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Nicolas Birkhäuser

Nicolas Birkhäuser advises undertakings in the field of Swiss and European competition law, merger control, horizontal and vertical restraints, exchange of information, distribution, parallel imports, cooperation, licensing, joint ventures, dominance, compliance, risk management, investigation proceedings, including dawn raids and leniency programs. Nicolas Birkhäuser combines this with a strong expertise in IP. · Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd

SwitzerlandCompetition / Antitrust, Intellectual PropertyGerman, English, French

About

Partner at Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd, Nicolas Birkhäuser advises undertakings on Swiss and European competition law — including merger control, horizontal and vertical restraints, exchange of information, distribution, parallel imports, cooperation, licensing, joint ventures, dominance, compliance, risk management and investigation proceedings (including dawn raids and leniency programs). He combines this with strong expertise in intellectual property.

Practice areas

Competition / AntitrustIntellectual PropertyCommercial

Office

Expertise

Merger ControlHorizontal & Vertical RestraintsExchange of InformationDistribution & Parallel ImportsLicensing & Joint VenturesDominance & Abuse of DominanceCompliance & Risk ManagementInvestigations, Dawn Raids & Leniency Programs

Education

  • Basel University, Lic. iur. (1998)
  • Cambridge University, LL.M. (2003)

Admissions

  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench