Rechtskraft

Patrick Götze

Dr. iur., Attorney-at-law

Attorney in criminal law as well as selected areas of public law and civil law, with assertiveness and determination, pragmatic, solution-oriented, and persistent.

Your contact for criminal defence and representation of victims, as well as for disputes before and with authorities (e.g., road traffic offices, immigration offices, FINMA) and administrative courts, and for matters related to labour, contract, and sports law.

Litigation and representation before all courts and authorities.

Expertise

Career Path

  • Attorney & Partner at Rechtskraft Law Practice since 2017
  • Partner at a specialised criminal law firm in Meilen 2014 - 2016
  • Admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich 2014
  • Dr iur., University of Zurich 2014
  • Lecturer in constitutional and administrative law at the ZbW and the KV Businessschool Zurich since 2013
  • Trainee/legal assistant at two major business law firms in Zurich 2011 - 2013
  • Internship at a Big 4 company in the Audit Financial Services, Regulatory department in Zurich 2011
  • CAS in International Sports Law at the University of Zurich 2010
  • Assistant at the University of Zurich, Chair of Constitutional, Administrative and European Law (Prof. Christine Kaufmann) 2007 - 2011
  • Licentiate at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich 2007

Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French

Memberships

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Specialist Group Criminal Law 
  • Criminal Defence On-Call Association
  • White Collar Criminal Law Association (WisteV)