Thomas Rohner

Thomas Rohner is head of the Litigation & Arbitration Group and member of the Private Clients Group at Pestalozzi Zurich.

Thomas Rohner is named in legal directories such as Chambers, Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal. Chambers (2016 ed.) reports that "Thomas Rohner attracts praise for his expertise as an arbitration counsel. Clients agree that 'the quality of his work is excellent, both in terms of the merits of the advice and the form and style'." Legal 500 (2016 ed.) recommends Thomas Rohner as "highly competent" in the field of arbitration and describes him as "very diligent and client-oriented" in litigation matters.

From 1997 until 2005, Thomas Rohner served as a part-time judge at a Swiss District Court, and he was a temporary vice-president of the Court in 2001. He chaired a chamber and acted as sole judge and as member of a panel of judges, gaining significant experience in the administration and resolution of proceedings in various legal and industry contexts.

Thomas Rohner regularly publishes and is a frequent speaker in the fields of international arbitration, procedural law, insolvency and inheritance law.

Thomas Rohner is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (lic.iur., 1998; Dr.iur., 2002, with a doctoral thesis on insolvency law). In 2003, he graduated from the University of Chicago Law School (LL.M.). Thomas Rohner served as a law clerk at a District Court. In 2000, he was admitted to the bar. Prior to joining Pestalozzi, Thomas Rohner worked as an international associate for a major law firm in Washington DC. He became a partner in 2008.