Lawyers in Switzerland
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Frank Spoorenberg
Frank acts as counsel before arbitral tribunals as well as state courts. He regularly sits as co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and chairman. He also assists parties in pre-arbitration or pre-litigation phases, as well as in annulment proceedings against awards before the Swiss Supreme Court. His cases relate among others to M&A, joint ventures, distribution, agency, licensing, service agreements and international sales.
Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd
Franz Hoffet
Partner. Franz Hoffet is a partner of Homburger’s Competition and Regulatory teams. He has extensive experience in all areas of Swiss and European competition law, ranging from merger control to administrative and civil antitrust litigation. He represents a wide range of companies and trade associations in proceedings before the Swiss competition authorities, the European Commission and in civil courts and arbitration proceedings. He also advises clients on compliance matters of Swiss and European competition law. Other areas of practice include regulated markets (in particular health care and life sciences, telecommunications and media, energy, infrastructure and transport), international trade and public procurement. Franz Hoffet is also a member of Homburger’s Corporate / M&A team as well as its White Collar and Investigations working group.
Homburger
Franz J. Kessler
Franz J. Kessler is a partner and member of Pestalozzi’s Corporate / M&A Group as well as head of Pestalozzi’s Energy Law practice. He advises clients in corporate governance issues, private and public M&A transactions, energy law (including hydropower concessions and regulatory issues), public procedural law and real estate law. He is an authorized issuer’s representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange. Franz J. Kessler has broad experience in the legal advice for entrepreneurs, boards of directors, companies and joint ventures, both in the private and in the public sector. He has profound knowledge of the electricity production and transmission industry including hydropower concessions and regulatory issues. His special business expertise further includes healthcare and other supply institutions. He advises clients in corporate and commercial law matters also in other industry and service sectors, closely working together with all other practice groups of Pestalozzi.
Pestalozzi
Franz Kellerhals
Prof. Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, Emeritus Partner
Kellerhals Carrard
Franz Schubiger
Member of Pestalozzi’s Corporate / M&A and Life Sciences groups in Zurich. Practice focuses on corporate law, M&A, corporate finance, private equity and venture capital, complex restructurings as well as general contract and commercial law. Regularly advises in the fields of life sciences, including pharma, consumer healthcare and medtech, as well as consumer goods and retailing industries, e-commerce and online business.
Pestalozzi
Franziska Mutschler
Attorney-at-Law
Bratschi Ltd
Franziska Stadtherr-Glättli
Counsel
Lenz & Staehelin
François Kaiser
Attorney at Law, Partner, Dr jur. About François Kaiser focuses on advising Swiss and international companies, in particular in the areas of commercial law, corporate law, contract law, executive employment law, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, joint venture agreements, investment and financing round agreements, shareholders' agreements and real estate contracts. François Kaiser also provides estate planning services for private clients and family businesses. His experience also extends to domestic and international commercial arbitration (Swiss Rules, UNCITRAL, ICC and Ad Hoc) as chairman, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator, and as counsel in sports law and arbitration before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Kellerhals Carrard
François M. Bianchi
Francois Bianchi specializes in the fields of banking regulatory and capital market transactions. He frequently advises and represents financial institutions in regulatory proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). He is distinguished as a highly regarded Banking, Capital Markets and M&A lawyer by IFLR1000 and ranked in Legal500 (Banking & Finance; Capital Markets), in Who's Who Legal: Global Leader (Capital Markets) and National Leader (Capital Markets; Investment Management) as well as in other directories. For many years he advises larger Swiss banking institutions in connection with cross-border internal investigations. Commentators are impressed with his "fantastic work on the debt side" as well as with his "broad expertise in structured products work".
Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd
François Micheli
Attorney at Law, Partner About François Micheli has handled more than 100 international financial criminal law cases, involving more than 50 foreign jurisdictions. He has also represented foreign states in proceedings of this kind, and some cases have become legal precedents. With the support of associates, he has led various "deep pocket" proceedings involving multiple alleged victims, on behalf of both the defendant institutions and the plaintiffs.
Kellerhals Carrard
François Rayroux
Partner, Head of Asset Management
Lenz & Staehelin
Frederique Bensahel
Frédérique Bensahel is considered as a leading lawyer in the banking and financial sector in Switzerland. As partner at FBT and head of its banking and finance group, she advises Swiss and foreign financial institutions, including banks, companies active in asset management, trading or intermediation of financial instruments, as well as investment funds and fund managers. She frequently acts in civil and regulatory financial litigation. Frédérique Bensahel is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and has broad experience in investments structured through holding vehicles. Frédérique Bensahel is the author of numerous publications in the field of financial regulation and investment funds and is regularly invited to speak at conferences in this field. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Banking and financial regulation Financial litigation FINMA enforcement Financing Investment funds Asset management Regulation of IAMs and trustees FINMA Enforcement Proceedings Financial Litigation
FBT Attorneys-at-Law
Fredrik Dekker
Fredrik Dekker specializes in national and international value-added tax law. He advises companies on all VAT-related matters, particularly regarding restructurings, complex supply chains and service flows, real estate transactions, and VAT issues in the finance and blockchain sectors. “For me, the exciting thing about tax law is the interplay of legal analysis, economic considerations, and systematic thinking. As a private pilot, flying gives me a broader perspective, freedom, and new insights that also provide fresh inspiration for my daily professional life.”
Wenger Vieli Ltd
Fritz Rothenbühler
Fritz Rothenbühler is a partner on the Insolvency and Restructuring team. He advises creditors and debtors on national and cross-border restructuring and insolvency issues. He also acts as an administrator/liquidator in composition and bankruptcy proceedings. Fritz Rothenbühler’s other preferred areas of practice include corporate and competition law as well as construction and real estate. He also advises and represents individuals on selected cases. Fritz Rothenbühler provides both advice and litigation support in the above areas of law.
Wenger Plattner
Frédéric Bétrisey
Frédéric Bétrisey has a long standing practice in banking and finance. He advises banks and borrowers on all types of banking and finance transactions, including trade and commodity finance, acquisition finance, equipment financing, financial lease and syndicated lending. He also advises financial institutions on a variety of regulatory aspects and assists financial intermediaries in connection with their securities lending and derivative transactions, with a particular focus on the legal issues and documentation relating to netting arrangements and the issuance and distribution of collective investment schemes and structured products. In recent years, Frédéric Bétrisey has also assisted originators, arrangers and trustees in connection with the securitisation of Swiss law receivables, in particular in respect of residential mortgages (RMBS transactions), consumer credits and leasing agreements. Frédéric Bétrisey is a visiting lecturer at the University of Fribourg, where he gives a course on acquisition financing, and at the Swiss Training Centre for Investment Professionals (AZEK), in Geneva.
Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Frédéric Cottier
Frédéric Cottier is a partner in MLL's Geneva office. He was admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 1997 after which he obtained an MBA in the US. He then spent a year working in a law firm in Milan and then joined MLL in 2000. Frédéric Cottier's practise mainly focuses on corporate and real estate law as well as private banking.
MLL Legal
Frédéric Gante
Partner
Prager Dreifuss AG
Frédéric Neukomm
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin
Frédéric Rochat
Attorney at Law, Managing Partner Lausanne/Sion, Dr. iur, LL.M. (Columbia ‘04) About Frédéric Rochat began his career as a business attorney with a leading law firm in New York and London. Since then, he has specialized in medium-sized M&A transactions, particularly in the financial, technology, and real estate sectors. He also advises companies and investors on financing transactions and was appointed by the FINMA as co-liquidator in the bankruptcy of Banque Privée Espírito Santo. His clients appreciate his personal involvement and his pragmatic approach to contract negotiation.
Kellerhals Carrard
Frédéric Vuilleumier
Swiss and international tax law; Taxation of individuals, expatriates; Pension plans and insurance taxation; Estate and matrimonial planning; Taxation of self-employed individuals
OBERSON ABELS SA
Frédérique Flournoy
Attorney at Law, Partner About Frédérique Flournoy is mainly involved in financial and estate planning, as well as trusts, estates and foundations. She is also experienced in banking and contractual matters and in family and inheritance law. Frédérique Flournoy is also responsible for the financial intermediation obligations of the firm (Anti-Money Laundering Act, AMLA). She specializes in the field of animal welfare and also provides legal advice to charitable organizations. She works in the following areas: Civil proceedings and private international law Negotiation and contract drafting Banking law and practice Financial criminal law and anti-money laundering measures Trusts, foundations and estate planning Residence permit law Animal welfare
Kellerhals Carrard
Fuad Ahmed
Fuad Ahmed specializes in business & financial crime matters and commercial dispute resolution. He regularly advises and represents private and corporate clients in criminal matters involving misappropriated funds, bribery, fraud schemes, money laundering, criminal mismanagement, etc. He also assists our clients in commercial disputes, provides advice and representation in enforcement proceedings, asset tracing and recovery.
Faerus
Gabriel Meier
Gabriel Meier is a member of the firm’s Corporate and M&A team. His main areas of practice focus on general corporate law, the sale and acquisition of companies and the structuring of joint ventures. He also advises clients on labour law issues and has broad experience in drafting commercial contracts such as manufacturing and distribution agreements. Gabriel studied in Zurich and Geneva and was admitted to the Swiss bar in 2012.
MLL Legal
Gabriel Privat
Gabriel Privat is an associate in the firm’s Zurich office and contributes to the ICT & Digital practice group. Through previous internships in France and exposure to French, EU and Swiss legal environments, Gabriel supports clients navigating both local and cross-border operations in digital law.
MLL Legal