Nicolas
Bracher

Partner
Dr. iur. | LL.M. | Attorney at law

Nicolas Bracher

Expertise

Litigation and Arbitration, Banks and Financial Service Providers, Private Clients and Estate Planning, Insurance, Foundations, White Collar Crime

About

Nicolas Bracher is a civil litigator. He represents national and international clients in all types of civil proceedings in the field of commercial and business law. The focus of his forensic and advisory activities is on financial services and the law of foundation and succession.

Nicolas Bracher is head of the Dispute Resolution practice group at Wenger Vieli Ltd. He has authored several academic publications on litigation law and liability issues in financial services law. He is also a member of the boards of trustees of several foundations.

“I have worked for courts and an administrative judicial authority for over seven years and therefore know the processes and functioning of the judiciary well from my own experience. This helps me to efficiently represent the interests of my clients.“

Nicolas Bracher speaks German, English and French.

Nicolas Bracher
Blogpost

Banking Litigation in Switzerland – Key Trends and Insights

Litigation and Arbitration
 Bracher Nicolas, Steudler Meltem
03.12.2024
Publication

Switzerland Chapter, in: Lexology In-Depth: Banking Litigation, 2025

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas, Steudler Meltem
26.11.2024
EN
Publication / Spotlights

Final Call for Holders of Former Bearer Shares

Corporate and Commercial Law, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas, Walter Marc, Fischer Cedric, Preisig Valerio
01.10.2024
DEEN
Blogpost

Exploring Banking Litigation in Switzerland - Key Trends and Legal Updates

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Litigation and Arbitration
 Bracher Nicolas, Steudler Meltem
26.08.2024
Publication

Kommentar zu Art. 412 - 418 OR (Mäklervertrag), in: MARC AMSTUTZ ET AL. (Hrsg.), Handkommentar zum Schweizer Privatrecht, 4. Auflage, Schulthess Verlag, Zürich 2023

Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas
22.11.2023
DE
Publication

Die Haftung des Vermögensverwalters (nach schweizerischem Recht), in: Handbuch der Vermögensverwaltung, München 2022

, in: FRANK A. SCHÄFER / ROLF SETHE / VOLKER LANG (Hrsg.) Handbuch der Vermögensverwaltung, 3. Auflage, C.H. Beck Verlag, München 2022 Banks and Financial Service Providers, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas
17.07.2022
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Dispute over joint account - first come, first served?

Banks and Financial Service Providers Bracher Nicolas, Steudler Meltem
06.07.2022
DEEN
Publication

Kommentar vor Art. 7 FIDLEG (Zivilrechtliche Haftung), in: SK Kommentar zum FIDLEG, Zürich 2021

Banks and Financial Service Providers Bracher Nicolas
29.10.2021
DE
Publication

InDepth Feature: Enforcing Arbitral Awards 2021 - Switzerland

Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas
29.09.2021
EN
Publication

Switzerland Chapter, in: Getting the Deal Through: Appeals 2021

Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas
21.05.2021
EN
Publication

Betrugsrisiken im Zahlungsverkehr – Bundesgericht klärt wichtige Fragen

Banks and Financial Service Providers Bracher Nicolas, Steudler Meltem
18.12.2020
DE
Publication / Spotlights

FINMA approves first supervisory organisations and registration office for client advisers

Banks and Financial Service Providers, FinTech Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
18.08.2020
DEEN
Publication / Spotlights

Beware in whom you trust! – New leading decision on the abuse of power in banking

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas, Vieli Bignia, Steudler Meltem
09.07.2020
DEEN
Publication / Checklist

Collecting Data: Establishment of a Foundation

Private Clients and Estate Planning, Corporate and Commercial Law Hünerwadel Andreas, Bracher Nicolas
13.02.2020
DEEN
Publication / Spotlights

Eintragung von Familienstiftungen ins Handelsregister

Corporate and Commercial Law, Taxation Hünerwadel Andreas, Bächli Bruno, Bracher Nicolas
12.02.2020
DE
Publication

Das Bankkonto in der Schweiz nach dem Tod – Wie weit gehen die Auskunftsrechte der Erben?

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Private Clients and Estate Planning, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas
02.12.2019
DE
Publication / Guidelines

Financial Institutions Act – Effects on Independent Asset Managers and Trustees

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Funds and Asset Management Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
18.11.2019
DEEN
Publication / Guidelines

FinSA – Strengthening Investor Protection

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Funds and Asset Management Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
18.11.2019
DEEN
Publication / Spotlights

The bank as judge? More restrictions on heirs’ requests for information

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Private Clients and Estate Planning, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas, Huber Michael
20.09.2019
DEEN
Publication / Spotlights

Verteidigungsmittel gegen europäische Anlegerschutzklagen

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Litigation and Arbitration Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
13.11.2018
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Rechtsprechung zu Retrozessionen wird weiter konkretisiert

Banks and Financial Service Providers, White Collar Crime , Funds and Asset Management Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
11.10.2018
DE
Publication

Kampf ums Gericht – gleich lange Spiesse für Schweizer Unternehmen

Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas, Lindenmayer Philipp
02.10.2018
DE
Publication

Verification of identity and risk transfer with regard to payment orders by e-mail

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas
07.06.2018
DEEN
Publication / Spotlights

Update zu Retrozessionen - was ist geklärt, was nicht?

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Funds and Asset Management Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
10.11.2017
DE
Publication

Hackerangriffe auf Bankkunden: Wer trägt den Schaden?

Erschienen in CH-D Wirtschaft 2/2017 Banks and Financial Service Providers Bracher Nicolas
24.08.2017
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Erhöhte Haftungsrisiken bei individuellen Anlagestrategien

Banks and Financial Service Providers Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
19.06.2017
DE
Publication

Rechtliche Stolpersteine bei der Versicherung von Cyberrisiken

Erschienen im Schulthess Manager Handbuch 2017 (www.managerhandbuch.ch) Corporate and Commercial Law, Technology and Media, Insurance Bracher Nicolas
13.06.2017
DE
Publication / Spotlights

FIDLEG und FINIG - Herausforderungen für unabhängige Vermögensverwalter

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Funds and Asset Management Vieli Bignia, Bracher Nicolas
02.03.2017
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Selbstbestimmung im Alter, Vorsorgeauftrag und Patientenverfügung

Private Clients and Estate Planning Huber Michael, Bracher Nicolas
21.12.2012
DE
Publication / Spotlights

Auskunftsrecht nach DSG

Banks and Financial Service Providers, Litigation and Arbitration Bracher Nicolas
22.06.2012
DE

Further publications by Nicolas Bracher

Switzerland Chapter, in: Lexology In-Depth, Banking Litigation (Former: The Banking Litigation Law Review), 2021-2024.

Switzerland Chapter, in: Getting the Deal Through - Appeals - 2018-2019.

Commentary on civil liability under the Federal Act against Unfair Competition (Section 9 "UWG"), in: Willi Fischer/Thierry Luterbacher (Hrsg.) Haftpflichtkommentar, Kommentar zu den schweizerischen Haftpflichtbestimmungen, Zürich 2015 (in German).

Third Party's duties to cooperate and rights to refuse cooperation in the taking of evidence under the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure ("Mitwirkungspflichten und Verweigerungsrechte Dritter bei der Beweiserhebung im Zivilprozess"), Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag, Basel 2011 (in German).

Since 2019 Partner at Wenger Vieli Ltd.
2015 Queen Mary University of London (LL.M., Insurance Law)
2011-2018 Lawyer at Wenger Vieli Ltd.
2011 University of Basel (Dr. iur.)
2006-2011 Court Clerk at the High Court of the Canton of Zug
2004-2005 Research Assistant at the University of Zurich
2004 Admission to the Bar
2003-2004 Law Clerk at a district authority in Bern
2001-2003 Legal internships
2001 University of Bern (lic. iur.)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Liability and Insurance Law Association
The Legal 500Leaders League

Nicolas Bracher is a known name in the area of litigation in Switzerland. He is highly knowledgeable and very committed to his clients. The work products he delivers are excellent. He is clearly an outstanding lawyer, not only in his field of practice.

Client Testimonial, The Legal 500, 2024/2025

I used to work with Peter Altorfer, Marco Cereghetti and Nicolas Bracher whom I very much respected for their broad knowledge of banking matters as well as excellent litigators when it came to a case.

Client Testimonial, The Legal 500, 2023/2024

The collaboration with Nicolas Bracher is very efficient. High quality of services.

Client Testimonial, The Legal 500, 2022/2023

Nicolas Bracher is showing a high level of engagement in the cases he is working on.

Client Testimonial, The Legal 500, 2022/2023