Niklaus J. Zaugg

Niklaus Zaugg specialises in contract law, litigation and arbitration.

He advises clients in a wide range of commercial disputes, including banking disputes, and he represents their interests both before domestic courts and international arbitral tribunals. Niklaus Zaugg has been practicing as a lawyer since 2008. His clients include Swiss financial institutions and active, listed multinational industrial companies.

Niklaus Zaugg studied at the Universities of Geneva and Zurich and received his doctorate from the University of Lucerne. He also holds an LL.M. from the University of Sydney. After working as a clerk at the District Court of Zurich, he worked in the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) in Bern and as a Diplomatic Attaché in the Political and Legal Department of the Swiss Embassy in Washington, D.C. He was also Executive Secretary of the Center for Conflict Resolution (CCR) at the University of Lucerne.