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Patrick Nick is a member of the Private Clients team. He advises domestic and international clients on inheritance and estate law, philanthropy, foundations and associations, and on contract, corporate and notary law. His work also includes dispute resolution.
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Patrick Nick has acted as legal counsel, among others, to:
- Ultra-high and high net worth individuals regarding their international estate planning and the transfer of their estates (including transfers of large real estate assets and complex corporate structures) to the next generation as well as various aspects of family law, e.g. marriage and matrimonial property law, inheritance law and notarial law
- Private clients, family offices, family businesses and private companies in all aspects of corporate, commercial and art law matters
- Charitable foundations with a particular focus on art regarding corporate governance, best practice and various art projects and exhibitions funded by the foundations in Switzerland and abroad
- Companies in internal investigations
- Disregard of formal regulations according art. 16 Commercial Register Regulation and art. 130 of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code / Defects in the organization of the company, discussion of the Supreme Court of the Canton of Zurich LF210095-O/U of January 20th, 2022 in: ius.focus, 09/2022, no. 227
- Defects in the organization of the company, discussion of the Federal Court decision 4A_147/2022 of May 2, 2022 in: ius.focus, 07/2022, no. 172
- Securitization of registered shares, discussion of the Federal Court decision 4A_39/2021 of August 9, 2021 in: ius.focus, 10/2021, no. 252
2021
LL.M. with honors, Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, Chicago, USA
2021
C.B.A., IE Business School, Madrid, Spain
2018
MIT, Sloan School of Management, Boston – Certificate in Blockchain Technologies and Business Innovation
2018
Admitted to the Bar, Rechtsanwalt und Notar
2016
University of Zurich, Master of Law (magna cum laude)
- ZAV Zurich Bar Association
- SAV Swiss Bar Association
- IBA International Bar Association
- Northwestern University Club of Switzerland
- Northwestern Alumni Association
- IE Business School DACH Alumni Association
2023
Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2018
Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2016
Law Clerk with the Criminal Court of Zug
2016
Junior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2014
Foreign Associate with OLF Legal/isportlaw, Rome/IT
2014
Junior Associate with a leading law firm in Zug
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