CONTACT
5Gambit Disputes AG
Genferstrasse 1
8002 Zurich
Switzerland
Genferstrasse 1
8002 Zurich
Switzerland
PROFILE
Anja represents clients in complex cross-border litigation and commercial arbitration across industries including energy, financial services, high-tech manufacturing, construction and retail. She regularly advises and represents clients in post-M&A, joint venture, corporate and general commercial disputes. Anja also has extensive experience in appellate advocacy and frequently appears before cantonal courts and the Swiss Federal Tribunal in both civil and administrative matters.
She has particularly strong experience in economic sanctions matters. She advises individuals and companies on Swiss sanctions regimes and acts for them in delisting proceedings, negative clearance proceedings and other regulatory proceedings before SECO, as well as in subsequent appeals before the Swiss Federal Administrative Court and the Swiss Federal Tribunal.
Anja is recognized as a “Global Elite Thought Leader” in commercial litigation (under 45, partners) by Lexology Index (2026), and ranked as “Up and Coming” in arbitration and litigation by Chambers Global and Europe (2026) and as a “Next Generation Partner” in arbitration and litigation by Legal 500 (2026).
What Clients Say
“Anja Vogt is an outstanding litigator who embodies everything clients look for in high-stakes disputes. She is bold, decisive and unafraid to take a clear position when others might hedge. Her advocacy skills are simply exceptional. Anja sees litigation as a chessboard: always several moves ahead, weighing risk and reward and aligning the legal strategy with our broader commercial objectives.”
“Tamir Livschitz and Anja Vogt are the best litigation lawyers ever. We work a lot with them. Smart, deep sense for complex technology, understand the politics of corporate disputes. Fast and strategic.”
“Anja Vogt remains very calm and collected, and is an extremely able and highly experienced litigator.”
“Anja is excellent to work with. She is a terrific drafter who is very assertive and imaginative, as well as brilliant with clients.”
“Anja Vogt is an excellent lawyer with strong tactical skills.”
“Anja Vogt has been a reliable and responsive point of contact in our matters. She demonstrates strong attention to detail and her communication is clear and timely.”
“Anja Vogt is very responsive, hard-working and knows what the key points are. She knows the pros and cons of every situation.”
“Anja is highly intelligent and very thorough; her preparation is second to none. She has a superb grasp of detail and an outstanding ability to produce highest quality drafting. A huge asset to any team.”
“Anja Vogt is a very bright, thorough and extremely diligent young lawyer. She is exceptionally fast, very well prepared and knows every case inside out. Anja is a sublime drafter and has impressive advocacy skills.”
“Anja Vogt is super bright, incredibly hard working and outstandingly sharp. She has an intense attention to detail and her drafting skills are simply immaculate. She is very reliable and truly an asset to any case.”
“Anja Vogt is a very bright and switched-on practitioner with a meticulous attention-to-detail. She is always on top of the case and knows exactly how to distil a case into a written document. Anja combines brain power, hard work, detailed knowledge of the case and the law and sheer talent. She is clearly exceptionally clever. Anja is a pristine drafter, with an impressive grasp of the detail.”
“Anja Vogt is lauded as ‘a very smart and highly skilled litigator’ whose advice is as analytical as it is precise.”
“Anja Vogt is extremely pleasant to work with, very committed, a huge talent and always helpful.”
“Tamir Livschitz and Anja Vogt are both very good, broad-minded lawyers, they have a fighting spirit and always attempt to best serve their clients.”
Recent Experience
State-court litigation
- Acting for three major U.S.-based crypto venture capital firms on a USD 200 million claim related to their participation in a decentralized exchange.
- Acting for one of the largest Swiss retailers in a commercial dispute in post-M&A litigation following its takeover of a competitor.
- Acting for one of the largest steel manufacturers in a EUR 200 million shareholder dispute.
- Acting for a major Swiss retail group in a corporate dispute brought by a shareholder.
- Acting for an investment company in a USD 300 million corporate dispute related to an Italian insurance company.
- Acting for a leading Swiss provider of infrastructure services in post-M&A litigation against an international insurance company.
- Acting for a Swiss-based commodities trader in its defamation/KYC-related lawsuit against one of the largest global data processors.
- Acting for an ultra-high-net-worth individual in his defamation/KYC-related lawsuit against a Swiss not-for-profit organization.
- Acting for a Swiss-listed provider of structured products in a USD 40 million dispute against a Swiss private bank.
Sanctions & regulatory litigation
- Acting for a Swiss financial institution against FINMA (including in appeal proceedings before the Swiss Federal Administrative Court) concerning the scope of administrative assistance provided to another governmental agency.
- Acting for an ultra-high-net-worth individual against the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM), including in appeal proceedings before the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, challenging the denial of a residence permit.
- Acting for various ultra-high-net-worth individuals against the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) in relation to the unfreezing of assets under various sanctions regimes and obtaining licenses or negative clearance confirmations.
- Acting for a Swedish defense contractor against SECO alleging the unlawful withdrawal of export control licenses.
International arbitration
- Representing an ultra-high-net-worth individual as respondent and counterclaimant in a Luxembourg seated commercial arbitration brought by his former business partner with a value in dispute in excess of USD 4 billion.
- Acting for an international sports federation on a USD 80 million claim brought against it by one of its member associations in relation to the hosting of an international event.
- Acting for one of the leading global technology solutions providers in the food processing and air transportation industries in an ICC arbitration brought by a Swiss food manufacturer.
- Acting for an international sports federation on a USD 320 million claim brought by a media rights distributor related to broadcasting rights for a global sports event.
- Acting for one of the leading Asian private equity funds in a Swiss Rules arbitration concerning a post-M&A dispute related to a USD 80 million contract.
- Acting for an Israeli biotech company on its USD 180 million Swiss Rules arbitration claim brought against a U.S.-based services provider.
- Acting for a Spanish construction company in a EUR 115 million FIDIC arbitration defending against delay and defect claims.
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