Portrait

Thomas Rohner is a partner and member of Pestalozzi’s Litigation and Arbitration as well as Private Client groups in Zurich. He has represented corporations and individuals in numerous complex litigation and arbitration matters, both national and international, involving various industries such as banking, pharmaceuticals, insurance, IT, telecommunications, energy, health, commodities, and construction. Thomas Rohner regularly sits as an arbitrator in proceedings under various rules. He also has a wide range of experience in inheritance and trust disputes and advises clients on succession and estate law. He also represents clients in international judicial assistance proceedings. Further, he is active in insolvency disputes and enforcement and asset tracing/freezing proceedings.

Thomas Rohner is a graduate of the University of St. Gall (lic.iur., 1998; Dr.iur., 2002, with a doctoral thesis on insolvency law). In 2003, he graduated from the University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.). Thomas Rohner served as a law clerk at a District Court and worked as a junior associate for a Swiss business law firm. In 2000, he was admitted to the bar. From 1997 until 2005, Thomas Rohner served as a part-time judge at a District Court. In addition, he was a temporary vice-president of this Court on a full-time basis in 2001. Prior to joining Pestalozzi in 2002, Thomas Rohner worked as an international associate for Steptoe & Johnson LLP in Washington, DC.

Thomas Rohner’s professional languages are German and English. He also speaks French and has a basic knowledge of Spanish.

Publications (download PDF list )

24.01.2012 / Gewährt Art. 158 ZPO eine "pre-trial discovery" nach US-amerikanischem Recht?
Detail Gewährt Art. 158 ZPO eine ''pre-trial discovery'' nach US-amerikanischem Recht?, in: Lorandi/Staehelin, Festschrift für Ivo Schwander, Zürich 2011.

30.12.2011 / Kommentar ZPO: Art. 349 - 352
Detail Art. 349 - 352 ZPO, in: Alexander Brunner/Dominik Gasser/Ivo Schwander (Hrsg.), ZPO - Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung - Kommentar, Zürich/St. Gallen 2011

25.10.2011 / Respondent’s Refusal to Pay its Share of the Advance on Costs
Detail Respondent’s Refusal to Pay its Share of the Advance on Costs, in ASA-Bulletin 3/2011, p. 549-573

19.06.2011 / ZPO Kommentar Art. 340 – 343
Detail Art. 340 – 343, in: Brunner Alexander/Gasser Dominik/Schwander Ivo (Hrsg.), ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich, St. Gallen 2011

03.01.2011 / Arbitration in Switzerland, Arbitration in 50 jurisdictions worldwide
Detail Arbitration in Switzerland, in: Gerhard Wegen/Stephan Wilske (Hrsg.), Arbitration in 55 jurisdictions worldwide, Getting the Deal Through, Global Arbitration Review, London 2011

29.11.2010 / ZPO Kommentar Art. 261 – 270
Detail Art. 261 – 270, in: Gehri Myriam A./Kramer Michael (Hrsg.), ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich 2010

29.11.2010 / ZPO Kommentar Art. 31 – 35
Detail Art. 31 – 35, in: Gehri Myriam A./Kramer Michael (Hrsg.), ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich 2010

29.11.2010 / ZPO Kommentar Art. 29 – 30
Detail Art. 29 – 30, in: Gehri Myriam A./Kramer Michael (Hrsg.), ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich 2010

29.11.2010 / Arbitration in Switzerland, Arbitration in 50 jurisdictions worldwide
Detail Arbitration in Switzerland, in: Gerhard Wegen/Stephan Wilske (Hrsg.), Arbitration in 50 jurisdictions worldwide, Getting the Deal Through, Global Arbitration Review, London 2010

28.11.2010 / Guide to dispute resolution in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Detail Guide to dispute resolution in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Herbert Smith, London 2010

27.11.2010 / ZPO Kommentar Art. 261 – 270
Detail Art. 261 – 270, in: Gehri Myriam A./Kramer Michael (Hrsg.), ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich 2010

27.11.2010 / ZPO Kommentar Art. 31 – 35
Detail Art. 31 – 35, in: Gehri Myriam A./Kramer Michael (Hrsg.), ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich 2010

27.11.2010 / ZPO Kommentar Art. 29 – 30
Detail Art. 29 – 30, in: Gehri Myriam A./Kramer Michael (Hrsg.), ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich 2010

17.05.2010 / Arbitration in Switzerland
Detail Arbitration in Switzerland, in: Gerhard Wegen / Stephan Wilske (Hrsg.), Arbitration in 50 jurisdictions worldwide, Getting the Deal Through, Global Arbitration Review, London 2010

31.12.2009 / Arbitration in Switzerland, Arbitration in 47 jurisdictions worldwide
Detail Arbitration in Switzerland, in: Gerhard Wegen/Stephan Wilske (Hrsg.), Arbitration in 47 jurisdictions worldwide, Getting the Deal Through, Global Arbitration Review, London 2009

28.02.2009 / The New York Convention: worldwide implementation, recent cases and practical issues
Detail The New York Convention: worldwide implementation, recent cases and practical issues, in: International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee Newsletter, Vol 14, No 1, March 2009

31.12.2008 / Arbitration in Switzerland
Detail Arbitration in Switzerland, in: Gerhard Wegen / Stephan Wilske (Hrsg.), Arbitration in 47 jurisdictions worldwide, Global Arbitration Review, London 2009

31.12.2008 / Arbitration in Switzerland
Detail Arbitration in Switzerland, in: Gerhard Wegen/Stephan Wilske (Hrsg.), Getting the Deal Through, Arbitration in 47 jurisdictions worldwide, 2009

31.12.2007 / Art. 44-45, 106-109, 283-284
Detail Art. 44-45, 106-109, 283-284, in: Daniel Hunkeler (Hrsg.), Kurzkommentar SchKG, Basel 2008

13.06.2006 / Beweismittel beschaffen wie in den USA [„Taking Evidence like in the USA“]
Detail Beweismittel beschaffen wie in den USA [„Taking Evidence like in the USA“], in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 13. Juni 2006, S. 27

31.12.2005 / Der Beginn der zweijährigen Verwirkungsfrist gemäss Art. 292 SchKG für die Anfechtung (Pauliana) im Rahmen des Nachlassverfahrens [an article on insolvency issues relating to the Swissair liquidation]
Detail Der Beginn der zweijährigen Verwirkungsfrist gemäss Art. 292 SchKG für die Anfechtung (Pauliana) im Rahmen des Nachlassverfahrens [an article on insolvency issues relating to the Swissair liquidation], in: AJP Aktuelle Juristische Praxis, 2006, Heft 6

31.12.2005 / Multi-National Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings in Switzerland
Detail Multi-National Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings in Switzerland, in: The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2006

31.12.2005 / Urteilsbesprechungen und -hinweise [commentary on judgments of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court]
Detail Urteilsbesprechungen und -hinweise [commentary on judgments of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court], in: ZZZ, 2006, Heft 10, S. 213 ff.

31.12.2005 / Der Beginn der zweijährigen Verwirkungsfrist gemäss Art. 292 SchKG für die Anfechtung (Pauliana) im Rahmen des Nachlassverfahrens [an article on insolvency issues relating to the Swissair liquidation]
Detail Der Beginn der zweijährigen Verwirkungsfrist gemäss Art. 292 SchKG für die Anfechtung (Pauliana) im Rahmen des Nachlassverfahrens [an article on insolvency issues relating to the Swissair liquidation], in: AJP Aktuelle Juristische Praxis, 2006, Heft 6, S. 688 ff.

31.12.2005 / Multi-National Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings in Switzerland
Detail Multi-National Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings in Switzerland, in: The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2006

01.09.2005 / Conflicts of Interest Affecting Counsel in International Arbitrations
Detail Conflicts of Interest Affecting Counsel in International Arbitrations, in: Mealey's International Arbitration Report, August 2005

31.12.2001 / Das Widerspruchsverfahren gemäss SchKG
Detail Das Widerspruchsverfahren gemäss SchKG, Diss. St. Gallen 2002 [doctoral thesis on insolvency issues, selected for publication]

contact

Thomas Rohner
Partner
Loewenstrasse 1, CH-8001 Zürich
Phone +41 44 217 91 11
thomas.rohner(at)pestalozzilaw.com
VCARD

Expertise

Arbitration, Asset Tracing, Bankruptcy, Civil Liability, Commercial Disputes, Construction, Contracts, Coverage Claims, Dispute Resolution, Employment & Pensions, Inheritance, Insurance, International Mutual Assistance, Private International Law / Conflict Of Laws, Licensing & Sponsoring, Litigation, Mediation, Product Liability, Restructuring & Insolvency, Sports, Telecommunication, White Collar Crime

Languages

German, English, French

Admission

Switzerland 2000

Memberships

IBA, ASA, LCIA (YIAG), INSOL, AIJA, Insolvency Law Association (SchKG-Vereinigung)