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Simon Hohler

Simon Hohler

Work Department

Dispute Resolution (Arbitration & Litigation)

Position

Simon Hohler is Counsel in the Litigation and Arbitration Team. He specializes in domestic and international commercial arbitration and state court litigation as well as in enforcement and legal assistance matters. He frequently represents clients in disputes concerning contract and commercial law, M&A transactions, construction law as well as debt enforcement and bankruptcy law. Further, he has experience in sport law matters.

Simon Hohler has been involved in numerous institutional arbitrations (e.g. Swiss Chambers, ICC and CAS) and ad hoc arbitrations where he advised parties or acted as counsel or arbitrator. He has further represented clients in various state court proceedings, including the obtaining and defending against interim measures, the freezing of assets as well as the enforcement of judgments.

Career

Since 2021      Counsel, Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte KLG, Zurich2016 – 2020    Associate, Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte KLG, Zurich2012 – 2016    Associate with a business law firm, Zurich 2010 – 2011    Clerk at Cantonal Court of the Canton of Zug2009 – 2010    Junior Associate with a business law firm, Zurich 2009                  Foreign Intern with a business law firm, New York City

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

Swiss and Zurich Bar AssociationSwiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and ASA below 40Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA)ICC’s Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)LCIA’s Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP)DIS40

Education

2018   Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)2015   Swiss Arbitration Academy, Arbitration Practitioner (ArbP)2014   New York University School of Law, Master of Law in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration (LL.M.)2011   Admitted to the Bar (all Swiss courts)2008   Universities of Lucerne and Neuchâtel, Master of Law (MLaw)