Lawyers in Switzerland
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Caroline Clemetson
Caroline Clemetson is a Partner in the Banking and Finance Department in Geneva and in Zurich. She heads the Investment Management Practice of the firm and her focus is on banking and finance law. Experience Focus in banking and finance law, in particular financial services and financial regulation, asset management, collective investment schemes and other investment products, distribution of financial products, derivatives, trade finance, pension funds as well as insurance and insurance brokerage regulation Very experienced in corporate and transactional matters
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Caroline Gaul
Caroline Gaul advises national and international companies in the area of technology, IT and data law.
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
Caroline M. Lopez Nagai
Caroline Maria López Nagai is a Counsel in our Private Wealth Group in Geneva. She is specialized in cross-border estate / succession and wealth planning matters for individual clients as well as family enterprises including wills, lasting power of attorneys, guardianship. Her practice focuses also in advising and representing clients in matters related trusts, foundations, regulatory investigations (incl. administrative proceedings) and corporate transactions. Experience: Specialized in estate/succession and wealth planning and administration for private clients and enterprises in Switzerland and abroad including wills, lasting power of attorneys, guardianship, corporate/transactional matters, trusts and foundations Substantial experience in domestic and international civil (incl. trust) litigation Additional expertise in regulatory matters such as Common Reporting Standards/Automatic Exchange of Information, KYC, Anti-Money-Laundering
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Carsten Otto
Carsten Otto is a Senior Associate in our Litigation and Arbitration practice group. He advises national and international clients on matters of commercial and corporate law and represents them before national courts and arbitration tribunals. He also acts on behalf of injured parties in complex commercial criminal proceedings. Carsten Otto holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago and a Master of Law and Economics (MLaw and Economics) from the University of St. Gallen. His professional experience includes positions at renowned law firms in Brazil and the United States, providing him with a global and interdisciplinary perspective as well as substantial expertise in legal matters across North and South America. He also regularly publishes on topics related to litigation and commercial law.
Wenger Plattner
Catherine Anne Kunz
Partner
LALIVE
Catherine Grun Meyer
Catherine Grun mainly focuses on inheritance, estate and family law (including marital and marital property law), foundation law as well as employment, corporate and contract law. Her work also includes dispute resolution in these areas.
Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd
Catherine Weniger
Catherine Weniger is a Counsel in our Employment Law Group. Experience: Advising employers of various industries in M&A transactions, business and workforce restructuring operations, TUPE regulation, collective redundancy, etc. Day to day advice to employers on all employment law matters (hiring and dismissal of individuals, termination agreements, recording of working time, sick and pregnant employees, incentive schemes, data protection, social security and pension plans, etc.) Providing contractual employment documentation (employment contract, staff handbook, internal policies, incentive schemes) to companies relocating in Switzerland as well as reviewing and updating existing contractual employment documentation of various Swiss companies, including affiliates to multinational groups
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Catia Pequito Parente
Associate
Chabrier Avocats
Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler
Partner
Barandun AG
Celine Weber
Managing Associate
Walder Wyss Ltd.
Cesare Jermini
Cesare Jermini has extensive experience in court litigation as well as international and domestic arbitration, in which he specializes. He regularly acts as a party counsel before state courts and the Federal Tribunal (in civil, criminal and administrative matters) as well as in domestic and international arbitration proceedings. Cesare Jermini is often appointed as chairman, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in international and domestic arbitration proceedings, conducted under the ICC Rules, Swiss Rules, Rules of the Camera Arbitrale Nazionale e Internazionale di Milano, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules as well as in ad hoc proceedings. Cesare Jermini also advises clients in commercial and company law, private international law, joint ventures, transportation, labor, administrative, real estate and inheritance law. He is a member of the executive board of GASI (Gruppo Arbitrato della Svizzera italiana – the Local Group Ticino of ASA, the Swiss Arbitration Association), the ASA Marketing Committee and the International and Domestic Panels of Arbitrators of several arbitral institutions.
Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Charles Goumaz
Charles Goumaz is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution Group in Geneva. Specializing in white-collar and cybercrime defense as well as commercial litigation, Charles provides legal and strategic representation to high-profile individuals, corporate clients, and financial institutions in a wide range of matters involving sensitive issues and multi-jurisdictional aspects. His practice also includes crisis and reputation management, international mutual legal assistance and enforcement proceedings, asset tracing and recovery, as well as internal investigations. Charles is a Certified Specialist SBA (Swiss Bar Association) in Criminal Law. Experience: Defense of banks, financial intermediaries, commodities trading companies and senior executives in criminal and mutual legal assistance proceedings, involving inter alia fraud, mismanagement, bribery, money laundering, forgery and war crime allegations. Defense of senior executives and financial institutions in enforcement and administrative criminal proceedings. Representation of clients in complex shareholders disputes involving litigation proceedings and settlements negotiation. Defense of cybercrime victims, including data breach notification processes as well as asset tracing and recovery.
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Charles Gschwind
Charles Gschwind is a partner of the Real Estate team at Niederer Kraft Frey. He has broad experience in M&A with a particular focus on real estate transactions. He regularly advises domestic and international clients on asset deals, large-scale portfolio transactions, development projects, hotel transactions, acquisitions of real estate companies as well as on the financing of real estate portfolios. Related administrative law matters (e.g., Lex Koller and environmental law), general corporate, commercial and contract law as well as tenancy matters also belong to his areas of expertise. He further regularly advises on (pre-)litigation matters in the real estate sector. Charles Gschwind is a recommended lawyer in real estate by both Chambers and Legal 500. Charles regularly publishes in his areas of expertise and has taught namely at the MBA Program of ZHAW and at SVIT School. He is also a member of the Committee of SVIT Romandie.
Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd
Charles Julien
Counsel
White & Case S.A.
Charlotte Rüegg
Charlotte Rüegg is an avid transaction lawyer at Baker McKenzie's Banking & Finance and Capital Markets teams in Zurich. Her practice is dedicated to finance transactions, banking and capital markets law. In addition to her role at Baker McKenzie, Charlotte serves as an editor for a well-known law journal specialising in banking and capital markets law. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Charlotte honed her expertise in finance transactions while working with another major Swiss law. Charlotte holds an LL.M. degree in international financial law from King's College London and has experience as a research assistant at the University of St. Gallen. Charlotte is admitted to practice in Switzerland. Charlotte provides expert advice to clients on debt finance transactions, including syndicated financings, acquisition finance, project finance, bond offerings and other securities transactions. She also offers comprehensive corporate legal support.
Baker McKenzie AG
Chiara Boccato
Chiara Boccato works primarily in the areas of labor and immigration law, advising and representing both companies and private individuals. “Legal issues require individual solutions that are tailored to the specific circumstances and conditions. I really enjoy developing and implementing these solutions with a clear focus on the goal and a pragmatic approach. I find balance in my everyday working life by cooking for family and friends and biking in nature.“
Wenger Vieli Ltd
Christian Beutter
Attorney-at-Law, Notary, Partner
Bratschi Ltd
Christian Eichenberger
Partner
Walder Wyss Ltd.
Christian Gersbach
Partner
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Christian Girod
Christian Girod is Of Counsel in our Dispute Resolution Group as well as in our Private Wealth Group in Geneva. His main areas of practice are commercial, banking and insurance litigation, as well as estate and trust disputes. Experience: His practice is almost exclusively devoted to international matters and covers a broad range of issues which include: pre-litigation strategic advice; representation of parties in cases related, inter alia, to estate and trusts, private banking disputes, international commodity sales, manufacturing contracts, partnerships, charter parties, insurance; and the securing and freezing of assets in aid of domestic and international proceedings Representation of a Swiss Foundation as defendant in relation to estates opened in 1928 and 1968 which involve artworks and other assets confiscated by the Nazis in the 1930's and are governed by the laws of different states Representation of a bank sued by a former client in relation to investment proposals made by the bank, their implementation and subsequent investments (claims totaling several tens of millions Swiss francs) Representation of a refinery of precious metals in proceedings against a customer, a watchmaker, to recover quantities of precious metals such as gold and palladium owed by the latter Representation in several proceedings for provisional measures and on the merits related to the disputed ownership of a Gerhard Richter painting Representation of a Lloyd's syndicate in proceedings brought against it in relation to the alleged robbery of a diamond and jewels. Fraudulent insurance claim Representation of an alleged debtor opposing to an attachment order obtained by a creditor on more than two dozens of accounts (claims totaling several hundreds of millions Swiss francs)
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Christian Hagen
Partner
Walder Wyss Ltd.
Christian Kunz
Dr. Christian Kunz is an expert in the field of data, data protection, cybersecurity and technology law. He advises Swiss and international clients on data, data protection, cybersecurity and technology law matters, including cybercrime issues, the development and implementation of data strategies and data protection-related processes, the use and monetisation of data, (cloud) outsourcings of data, international data transfers and data disclosure requests (e.g., based on MLAT requests or the U.S. Cloud Act), and data breach incident management and response. He also advises on data-driven business models and platform solutions (XaaS, cloud services, IoT, online platforms, digital marketplaces), advanced technology projects (blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT), AI, Machine Learning, Big Data, Metaverse, NFT, etc.), digital infrastructure and technology transactions, and other complex Swiss and European data protection, cybersecurity and technology law issues. Besides that, Christian conducts large-scale internal investigations and e-discovery projects. He is KnowledgeNet Chapter Chair of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) in Switzerland. He regularly gives lectures, participates in panel discussions, publishes scientific articles and newsletters and holds internal and external trainings in his areas of expertise. He is a lecturer for the CAS Data Protection course at the University of Zurich. Christian was recognized as Rising Star in the area of data protection & data security at the IFLR Rising Stars Awards EMEA 2022. He was also ranked by Leaders League in 2022 as excellent for data protection as well as IT and outsourcing advice in Switzerland and recommended by Legal 500 EMEA for data privacy and data protection in 2023.
Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Christian Leuenberger
Member of the Corporate / M&A group in Zurich. Specializes in domestic and international M&A transactions, with a focus on public takeovers, and advises clients in post M&A-disputes. Advises Swiss and foreign companies, investors and executives on stock exchange and capital market regulation, as well as on general corporate law and issues of corporate governance. A leading expert on insider trading regulation.
Pestalozzi
Christian Lüscher
Partner
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.