Emanuel Hochstrasser

Of Counsel
Attorney at Law (Switzerland and New York)

Emanuel Hochstrasser, LL.M. (NYU)

Preferred areas of practice

  • White-collar criminal law
  • Administrative criminal law
  • Criminal organizations
  • Terrorism

Professional experience

  • Resumption of legal practice at Hafner & Hochstrasser
  • Judge on the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona (until 2004–2020)
  • Co-founder and Senior Partner at Hafner & Hochstrasser (1992)
  • Court clerk at the Hinwil District Court (1978)

Education

  • Admitted to the New York Bar (1983)
  • New York University (law degree) (1981)
  • Admitted to the Zurich Bar (1980)
  • Court clerk at the Hinwil District Court (1978)
  • University of Bern, lic. iur. (1978)

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Italian

Memberships

  • Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Lucerne Lawyers’ Association