History

1851

Heinrich Fick, Lord Mayor of Marburg, is appointed Professor of Roman Law and Commercial Law at the University of Zurich and opens his own law firm there

1875

Professor Fick compiles a draft bill on the Swiss Law of Obligations, which is submitted to Parliament. The new law comes into force on 1 January 1883

1884

Professor Fick is appointed Dean of the University of Zurich

1897

Fritz Fick, son of Professor Fick, takes over the firm

1913

K. Schweizer, joins the firm as a partner

1915

Publication by Fritz Fick of the first Swiss Commentary on the Law of Obligations

1917

Fritz Fick is appointed President of the Zurich Bar Association ("VZR")

1924

Wilhelm Frick joins the firm, then known as "Fick, Schweizer & Frick"

1933

Oskar Hoffmann joins the firm as a partner

1945

Peter Prager joins the firm as a partner

1962

Willy N. Frick, son of Wilhelm Frick, joins the firm as a partner

1968

Raoul E. Widmer joins the firm as a a partner

1971

After several years as a legal counsel to Bank Leu and Nestlé, Christoph Jezler opens a law firm of his own in Zurich

1977

Dr. Vuille is joining forces under the firm Dres. Vuille & Jezle

1981

Dieter W. Neupert joins the firm as a partner, the firm being known as "Hoffmann, Frick, Widmer & Partners" at that time

1983

Alexander Faber, former ICRC delegate and legal counsel to Motor Columbus, opens a law firm in Zurich

1989

The law firm Dres. Frick, Widmer, Neupert starts a close cooperation with the firm Dres. Vuille & Jezler

1992

Martin Dünner, a former legal counsel to Intershop Holding and Doviag group, joins the business law firm in Zurich as a partner

2000

The firm is restructured under the name "NEUPERT VUILLE PARTNERS"

2011

Merger with the law firm Vuille & Partner and announcing the new firm NEUPERT VUILLE PARTNERS