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Nicola Zehnder

Attorney at law | FIFA Football Agent

Combines sports law, contract work and litigation practice, including association, criminal and bankruptcy proceedings.

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About Nicola

Nicola Zehnder advises athletes, clubs, agencies and companies on contracts, transfers, federation, criminal and insolvency proceedings and further commercial-law questions. He combines sports law, contract work and litigation practice with personal, assertive mandate leadership. Building trusted, long-term client relationships through empathy, discipline and assertiveness matters to him. He is a licensed FIFA Football Agent. Privately he is interested in travelling, cultures, film, photography and sport.

Working style

Trust needs proximity. Decisions need clarity.

I want to understand my client's situation fully before I recommend a legal strategy, pairing personal attention with clear analysis and consistent execution.

Practice areas
Sports law
Player, athlete and coach contracts
Transfers, agency and management
Association, criminal and other proceedings
Bankruptcy and enforcement proceedings
Employment, corporate and contract law
Career path
Attorney at law, MÜLLER PAPARIS AG, since 2023
Attorney at law, Altenburger LTD legal + tax, Küsnacht, 2023
Manager Compliance, RegTech and LegalTech and Sports Regulatory Leader, PwC Legal Switzerland, Zurich, 2021 to 2023
Attorney at law, PwC Services GmbH, Zurich, 2020 to 2021
Junior associate, Bratschi AG, St. Gallen, 2019 to 2020
Sports lawyer, Ruiz-Huerta & Crespo Sports Lawyers, Valencia, 2018 to 2019
Compliance analyst, Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich, 2017
Legal associate, Nobel & Hug Rechtsanwälte, Zurich, 2015 to 2017
Court auditor, District Court of Bülach, 2014 to 2015
Junior associate, Nobel & Hug Rechtsanwälte, Zurich, 2012 to 2014
Education
St. Gallen bar admission, 2020
Master in Sports Management and Legal Skills, ISDE Law Business School, Barcelona, 2018
CAS International Sports Law, University of Zurich, 2014
Master of Law, University of Lucerne, 2012
Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich, 2010
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