzerland
- Hall of Fame Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
- Leading firms: German-speaking Switzerland Switzerland
- Leading individuals Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Healthcare and life sciences Switzerland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Leading firms: French-speaking Switzerland
- Leading firms: German-speaking Switzerland
- Private client
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax