Daniel Hochstrasser co-heads Bär & Karrer's arbitration practice, concentrating on commercial litigation and international arbitration. He primarily focuses on representing parties in complex disputes arising from M&A transactions, industrial and infrastructure projects, banking and finance, as well as license, distribution and development agreements, particularly in the pharmaceutical field.

In addition, Daniel Hochstrasser is frequently chosen as a party-appointed arbitrator and chairman of international arbitrations. While many of these proceedings are conducted under the ICC or Swiss Rules, his experience also extends to the rules of all other major institutions and ad hoc arbitrations. He is a lecturer at the Universities of Zurich and St. Gallen, and has published and lectured on arbitration and litigation in Switzerland and abroad. Since July 2015, he is a member of the ICC Court of Arbitration, Paris.

• Represented a pharma company in an ICC arbitration regarding the distribution of a medical product in the Middle East.
• Represented a multinational pharma company in an ICC arbitration against a US company relating to a manufacturing agreement.
• Successful defense of a multinational company in a SCAI arbitration in the aviation industry.
• Representation of a Middle Eastern entity in enforcement proceedings in Switzerland.
• Defense of a Swiss company against claims brought against it by a European company in a dispute in the sport sector.
• Defense of a Swiss bank in employment law proceedings.
• Representation of a German company in civil litigation proceedings in a dispute in the construction sector.
• Successful defense of a German company in set-aside proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court concerning an investment treaty arbitration.
• Successful representation of a major Swiss real estate company in court litigation.
• Successful enforcement of a Swedish arbitral award against an individual domiciled in Switzerland and representation of the client in debt collection proceedings.
• Representation of an international insurance broker in Swiss court litigation.
• Representation of a Swiss company in debt collection proceedings.
• Presiding Arbitrator in ICC arbitration proceedings concerning a construction project.

• Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 1999)
• Associate at Bär & Karrer (1993-1998)
• Cornell University Law School: LL.M. (1993)
• Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1991)
• Law Clerk, Court of Appeals/Court of Cassation Zurich (1989-1992)
• Law Clerk, District Court Affoltern (1987-1988)
• Inhouse lawyer in French company (1986)
• University of Zurich: lic. iur. (1986)

• Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
• Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
• Ethics Court of the Zurich Bar Association (Standesgericht)
• Lecturer at the Universities of Zurich and St. Gallen
• Member of the ICC Court of Arbitration
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Academy
• Member of the Board of the Finland Arbitration Institute