Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte

Arbitration, Litigation, Administrative Proceedings, Liability and Insurance Law

Simon Hohler is a Partner at Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte in Zug and Zurich, Switzerland.

Simon Hohler specializes in advising and representing clients in commercial disputes as well as in contract law matters. In addition, he regularly acts as an arbitrator in arbitration proceedings and advises companies and individuals in commercial law matters. His practice focuses in particular on domestic and international commercial arbitration and state court litigation as well as in enforcement and legal assistance matters.

He frequently represents clients in disputes concerning contract and commercial law, torts and insurance law, construction law, M&A transactions as well as debt enforcement and bankruptcy law. Simon Hohler has been involved in numerous institutional arbitrations (e.g. Swiss Arbitration Centre, ICC, CAS and HKIAC) and ad hoc arbitrations where he advised parties or acted as counsel or arbitrator (sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chairman).

He is co-chair of the ASA Local Group Central Switzerland and recognized by Chambers and Partners for his work as arbitrator as well as by Lexology (Who's Who Legal) as a "Future Leader" in arbitration. He is also an arbitrator on the arbitrator list of the VQF Financial Services Standards Association.

He has represented clients in various state court proceedings, including the obtaining and defending against interim measures, the freezing of assets as well as the enforcement of judgments. He is recognized by Lexology (Who's Who Legal) as a "Thought Leader Global Elite - Commercial Litigation - Under 45" and a "National Leader - Switzerland - Commercial Litigation".

He is registered in the attorney registry of the Canton of Zug.

Since 2025 Partner, Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte KLG, Zug/Zurich 2016 - 2024 Associate / Counsel, Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte KLG, Zug/Zurich 2012 - 2016 Associate, Blum & Grob Attorneys at Law, Zurich 2010 - 2011 Clerk, Cantonal Court of the Canton of Zug 2009 - 2010 Junior Associate, Walder Wyss Attorneys at Law, Zurich 2009 Foreign Intern, Alston & Bird, New York City

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Swiss Bar Association / Zug Bar Association International Bar Association (IBA) Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Austrian Arbitration Association Practitioners (Arb|Aut) German Arbitration Institute (DIS

2018   Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb) 2015   Swiss Arbitration Academy, Arbitration Practitioner (ArbP) 2014   New York University School of Law, Master of Law in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration (LL.M.) 2011   Admitted to the Bar (all Swiss courts) 2008   Universities of Lucerne and Neuchâtel, Master of Law (MLaw)