Thomas Kohli

lic. iur., Attorney at law, LL.M.
Registered in the Attorneys' Register of the Canton of Zurich

Education

  • Law studies at the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne
    (lic. iur., 1996)
  • Admitted to the bar of Zurich (2001)
  • Post-graduate studies at the University of Sydney (LL.M., 2006)

Professional background

  • Legal staff member at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (1996-1998)
  • Assistant clerk at the District Court of Meilen (Canton of Zurich) und trainee with Wiederkehr Forster, Zurich (1999-2000)
  • Lawyer at Schürmann & Partner, Zurich (2002-2005)

  • Legal counsel at Schweizer Kobras, Lawyers and Notaries, Sydney (2006)
  • Lawyer at Lanter Attorneys-at-law, Zurich (2007-2008)
  • Partner at Kloter & Kohli Attorneys, Zurich (2009-2017)
  • Kohli Law (since October 2017)

Teaching and other activities

  • Lecturer at Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Institute of Translation and Interpreting (IUED, since 2012)

  • Editor of "sic!" – journal for Intellectual Property, Information and Competition Law
  • Internal legal service of ASTTI (Swiss Association for Translators, Interpreters and Terminologists)
  • Legal courses, e.g. for members of DÜV (Interpreters’ and Translators’ Association) and adviser team of consumer magazine "Beobachter"

Memberships

  • Zurich and Swiss Bar Association
  • Online platform GetYourLawyer

  • INGRES (Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz; Swiss IP Association)

  • SF/FS (Swiss Forum for Communication Law)
  • Association of former employees of the District Court of Meilen

Languages

  • German
  • Englisch
  • French (no court filings or contract drafting)