Address:
Bahnhofstrasse 53
8001, Zurich
Switzerland
Managing Partner: Philippe Weber
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Number of partners: 35
Number of other fee earners: 70+
Languages: German, English, French, Italian, Czech, Dutch, Hebrew, Hungarian, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Chinese
Established in 1936, Niederer Kraft Frey is a leading Swiss firm with a consistent track record of delivering excellence and innovation in Swiss law. With a strong domestic and international client base, NKF is relied on by the world’s best law firms as an experienced, agile and effective partner. NKF is a full service law firm with over 100 lawyers advising in 12 languages. We are pragmatic generalists with deep industry knowledge and specialist legal expertise covering the entire spectrum of business, corporate and finance law. We work creatively with each other, our partner firms and with our clients to deliver efficient, sustainable solutions in the face of the most complex problems. Quality service is our priority. The focus of our business is the business of our clients. With offices in the heart of Zurich’s banking and financial district, NKF continues to have its finger on the pulse of Swiss business.
Client feedback - IFLR1000 2019
"High-end and high-quality legal firm which shows in the level of services rendered and the price tag. Mr Werder, lead corporate counsel, was available day and night as our key lawyer on all our Swiss transactions. While I know he worked with other clients at the same time, we always felt like we were his key priority. He was a hard negotiator, taking the hits for us, and fighting hard for reasonably risky concepts. Mrs Schmucki (tax, structuring) has repeatedly outperformed our expectations, with the right level of pragmatism, simple advice (i.e. straightforward, quick recommendations without long structuring papers) and technical knowledge and focus on details. We also used the debt team (von Salis) for various (re-)financings and kept coming back to them, as the banks accepted them on the other side for us, while at the same time feeling they were really getting the best terms for us on the legal side as well. While hourly rates are high, a proactive discussion of expectations and scopes have kept overall project budgets reasonable, as actual hours spend seem to have been accounted for fairly." – Banking, capital markets, M&A
Client feedback - IFLR1000 2018
“Strengths are availability, response time and technical knowledge.” – M&A
“Practical, easy to understand and timely work; understands commerciality.” – Banking and finance
“Patrik Peyer and Roman Sturzenegger are extremely "switched on", reliable and competent. They always stick to deadlines and are very easy to work with. They are well aware of new legal developments and are highly reliable. You can reach them at any time (24/7).” – M&A
Banking:
Key Contact: Sandro Abegglen
sandro.abegglen@nkf.ch
Key Contact: François Bianchi
francois.m.bianchi@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Daniel Bono
daniel.bono@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Marco Häusermann
marco.haeusermann@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Bertrand Schott
bertrand.schott@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
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Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions:
Key Contact: Andreas Casutt
andreas.casutt@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Moritz Maurer
maritz.maurer@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Patrik Peyer
patrik.r.peyer@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
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Key Contact: Daniel Bono
daniel.bono@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philipp Haas
philipp.haas@nkf.ch
Key Contact: Philippe Weber
philippe.a.weber@nkf.ch
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Restructuring and insolvency:
Key Contact: Marco Häusermann
marco.haeusermann@nkf.ch
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Key Contact: Andreas Vögeli
andreas.f.voegeli@nkf.ch
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