With core streams of work extending across consumer goods, banking, and insurance industries, Niederer Kraft Frey AG maintains a wide-ranging practice that encompasses merger control proceedings, joint venture agreements, and due diligence mandates, and is increasingly involved in a broad scope of investigations work. The team, which is noted for its ‘highly strategic advice and profound legal knowledge’, is helmed by Nicolas Birkhäuser, who possesses extensive expertise in relation to investigation proceedings, IP-related aspects of competition law, and merger control. Thomas A Frick strengthens the practice with his wealth of experience in compliance and investigations work, particularly within the finance industry. Other names to note in the practice include Lukas Poschung and Paloma Alcántara.
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Témoignages
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'Very experienced; provide highly strategic advice and profound legal knowledge.’
‘The work is really precise.’
‘Nicolas Birkhäuser and Lukas Poschung are very pleasant to work with and are extremely service-orientated.’
‘The team and Nicolas Birkhäuser have precisely the right subject matter expertise. Nicolas Birkhäuser has very good judgment and gives an insightful perspective on the Swiss regulator.'
‘This practice is showing excellence in finding the arguments that support your case. No stone remains unturned until an expected lost case turns in to a win.’
‘Nicolas Birkhäuser has a deep and broad know how of his field of expertise, he's very well connected in the market and knows the right key opinion leaders. Apart from that he's very committed.’
‘Nicolas Birkhäuser is an outstanding professional. I've been working with him for many years on a number of matters. He always provided on point advice and is very responsive. ’
‘Pragmatic, relevant and reactive.’
Clients clés
- ASSA ABLOY AB
- Fomento Económico Mexicano, S.A.B. de C.V.
- Fresenius Kabi
- Citigroup
- Invision AG
- Coop Genossenschaft
- Credit Suisse AG
- BMW Leasing
- Flumroc AG
- ROCKWOOL group
Points forts
- Advising Fresenius Kabi on the first ever investigation of the Competition Commission regarding relative market power in Switzerland.
- Advising a bank on the first ever investigation of the labour market.
Avocats
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Meilleurs collaborateurs
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Responsable de la pratique
Nicolas Birkhäuser
Autres avocats clés
Thomas A Frick; Lukas Poschung; Paloma Alcántara