Christoph Frey

Attorney at Law, Partner, lic. iur., LL.M., Certified Specialist SBA Torts and Insurance Law

He has extensive experience in advising and representing clients in claims handling and in complex proceedings concerning contentious liability issues and controversial insurance cover in financial lines, D&O, professional indemnity, including lawyer’s liability and medical malpractice.

 

About

Christoph Frey and his team provide an enhanced level of legal support for insurance companies, brokers and insured parties advising on policy wording and coverage issues. Christoph Frey has a wealth of expertise in claims handling arising from all classes of liability policies, including financial lines, D&O, and professional negligence. Recent instructions include the successful defense of a D&O insurer in proceedings on coverage and the initiation of proceedings against a cyber insurer under an international program.

He regularly represents insurers and insured professionals in high-profile disputes. His qualification as a specialized attorney in torts and insurance law gives him a very comprehensive and notable experience in a variety of private insurance matters including the coordination with all sorts of liability and social insurance.

Christoph Frey is a member of Insuralex, a worldwide network of independent lawyers practicing insurance and reinsurance law. He is also the author and responsible editor of ius.focus for torts and private insurance law.

 

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Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
Legal500 EMEA 2022 Rankings: „Christoph Frey with his team of Matthias Spinner and Anna Menzi provide an outstanding and very broad palette of legal support. Minimal instruction effort leads nevertheless to optimal outcome.“

Experience

Ranking & Awards
Career
Memberships
Education
Further Activities
  • Ranked as "Leading Individual" by Legal500 EMEA 2023
  • Recommanded by Legal500 EMEA 2022 
  • Since 2010: Partner at Kellerhals Attorneys, now Kellerhals Carrard
  • 1998–2010: Partner at two Zurich law firms
  • 1993–1998: Associate at a Zurich law firm
  • 1996: Staff attorney in a major law firm in Richmond, Virginia
  • 1991–1993: Legal counsel at an international insurance company
  • 1989–1990: Court secretary, Uster District Court

 

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Association for Insurance Law
  • Association of Specialist Lawyers SAV Liability and Insurance Law
  • American Association for International Law
  • Insuralex (www.insuralex.com), a global network of independent lawyers working in the field of insurance and reinsurance law
  • 2008: Certified Specialist SBA in Liability and Insurance Law, Universities of Lucerne/Zurich,
  • 1996: LL.M., George Washington University, Law School, Washington D.C.
  • 1988: lic.iur., University of Zurich

 

  • Editor-in-charge of ius.focus for liability law and private insurance law

 

Scientific publications

Scientific publicationsCommentaries

Kommentierung von Art. 33 VAG, Elementarschadenversicherung, in: Hsu, Peter Ch. / Stupp, Eric (Hrsg.), Basler Kommentar zum Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz, Basel 2013, 478–512

Christoph Frey
Scientific publicationsCommentaries

Kommentierung von Art. 15 und 16 ATSG, in: Frésard-Fellay, Klett, Leuzinger (Hrsg.), Basler Kommentar Allgemeiner Teil des Sozialversicherungsrechts, Basel 2020. Co-Autorin: Nathalie Lang

Christoph Frey

Further publications

Further publicationsLegal News
26. September 2001

Arbeitsrecht und Mitarbeiterbeteiligungen, in: Handelszeitung N. 39, 26. September 2001, p. 31

Christoph Frey
Further publicationsLegal News
24. May 2000

Versicherungsbetrug immer noch ein Kavaliersdelikt, in: Handelszeitung Nr. 21, 24. Mai 2000, p. 29

Christoph Frey
Further publicationsLegal News
14. July 1999

Vorzeitige Rückgabe von Leasingfahrzeugen, in: Handelszeitung Nr. 28, 14. Juli 1999, S. 20

Christoph Frey
Further publicationsLegal News
18. November 1998

Wenn Manager zur Kasse gebeten werden, in: Handelszeitung Nr. 47, 18. November 1998, S. 26

Christoph Frey
Further publicationsLegal News

Wie haftet der Schweizer Unternehmer für Umweltschäden in der Schweiz? in: Management-Information 93 - 08, Institut für Versicherungswirtschaft an der Hochschule St. Gallen

Christoph Frey

Conferences

Conferences
29. November 2019

Cyber Insurance in Switzerland – Update and Development; Speech on the occasion of Insuralex Regional Meeting Frankfurt a. Main and at the International Cyber-Insurance Conference & European member meeting on November 29, 2019 in Frankfurt a. Main

Christoph Frey
Conferences
2. October 2017

Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen der Transaktionsversicherungen; Referat / KC Info-Event, Durchblick im Versicherungsrecht vom 2. Oktober 2017 in Zürich

Christoph Frey
Conferences
5. September 2017

Reinsurance Contracts in Switzerland - Introductory Remarks; Speech at the LATCAM - Business Round-Table on "The Argentinian Insurance and Re-Insurance Market", hosted by KC Zurich, on 5 September 2017

Christoph Frey
Conferences
21. September 2016

Cyber Risks: Haftung und Versicherbarkeit; Referat / KC Info-Event, Durchblick im Versicherungsrecht vom 21. September 2016 in Zürich

Christoph Frey
Conferences
14. April 2011

Directors' and Officers' Liability (D&O)

Christoph Frey

Media

Media

Die Haftung für Umweltschäden, in: Gerling Magazin, Sept. 1993

Christoph Frey
Media

Wie stark beeinflusst das neue Produktehaftpflichtgesetz Schweizer Unternehmen? in: Gerling Magazin, August 1994

Christoph Frey

Contact

Zurich

Rämistrasse 5
Postfach
CH-8024 Zürich

Tel. +41 58 200 39 00
Fax +41 58 200 39 11
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Kellerhals Carrard

Basel ∣ Bern ∣ Geneva ∣ Lausanne ∣ Lugano ∣ Sion ∣ Zurich


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