Franz J. Kessler

Franz J. Kessler

Partner
Attorney at law, Dr. iur., LL.M.
Head Energy Law

Franz J. Kessler is a partner and member of Pestalozzi’s Corporate / M&A Group as well as head of Pestalozzi’s Energy Law practice. He advises clients in corporate governance issues, private and public M&A transactions, energy law (including hydropower concessions and regulatory issues), public procedural law and real estate law. He is an authorized issuer’s representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange. Franz J. Kessler is listed in Chambers Europe, Switzerland Energy section.

Franz J. Kessler has broad experience in the legal advice for entrepreneurs, boards of directors, companies and joint ventures, both in the private and in the public sector. He has profound knowledge of the electricity production and transmission industry including hydropower concessions and regulatory issues. His special business expertise further includes healthcare and other supply institutions. He advises clients in corporate and commercial law matters also in other industry and service sectors, closely working together with all other practice groups of Pestalozzi.

Franz J. Kessler studied at the University of Zurich from which he graduated in 1997 as licentiatus iuris (summa cum laude) and received his doctoral degree in law in 2000. He also studied at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA (USA), graduating with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2003.

Franz J. Kessler regularly publishes in his fields of expertise and is active as a lecturer for the Zurich University LL.M. program International Business Law and for other professional organizations.

2020

Partner at Pestalozzi

2004

Partner at von der Crone Attorneys at Law

2003

Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA (USA): LL.M.

2000

Associate at von der Crone Attorneys at Law
University of Zurich: Dr. iur.

1999

Bar Admission: Switzerland

1997

Junior Associate at business law firm in Zurich
University of Zurich: lic. iur.

Languages

German, English, French

Expertise & Industries

Blockchain & Crypto Assets
Capital Markets
Compliance
Corporate / M&A
Energy
Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)
Infrastructure
Life Sciences
Private Clients
Private Equity & Venture Capital

Membership

Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
Commission on Legal Fees of the Zurich Bar Association (Chairman)
Zurich Law Association

Franz Kessler is strategically excellent. He has a good network and offers good client service.

He is an extremely competent personality on whom you can rely at all times.

Franz Kessler's client service and general level of service is very strong."

Languages

Expertise & Industries

Membership

Franz J. Kessler

Franz Kessler is strategically excellent. He has a good network and offers good client service.

He is an extremely competent personality on whom you can rely at all times.

Franz Kessler's client service and general level of service is very strong."

Career

Languages

Expertise & Industries

Membership

Deals and Cases

Pestalozzi advises NIBE Group in connection with a divestment of 26% of Schulthess Maschinen AG

Pestalozzi wins electricity grid access tariff case in Federal Supreme Court

Publications