Prof. Joachim G. Frick

Biography

Prof. Dr. Joachim Frick, LL.M./J.S.D. is a senior counsel at the Zurich office of Baker McKenzie. Joachim practices mainly in the areas of dispute resolution, insurance and corporate law and became a partner in 2001. He regularly represents clients as a party counsel in litigation and arbitration proceedings with special emphasis on corporate, insurance, and M&A disputes. He is a member of the disputes and of the financial services group and heads the insurance practice of the Zurich office He was repeatedly named one of the leading insurance lawyers in Switzerland by Who is Who' Legal and the IBA's Who is Who of Business Lawyers.

In addition to practicing as a lawyer, Joachim Frick regularly teaches as a professor of law at Zurich University (Titularprofessor). He is a member and regular speaker in various professional organizations concerning his areas of practice. He is a graduate of Zurich University (Dr. iur. 1992) and Yale Law School (LL.M. 1996, J.S.D. 2000) and has practiced with Baker McKenzie Taipei and Chicago.

Practice Focus

Prof. Frick represents clients as a party counsel in litigation and arbitration proceedings with special emphasis on insurance, corporate and post-M&A disputes. In addition, Prof. Frick advises insurance and reinsurance companies on regulatory, corporate and compliance matters and represents them in transactions as well as in front of regulator, courts and arbitral tribunals. He also regularly advises clients in aviation and aircraft financing transactions.

Representative Legal Matters

Representation of client in shareholder dispute in various court proceedings.
Representation of foreign manufacturer in arbitration under a licensing agreement.
Representation of Swiss seller in arbitration concerning warranty claims under share purchase agreement.
Representation of insurance client in proceedings with FINMA.
Representation of Swiss and foreign insurance carriers in litigation proceedings concerning reinsurance and coverage issues.
Multijurisdictional survey on insurance regulatory matters.
Representation of Swiss bank in aircraft finance transaction.

Professional Associations and Memberships

Ius Alumni Zurich
Yale Club of Switzerland
Yale Club of New York
ASA Swiss Arbitration Association
DIS German Institution of Arbitration
Liechtenstein Arbitration Association
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
ASDA Swiss Insurance Association
ASDA/SVLR Swiss Association for Air and Space Law
Swiss Bar Association

Admissions

New York~United States (1997)
Switzerland (1994)

Education

University of Zurich (Titular Professor) (2007)
Yale Law School (J.S.D.) (2002)
Yale Law School (LL.M.) (1995)
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.) (1992)
University of Zurich (lic. iur.) (1989)
Freies Gymnasium Zurich (Matura) (1984)

Languages

English
French
German
Italian

Previous Offices

Chicago
Taipei

Vermittleraufsicht im Wandel – Auswirkungen der Revision von VAG und AVO, GesKR 4/2026

Wirtschaftsrecht 2026, Trends und Entwicklungen, Kapitel Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, Schulthess Verlag AG, Zürich/Genf 2022, ISBN 978-3-7255-8318-8 (annually)

Commodity & Energy Trading Firms – The Swiss Perspective, Chapter ESG Disputes, 2025

Global Guide for Insurance Sales Advisory and Distribution, Baker McKenzie 2025

Gebundene Versicherungsvermittler und Mehrfachagenten unter dem neuen Versicherungsaufsichtsrecht, GesKR 3/2024

Legal Remedies and Pitfalls for Sellers in Pre-Closing M&A Disputes, Lexology in House: 2025

Risikobasiertes Versicherungsrecht - Chancen und Risiken des neuen VAG, GesKR 2022 Nr. 3

Force Majeure and Adjustment of Contracts - The Swiss Perspective, Baker McKenzie, 14. März 2022