Daniel Hochstrasser
Schulhausstrasse 42
8002 Zurich / Switzerland

Phone +41 44 589 66 00

About

Daniel Hochstrasser is a Swiss dispute

resolution specialist with more than 

35 years of experience in international

arbitration and litigation.

About

Before opening his own office in January 2023, Daniel was a partner at Bär & Karrer, one of Switzerland’s top tier business law firms. From 2003 to 2021, he headed the firm’s dispute resolution department. He served as a member of Bär & Karrer’s management committee (2000–2006) and as Senior Partner and Chairman of the firm (2011–2021).    

He was engaged as a lecturer at the Universities of Zurich and St. Gallen, and has published and lectured extensively on arbitration and litigation in Switzerland and abroad (see selected publications and speaking engagements). Daniel has been a member of the ICC Court of Arbitration in Paris, France, since July 2015 and Vice President from July 2021. In March 2022, Daniel was elected to the Board of Novartis, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world.

About

Curriculum vitae

  • Partner of Bär & Karrer (1999–2022)
  • Associate at Bär & Karrer (1993–1998)
  • Cornell University Law School: LL.M. (1993)
  • Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1991)
  • Court of Appeals/Court of Cassation Zurich (1989–1992)
  • District Court Affoltern (1987–1988)
  • Inhouse lawyer in a French company (1986)
  • University of Zurich: lic. iur. (1986)

Memberships and public offices

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Ethics Court of the Zurich Bar Association (Standesgericht)
  • Lecturer at the University of Zurich
  • ICC Court of Arbitration, Paris (Vice President)
  • Finland Arbitration Institute (Board Member)

Admission

  • All Swiss Courts

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
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“Sources praise Daniel Hochstrasser’s expertise

in handling a wide range of commercial

disputes, notably for pharmaceutical clients”

Who’s Who Legal - 2021 – Litigation

Selected publications by
Daniel Hochstrasser

The Ins and Outs of Arbitrator Selection

In: Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook 2023, pp. 31-50

All counsel are equal, but some are more equal than others: codes of conduct in international arbitration

with Romana Weinöhrl Brüggemann, in: Gegenwart und Zukunft des Anwaltsberufes, Festschrift zum 125-jährigen Jubiläum des Schweizerischen Anwaltsverbandes (SAV), 2023, pp. 307-333

Daniel Hochstrasser discusses arbitration, medicine, and becoming a leader in ESG

in Leaders League, April 2023

Kostenbeschwerde – ein (oft) leider zahnloser Tiger

with Predrag Sunaric, in: Rechtsmittelverfahren – Tücken und Stolpersteine in der Praxis, Zürich 2022, pp. 47‑57

Arbitration in Switzerland

with Romana Brueggemann, in: Lexology GTDT Arbitration 2022, March 2022

Zur Revision des Kostenrechts im Zivilprozess – das Gegenteil von gut ist nicht schlecht, sondern gut gemeint

with Predrag Sunaric, in: AJP 3/2021, pp. 348‑354

Dissenting opinion – weder Ärgernis noch Torheit

with Predrag Sunaric, in: SchiedsVZ, 1/2021, pp. 35‑40

Schiedsgerichte: Corona als Katalysator für neue Verhandlungsformen

with Stephan Wilske, in: Lawstyle 2020, pp. 16‑18

Introduction to international arbitration

in: Commentary on the Swiss Private International Law Act, 4th Edition, Zurich 2020: pp. 1799‑1869 (with Simone Burlet); Commentary on Article 176, pp. 1869‑1886 (with Daniel C. Pfiffner)

Richard Susskind, online costs and the future of justice – niemand will Gerichte, Richter und Anwälte!

Book Review, in: Lawstyle, 1/2020, pp. 34/35

Die Vergleichsverhandlung aus Sicht des Anwalts

with Nadja Jaisli, in: Fachhandbuch Zivilprozessrecht, Zurich 2020, pp. 473‑483

Arbitration in Switzerland

with Nadja Jaisli Kull, Predrag Sunaric and Nadine Wipf, in: Lexology GTDT – Arbitration 2020, February 2020

Brexit and its effects on civil and commercial litigation in Switzerland

with Nadja Jaisli, Andrea Roth and Marianna Nerushay, in: Bär & Karrer Briefing October 2019

Revision of Swiss arbitration law

with Nadja Jaisli and Andrea Roth, in: Bär & Karrer Briefing October 2018

About

Selected speaking engagements

Überlegungen zur Ernennung eines Schiedsrichters durch eine Partei

Speaker, ASA Basel, 8 November 2022

Contracts & arbitration in times of war – procedural and practical issues

Speaker and Panelist, 100 Years ICC Switzerland, 27 June 2022

Law practice, ethics and professional rules

Lecturer (since 2015), Law Clinic at Zurich University

Start-ups and disputes

Panelist, Helsinki International Arbitration Day, 3 December 2021

Schiedsverfahren im Pharmasektor – typische Fälle aus der Praxis

Speaker, 18. Petersberger Schiedstage, Bonn, 29 February 2020

Introduction to arbitration

Lecturer (2013-2020), Executive School of Management and Law, University of St. Gallen (HSG)

The price-quality equation – arbitrating small and medium value claims

Speaker, Counsel’s perspective: How to commence and conduct small and medium value arbitrations effectively, ASA General Assembly, Bern, 13 September 2019

Das Kreuzverhör als Mittel zur Wahrheitsfindung

Speaker, Streitgespräch mit Melissa Magliana, Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, Hot Topics, Zurich, 29 August 2019

Issues giving arbitrators a headache when striving for an effective arbitral process – what are the topical questions?

Panelist, IFCAI Biennial Conference, Helsinki, 23 May 2019

Rhetoric in arbitration

Speaker, Swedish Arbitration Days, 6/7 September 2018

Future of arbitration in europe: is private justice doomed?

Speaker, 5th Annual GAR Live Frankfurt, 12 June 2018

Arbitration and digitalization

Speaker, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, 5 April 2018

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