Franz J. Kessler (born 1972) was admitted to the Zurich bar in 1999. He joined von der Crone Attorneys at Law as an associate in 2000 and has been a partner since 2004.

He studied at the University of Zurich from which he graduated in 1997 as licentiatus iuris and received his doctoral degree in law in 2000. Franz J. Kessler also studied at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA (USA), graduating with a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2003.

Franz J. Kessler’s practice focuses on Corporate and Commercial Law, Contracts and Real Estate Law (Property, Rental and Construction Law). Further areas of work include Competition Law, Capital Markets and Stock Exchange Law.

His academic publications focus on Corporate Law (Merger Act, Reorganizations) and Contracts (dissertation regarding the waiver of limitation of rights).

Franz J. Kessler is fluent in German, English, and French.