Thomas Rohner

Partner
Pestalozzi
Zurich

Thomas Rohner is a co-head of Pestalozzi’s Dispute Group. He represents clients in litigation before Swiss courts and in international arbitration proceedings. His practice focuses on all aspects of commercial and M&A disputes, judicial assistance, and asset tracing, often in a cross-border context and involving various industries. He also acts as an arbitrator.

From 1997 until 2005, Thomas Rohner served as a part-time judge at a District Court; in 2001, he was a temporary vice-president of the Court in 2001. He chaired a chamber and acted as sole judge and as member of a panel of judges.

Thomas Rohner regularly publishes and is a frequent speaker in the fields of international arbitration, procedural law, and insolvency law.

Thomas Rohner is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (lic.iur./Dr.iur., with a doctoral thesis on insolvency law). In 2003, he graduated from the University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.). Prior to joining Pestalozzi, he worked as an international associate for a major law firm in Washington DC.