Christoph Frey

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

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

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  • Ranked as "Leading Individual" by Legal500 EMEA 2023
  • Recommanded by Legal500 EMEA 2022 
  • Since 2025: Of Counsel at Kellerhals Carrard

  • 2010 – 2024: 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

 

Contact

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CH-8024 Zürich

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

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