Counsel

Dr Daniel Zemp, LL.M.

Languages

German
English
French

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Daniel Zemp has extensive experience in national and international litigation. He represents nationally and internationally active companies and private individuals in civil disputes and in the enforcement of claims. Daniel Zemp's expertise covers Swiss and German law, with a particular focus on insurance law and liability issues.

Before joining CMS Zurich, Daniel Zemp worked for several years as a litigation lawyer in renowned commercial law firms in Zurich and Berlin.

Daniel Zemp studied at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) and at the Humboldt University in Berlin and wrote his doctoral thesis on a civil procedure topic related to Swiss and German law. His doctorate was awarded the Prof. Walther Hug Prize 2018/2019 and the Joseph Vigener Prize 2020.

Daniel Zemp is admitted to the bar in Switzerland and Germany.

Relevant experience

Counselling and legal representation of credit institutions in connection with the litigious enforcement and execution of claims in Germany and Switzerland.
Advice and legal representation of credit institutions in individual, mass and collective proceedings concerning disputes under banking contract law, in particular in the areas of consumer credit law and investment law.
Advising credit institutions on the drafting of banking law contracts and typical general terms and conditions of business.
Advice and legal representation in Switzerland and Germany of listed companies and medium-sized companies from the industrial sector in numerous liability and warranty proceedings, in particular in subcontracting constellations.
Advice and legal representation in German insolvency proceedings, in particular on the part of the insolvency administrator, including the enforcement and execution of insolvency claims in Switzerland.

Publications

Freizeichnungsklauseln in Anlagenbauverträgen nach Schweizer Recht, in: RInPrax 1/2026, München C.H. Beck-Verlag 2026
Unilateral amendment clauses in B2B contracts – key differences between Swiss and German law, CMS Law-Now (together with Andrea Staudenmann), 29 January 2026
Swiss and German prescription rules: a crucial but underestimated consideration when agreeing to a choice-of-law clause, CMS Law-Now (together with Philipp Koopmann), 30 October 2025
Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: is it a game changer?, CMS Law-Now (together with Manuela Kälin), 4 April 2025
Legal costs in Swiss civil court proceedings, CMS Law-Now (together with Vanessa Fasciati), 10 March 2025
Entwicklungen im Stromversorgungsrecht 2008, collaboration, in: Hettich Peter/Keller Claudia/Rechsteiner Stefan, Telekommunikationsrecht – Recht der audiovisuellen Medien – Stromversorgungsrecht, Entwicklungen 2008, njus.ch, Stämpfli Verlag Bern 2009
Materiellrechtliche Anspruchskonkurrenz und zivilprozessuale Zuständigkeit, Nach Schweizer Recht unter Berücksichtigung der deutschen Rechtslage (dissertation), Coedition Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag and Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Basel/Baden-Baden 2018

Memberships & Roles

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Deutsch-Schweizerische Juristen-Vereinigung e.V. (DSJV)

Education

2018-2024 - Lawyer at a renowned commercial law firm in Berlin (Germany) in the field of litigation
2018 - Admission to the bar in Germany
2017 - LL.M., Humboldt University of Berlin, awarded the academic prize for the best performance in the master’s programme
2016 - Doctorate, University of Fribourg i.Ue. (summa cum laude, honoured with the Prof. Walther Hug Prize 2018/2019 and Joseph Vigener Prize 2020)
2012-2014 - Lawyer at a renowned commercial law firm in Zurich in the area of litigation
2012 - Admitted to the bar, High Court of the Canton of Zurich (admitted to the bar)
2008 - Master of Law, University of Fribourg i.Ue. (summa cum laude)
2007 - Bachelor of Law, University of Fribourg i.Ue. (summa cum laude)

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance Dispute Resolution

Insights

Global Reach