Michael Kramer

Michael Kramer is a partner and heads Pestalozzi's Litigation and Arbitration group in Zurich. He specializes in commercial litigation and arbitration as well as in cases of international judicial assistance in cross-border disputes and white collar crimes. Michael Kramer also serves as an arbitrator in institutional arbitrations under various rules (such as ICC Rules and Swiss Rules) and ad hoc arbitrations. He is listed as a leading individual in Legal500 for litigation.

Michael Kramer received his degrees from the University of Fribourg (lic. iur., summa cum laude) in 1991 and from the University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.) in 1999. He was admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 1992 and joined Pestalozzi in 1999. From 2012 to 2019, Michael Kramer served as chairman of Pestalozzi.

Michael Kramer is a member of the Arbiration Court of the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution.

Michael Kramer is ranked in Chambers, Who's Who Legal and, as a leading individual for litigation, in Legal500.

His recent cases have involved disputes in various industries such as banking, pharmaceuticals, insurance, commodities, telecommunications and construction.

Michael Kramer's practice also includes the litigious aspects of debt collection and bankruptcy law, as well as white collar crime matters. He has broad experience in asset tracing and freezing.

2003

Partner at Pestalozzi

1999

University of Chicago Law School: LL.M.
Associate at Pestalozzi

1992

Bar admission: Switzerland

1991

University of Fribourg: lic. iur., summa cum laude

Languages

English, French, German

Expertise & Industries

Compliance
Infrastructure
Insurance
Investigation
Life Sciences
Litigation & Arbitration
White Collar Crime

Membership

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
IBA
ASA
Insolvency Law Association (SchKG-Vereinigung)
III (International Insolvency Institute)

Publications

Art. 393 – 396 ZPO

By Michael Kramer, Matthias Wiget: Brunner Alexander/Gasser Dominik/Schwander Ivo (Hrsg.), Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO), Kommentar, 2. Auflage, Zürich/St. Gallen 2016

Gewährt Art. 158 ZPO eine "pre-trial discovery" nach US-amerikanischem Recht?

By Michael Kramer, Laurent Killias, Thomas Rohner: Franco Lorandi/Daniel Staehelin (Hrsg.), Innovatives Recht, Festschrift für Ivo Schwander, Zürich/St. Gallen 2011

[article on civil procedural law]

ZPO Kommentar Art. 393 – 396

By Michael Kramer, Matthias Wiget: Brunner Alexander/Gasser Dominik/Schwander Ivo (Hrsg.), Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO), Kommentar, Zürich/St. Gallen 2011

ZPO Kommentar Art. 130 – 132

By Michael Kramer, Nadja Erk: K Alexander Brunner/Dominik Gasser/Ivo Schwander (Hrsg.), Kommentar zur Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung (ZPO), Zürich/St. Gallen 2011

ZPO Kommentar Art. 335 – 346

By Michael Kramer, Oliver Friedmann: ZPO Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, Zürich 2010

Equal Treatment in Multi-Party Arbitration and the Specific Issue of the Appointment of Arbitrators

By Michael Kramer, Reto M. Jenny, Guido Urbach: Christian Klausegger [et al.] (Hrsg.), Austrian Arbitration Yearbook 2009, Vienna 2009

Der Beginn der zweijährigen Verwirkungsfrist gemäss Art. 292 SchKG für die Anfechtung (Pauliana) im Rahmen des Nachlassverfahrens

By Michael Kramer, Thomas Rohner: AJP Aktuelle Juristische Praxis 2006, Heft 6, S. 688 ff.

[an article on insolvency issues relating to the Swissair liquidation]

Multi-National Enterprise Liability in Insolvency Proceedings in Switzerland

By Michael Kramer, Thomas Rohner, Guy-Philippe Rubeli, Christoph Schilly: The European Lawyer Reference Series, 2006

Very good at offering practical solutions, explaining things and bridging cultural and legal differences.

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