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Managing Partner: Juerg Bloch
Key practice areas
Copyright & related rights
Intellectual property
Patent disputes
Trade mark disputes
Trade mark
Patent
IP transactions
Arbitration
Intellectual property
White collar crime
Commercial and transactions
Commercial arbitration
Competition/antitrust
Commercial
Firm overview

Niederer Kraft Frey is a leading full-service Swiss corporate law firm based in Zurich and Geneva with an international approach. We work closely with our clients in Switzerland and internationally to implement strategic goals, strengthen businesses and navigate change effectively.

At NKF, we strive to satisfy the growing expectations of our clients, employees and the wider society by making a real and lasting difference in doing business in a responsible way. Corporate Social Responsibility is therefore an integral part of our corporate identity and culture.

We are known to provide practical, straightforward and hands-on advice. Find out more about our approach.

Our values are our constitution. They give us a solid framework in which we are free to move quickly and with integrity to serve the interests of our clients in a constantly changing commercial world.

Key practice areas
  • Antitrust / Competition
  • Banking, Finance & Regulatory
  • Capital Markets
  • Commercial
  • Compliance
  • Corporate / M&A
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment
  • ESG
  • Intellectual Property
  • Investigations & White Collar
  • Private Clients
  • Private Equity
  • Real Estate
  • Sports
  • Tax
  • Technology
Sector expertise
  • Aerospace
  • Defence
  • Energy, Chemicals & Commodities
  • Financial Services
  • Industrials
  • Infrastructure & Transport
  • Insurance
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Luxury & Fashion
  • Public Sector
  • Real Estate
  • Sports & Entertainment
  • Technology
  • Tourism & Hospitality
Address:
Bahnhofstrasse 53
Zurich, 8001
Tel:+41 58 800 8080 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://nkf.ch/
Rankings published in 2025
Arbitration
Tier 3
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
11 practice areas
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Homburger
12 practice areas
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LALIVE
6 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
12 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Kellerhals Carrard
5 practice areas
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Nater Dallafior
2 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
14 practice areas
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Tier 2

Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
1 practice area
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Pestalozzi
13 practice areas
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Peter & Kim
1 practice area
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Sidley Austin
2 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
14 practice areas
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Archipel
1 practice area
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Faerus
5 practice areas
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MLL Legal
13 practice areas
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Commercial
Tier 1
20 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
11 practice areas
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Homburger
12 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
12 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
14 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS
4 practice areas
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LALIVE
6 practice areas
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MLL Legal
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Nater Dallafior
2 practice areas
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Vischer
8 practice areas
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Wartmann Merker
1 practice area
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Wenger Vieli
6 practice areas
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Tier 4

Faerus
5 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
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Niedermann
1 practice area
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Prager Dreifuss
1 practice area
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Tier 2

Pestalozzi
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Walder Wyss
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Advestra
1 practice area
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Sidley Austin
2 practice areas
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Competition/antitrust
Tier 2
13 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Homburger
12 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
12 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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MLL Legal
13 practice areas
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Vischer
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
14 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bär & Karrer
11 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
5 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
14 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
13 practice areas
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Intellectual property
Tier 3
18 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Homburger
12 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
12 practice areas
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MLL Legal
13 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
8 practice areas
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Bär & Karrer
11 practice areas
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CMS
4 practice areas
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Kasser Schlosser Avocats
8 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
5 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
14 practice areas
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Troller Hitz Troller
7 practice areas
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Vischer
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partners
7 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
13 practice areas
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Rentsch Partner
7 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
12 practice areas
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Times Attorneys
5 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
14 practice areas
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Weinmann Zimmerli
2 practice areas
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White collar crime
Tier 1
11 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
11 practice areas
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Homburger
12 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
14 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
12 practice areas
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Tier 3

Faerus
5 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
5 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
13 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
14 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
6 practice areas
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Tier 2

LALIVE
6 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
12 practice areas
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Linked Reviews
Commercial

Niederer Kraft Frey is a leading Swiss law firm founded in 1936 which has 140 lawyers of which 52 are partners. The firm is a strong player in the Swiss disputes market with a particular specialism on commercial litigation and white-collar crime work, where they achieved tier 1 status. The firm is led by managing partner Juerg Bloch and has offices in Zurich and Geneva.

 

Highlights

BA Group CHF150 million internal investigation

CHF 200 million asset freeze case

€80 million energy investment dispute

Medtech post M&A dispute

ML Investments internal investigation

1MDB financial misappropriation case

RUAG military sales investigation

 

Key clients

Key clients of the firm include ML Investments, BA Group and RUAG MRO.

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