Niederer Kraft Frey AG

Niederer Kraft Frey AG Services

• Corporate/M&A

  We are regularly involved in many of the largest, most complex and demanding transactions in and outside of Switzerland.

• Banking, Finance & Regulatory

  Banking and Finance law has always been at the heart of NKF’s practice. We advise Swiss and international financial institutions, insurance companies and other financial service providers, government institutions and investors on national and international transactions, innovative structuring processes and all kinds of financial regulatory matters

• Capital Markets

  Niederer Kraft Frey has played an instrumental role in the development of the Swiss capital markets. In well over 5,000 transactions over the past three decades, we have advised all major domestic and international market participants. Our team of over 20 capital markets lawyers is a recognised market leader and our strength is demonstrated by top-tier rankings from all major independent international legal directories.

• Commercial

  A full-service firm, we provide leading expert advice across all aspects of commercial law. NKF’s seamless transdisciplinary approach ensures that our clients’ avail of comprehensive advice on contentious and non-contentious general commercial law matters together with specialist advice as it becomes relevant for their strategic aims and immediate business needs.

• Compliance

  NKF has developed significant experience advising and representing organisations and individuals in Swiss and international corporate and regulatory compliance matters. Our purpose is to assist our clients in preventing legal breaches and avoiding potential liabilities for their companies and employees by having in place best practice risk and compliance management systems.

• Antitrust / Competition

  Competition and antitrust laws are increasingly influencing business strategy both on a national and an international level. We design innovative, forward-looking and sustainable solutions which create maximum flexibility and freedom for our clients. Our clients include Swiss and international undertakings from a broad range of sectors and industries.

• Dispute Resolution

  Our Dispute Resolution team is broadly recognised for the flexibility of its approach, its creativity and commitment. Our mindset is international, multi-cultural and commercial. We focus on providing pragmatic advice and on delivering innovative, sustainable resolutions to contentious and potentially contentious situations so that our clients can focus on their core business.

• Employment

  With broad and deep expertise and a commercially pragmatic approach, our employment law group has a strong track record of advising international and domestic clients across all industries on a wide range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters.

• ESG

  Environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are of increasing importance in the corporate landscape. A growing global awareness of topics like climate change and diversity, combined with empirical studies showing a positive correlation between the sustainability of companies‘ financial success and their ESG performance, have catapulted ESG topics from the fringe into the limelight in the corporate world.

• Intellectual Property

  Our Intellectual Property team advises domestic and international clients across industries on a broad spectrum of intellectual property law, helping them to define and implement effective strategies to protect, defend their intellectual property rights and to optimise their product and brand development investments.

• Investigations & White Collar

  Over the past decade, NKF has developed significant experience advising corporations and individuals in Swiss and international investigations and enforcement matters. We have built a broad and dedicated team of specialists combining the strength of our regulatory practice with excellent trial, investigations and enforcement expertise.

• Life Sciences & Healthcare

  NKF is a leading law firm in the life sciences and healthcare industry. We help pharmaceutical companies, biotech startups, medical device manufacturers, investors, and research institutions navigate complex regulations, execute strategic transactions, and bring innovative products and services to the Swiss market.

• Private Clients

  Our expertise in advising wealthy individuals, family businesses and entrepreneurs extends across the firm, with a particular focus on private wealth services, estate planning, corporate, commercial property and tax planning. We offer tailored advice, combining legal excellence, business experience and an international mindset. Our clients rate us highly for both commercial awareness and client service.

• Private Equity

  With a stellar reputation for Private Equity, we excel in guiding clients through every facet of the whole investment cycle, providing invaluable insights to navigate intricate legal landscapes. Our expertise encompasses both domestic and international matters, making us the top choice for financial institutions, family offices, government bodies, investor groups, and private investors seeking guidance in this dynamic field.

• Real Estate

  The Real Estate team at Niederer Kraft Frey is recognised as a leading practice in corporate real estate and real estate finance in Switzerland. We apply our expertise and our deep knowledge of the market to provide comprehensive, tailored legal advice to our domestic and international clients on all aspects of real estate law.

• Sports

  A leader in the sports law market in Switzerland and globally, NKF maintains a unique position in sports law. We advise international and national sports associations, leading sports clubs, global players in the sports industry and top athletes on all international and transdisciplinary sports law matters.

• Tax

  Our Tax team provides a full range of tax advice and consultancy services to corporate organisations, financial institutions and individuals on the full spectrum of domestic and international tax law. We have deep expertise in the tax structuring of complex domestic and cross-border transactions. We assist our clients with tax compliance matters and in tax related disputes and litigation.

• Technology

  A leading Technology law team in Switzerland. We advise domestic and international clients across industries on all aspects of technology, IT, outsourcing, telecoms, data privacy and cybersecurity. Years of practical experience, both in the legal field and in relevant business functions with technology providers, enable us to offer our clients commercially pragmatic advice on both domestic and international projects.