Profile

Lukas Beeler specialises in domestic and international litigation and arbitration proceedings, with a particular focus on international and cross border matters. He also represents clients in administrative and regulatory litigation, in particular enforcement and other regulatory proceedings.

Deals & Cases

05.08.2022
CIBC provides financing for Aldo
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28.07.2022
China-Switzerland Stock Connect goes Live: NKF acts on all four inaugural GDR issuances and listings on SIX Swiss Exchange
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29.03.2021
Gategroup Restructuring Plan approved by English Court
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Experience

Lukas Beeler represents clients from across all industries and sectors in complex domestic and international disputes. He also represents clients in administrative litigation, in particular before regulatory authorities and courts. He has extensive experience in international and cross-border disputes, in particular in contract, corporate, banking and security disputes.

Besides his dispute resolution practice, Lukas Beeler regularly advises clients on various contractual matters, in particular in connection with sale and purchase, agency, manufacturing and distribution agreements, as well as on corporate and compliance matters.

Furthermore, Lukas Beeler is a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).

Experiences highlights:

  • Representing an Israeli plaintiff against its contractual counterparty in a EUR 15 million ICC arbitration related to the export of defense goods
  • Representation of a minority shareholder and former board member in a dispute against a listed European travel agent corporation
  • Counsel to a leading European car manufacturer in disputes related to distribution agreements
  • Representation of Spanish parties in ICC proceedings seated in Switzerland commenced by their Turkish joint venture party in a hydro electric plant dispute
  • Advising and representing the Bill & Melinda Gate Foundation Trust in the successful defense of Sika AG against the hostile takeover attempt by Saint-Gobain
  • Representation of a Georgian commodities company in a dispute with a Swiss domiciled commodities trader
  • Counsel to a Swiss financial institution in enforcement proceedings initiated by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority in connection with an alleged breach of anti-money laundering regulations; organising and conducting the related internal investigation
  • Counsel to the leading Swiss retail bank group that allegedly violated its duties under a long standing cooperation agreement in arbitration proceedings initiated by a listed private bank
2015 Harvard Law School, LL.M.
2013 University of Zurich, PhD, Dr.iur., summa cum laude, Issekutz Award and Prof. Walther Hug Award
2009 Admitted to the Swiss and Zurich Bar, Rechtsanwalt
2007 University of Zurich, Licentiate, lic. iur., summa cum laude
Best Lawyers 2024
Chambers Global 2024
Chambers Europe 2024
Chambers Europe 2023
The Legal500 EMEA 2023 – Next Generation Partner
The Legal500 EMEA 2022 – Next Generation Partner
Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders 2023
Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders 2022
The Legal500 EMEA 2021 – Next Generation Partner
Who’s Who Legal: Future Leaders 2019
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • International Bar Association
  • ASA Below 40
2020 Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey
2018 Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2016 Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2015 Foreign Associate with Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, in Washington, D.C.
2013 Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2012 Short-term employment at the Swiss National Bank (legal department, financial stability)
2010 Research and teaching assistant to Prof. Dr. iur. Hans Caspar von der Crone in the fields of Private and Commercial Law at the University of Zurich
2008 Clerk with the District Court of Meilen
2005 Internship at the public prosecutor’s office (Staatsanwaltschaft II des Kantons Zürich)

German

English

Deals & Cases

31.10.2023

R&S Group enters into Business Combination Agreement with VT5

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05.08.2022

CIBC provides financing for Aldo

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28.07.2022

China-Switzerland Stock Connect goes Live: NKF acts on all four inaugural GDR issuances and listings o…

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Market Perception

«Lukas Beeler is a very good lawyer: He has broad legal knowledge, is committed to serve the clients in the best possible way, and keeps oversight even in complex situations.»
Chambers 2023
«Lukas Beeler has an excellent grasp of the law, is very thorough in his approach and highly intelligent. He is able to construct extremely effective and persuasive arguments.»
Legal 500 2023
«Lukas Beeler is very competent, diligent and knowledgeable. He is a very sharp lawyer and has impressed with his dedication to the client and knowledge of the law. I can highly recommend him for complex litigation matters. »
Chambers 2022
«Lukas Beeler is a particularly skilled and talented litigator. He’s one of the brightest young minds in the market. Without a doubt, he can be described as a young star in the field of banking litigation. »
Chambers 2022

Events

02.07.2019

Where is the Judge in the Cloud? – Dispute Resolution and New Technologies Roundtable Workshop

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Awards & Rankings

24.03.2023

NKF wins “Deal of the year: Equity” at the IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards 2023

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Firm News

27.10.2022

NKF launches technology-based alternative legal services provider The Lab by NKF

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07.01.2020

Three new partners at NKF: expansion of Dispute Resolution, White Collar Crime & Investigations an…

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08.08.2019

NKF delegation will attend the 2019 IBA Annual Conference in Seoul

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Publications

01.12.2013

Bucheffekten – Übertragung, Stornierung und gutgläubiger Erwerb

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01.05.2012

Die Regulierung von systemrelevanten Finanzinstituten nach schweizerischem Recht

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01.06.2011

Regelung systemrelevanter Banken aus wirtschaftsrechtlicher Sicht – Lösungsansätze zur too-big-to-…

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