Lawyers in Switzerland

Markus Wang

Markus Wang heads the intellectual property team and co-heads the life sciences group of the firm. His practice covers a wide range of contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark, copyright and other IP-related issues, in particular in the pharmaceutical, biotech and IT sector. He frequently drafts and negotiates license, outsourcing and R&D agreements. Furthermore, he specializes in regulatory matters in the fields of life sciences and health care. Markus Wang lectures on intellectual property law at the University of Fribourg. He has written two books on design protection and contributed chapters to the latest commentary on Swiss trademark law and to several books on other IP, IT and life sciences topics. Further, he has published several articles for periodicals in these fields. Markus Wang is recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of intellectual property in professional and life sciences publications and listings such as Chambers Europe, European Legal Experts, Who's Who Legal, WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals and IAM Patent 1000.

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Markus Wolf

Dr. Markus Wolf is a partner in the Zurich office of Baker McKenzie. He is co-head of the Swiss Banking & Finance Practice Group and member of the Swiss Restructuring & Insolvency team. He has previously worked in the Firm's Sydney office and he was seconded to the legal team of one of Switzerland's leading banks. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2012, he worked as a visiting associate with The Boston Consulting Group. Clients say: "I appreciate working with Markus Wolf very much. His assessments are of very high quality and equally practical. He is also a very reliable contact, especially for time-critical enquiries." (Chambers Global, 2023). Markus is a lecturer on private law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). Markus advises on all aspects of banking and finance and restructuring and insolvency. He has extensive experience advising lenders, borrowers and sponsors on complex, multijurisdictional leveraged acquisition, corporate, project, export and property financing transactions. He also has experience in public sector (sovereign) financing. He regularly acts for Swiss and foreign creditors and debtors in domestic and cross-border financial restructurings and formal insolvency procedures. Markus has published numerous articles on banking and finance and restructuring and insolvency topics in Swiss and international journals.

Baker McKenzie AG

Marnin J. Michaels

Marnin Michaels is a senior partner at the Baker McKenzie Office in Zurich. Marnin has been practicing for more than 25 years in the areas of tax and international private banking. He handles insurance matters relating to tax investigations and wealth management, as well as counsels clients on issues relating to US withholding tax, qualified intermediary rule and FATCA. He also advises on issues related to potential tax evasion and cross-border regulatory issues, as well as money laundering avoidance legislation. He is also a member of the Firm’s global Alternative Capital team that provides best-in-class investment solutions for family offices, founders, sovereign wealth, and other sources of private capital. Marnin was a member of the Firm's Steering Committee addressing the firm's US Department of Justice Initiative for Swiss Banks. In the end, the Firm acted for 45 banks and the project won Litigation Firm of the Year from American Lawyer Magazine Award in 2015. Widely regarded as one of the world's leading wealth management lawyers, Marnin is on the Firm's Tax steering committee, co-leads the EMEA Tax group, and co-chairs its European wealth management committee. Marnin focuses on all matters relevant to the wealth management industry and its clients. In addition to writing extensively for many publications, Marnin also authored two legal treatises: International Taxation and Withholding and International Estate Planning, which were both published by Thomson Reuters. He also lectures in several LLM and MBA programs on various tax issues.

Baker McKenzie AG

Marnin Michaels

Baker McKenzie AG

Marquard Christen

Partner

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.

Marta Milanovic

Paralegal at Aceris Law LLC. Marta is a Serbian national who holds a Master’s degree in International Law, Foreign Trade and International Relations from ISDE in Spain, a law degree from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, and a degree in Finance and Banking from the Belgrade Banking Academy in Serbia. She speaks English, Serbian, Croatian and Spanish fluently and has a working knowledge of French and German. During her studies, she participated in several moot courts and completed a Business Negotiations program at New York University in the United States. Prior to joining Aceris, she worked as a trainee at JAP Lawyer, a boutique law firm in Barcelona.

Aceris Law

Martin Aebi

Counsel

Lenz & Staehelin

Martin Berweger

As a lawyer, notary, and economist, Martin Berweger has extensive expertise in the field of business law. He supports start-ups, SMEs, investors, and entrepreneurs with incorporations, financing rounds, company acquisitions (M&A), restructuring, and joint ventures. His particular areas of expertise include blockchain projects, drafting and enforcement of contracts, and the liability of board members and managing directors. Martin Berweger serves on several boards of directors, foundation councils and as administrator for companies in need of restructuring, in addition to working as a lecturer at universities. “Working with entrepreneurs inspires me day after day."

Wenger Vieli Ltd

Martin Burkhardt

Senior Counsel

Lenz & Staehelin

Martin Busenhart

Partner

Walder Wyss Ltd.

Martin Bürkle

Martin Bürkle has been a Partner with Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte since 2016. He specializes in corporate and commercial, mergers & acquisitions as well as joint venture projects and restructurings. Additional areas of practice include distribution, licensing and general contract law. Martin Bürkle has considerable experience in negotiating and drafting contracts on all aspects of corporate and commercial matters. Moreover, Martin Bürkle is a certified specialist in torts and insurance law of the Swiss Bar association and has vast experience in the fields of liability law, social insurance and insurance contract law. Besides his advisory role he frequently represents his clients in court.

Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte

Martin Eckert

As one of MME's three founding partners, Dr. Martin Eckert is a generalist. He brings extensive experience advising internationally oriented data, technology and trading companies - including M&A. He is a renowned climate law and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) pioneer.

MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

Martin Heisch

Associate

Prager Dreifuss AG

Martin L. Mueller

Head of the Employment & Pensions group in Zurich. He advises clients on transactional employment, executive employment, pensions, corporate transactions and restructuring, and commercial contracts.

Pestalozzi

Martin Leu

Martin Leu' practice focuses on all aspects of national and international corporate tax law for Swiss and foreign clients. He advises clients on tax-related questions in the area of M&A transactions / restructurings but also has broad experience in advising clients in the area of tax compliance.

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Martin Molina

lic. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law, Partner About Martin Molina’s practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration in a variety of economic sectors including commodity trading, construction, energy and life sciences. In addition to representing clients before state courts and arbitral tribunals, he regularly sits as arbitrator. Martin also advises clients in relation to commercial contracts.

Kellerhals Carrard

Martin Moser

Attorney-at-Law, Partner

Bratschi Ltd

Martin Peyer

Martin Peyer’s practice focuses on banking, insurance, and financial market law. He supports clients regarding complex regulatory and compliance matters and represents them in licensing and enforcement proceedings. He also has extensive experience in M&A transactions and independent internal investigations in the financial sector, as well as in financing. “I like to spend my free time in the mountains. Whether snowboarding in the winter or hiking in the summer, I always find a way to bring balance to my work as a lawyer.”

Wenger Vieli Ltd

Martin Werner

Martin P. Werner's practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He represents and assists clients in investigations and merger control proceedings before the Swiss Competition Authorities and in the coordination of antitrust and investment screening in multijurisdictional transactions. In addition, Martin advises companies on the implementation of compliance programs, the administration of distribution systems as well as on cooperation projects, licensing agreements and dawn raids. Since 2020, Martin is Research Coordinator for Digitalization at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (CIPCO) at the University of Zurich. In 2023 and 2024, Martin was recognized by The Legal 500 as a "Rising Star" in the field of competition law.

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Martin Zobl

Partner

Walder Wyss Ltd.

Martina Aepli

Litigation and Bankruptcy Law Labour Law International Arbitration International and Swiss Contract, Business and Corporate Law Company Succession & Inheritance Law

MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

Martina Athanas

Martina Athanas is a member of the firm's internal investigations practice group and its litigation team. Her practice is focused on conducting and advising on all aspects of internal investigations into bribery, fraud and compliance. Martina also regularly advises on white collar crime and cross-border legal issues (including Swiss blocking statutes and data privacy laws), and is often involved in proceedings for international mutual legal assistance and administrative assistance. During a secondment at the Swiss financial regulator, FINMA, Martina was able to work on regulatory matters from the government enforcement perspective. She also gained valuable insight into legal matters from a client's perspective during her secondment at the Litigation & Investigations team at UBS.

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

Martina Braun

Dr. Martina Braun is a partner of the practice groups IP, IT & Data Protection as well as Sports Law. She advises national and international companies and start-ups as well as associations, foundations and private individuals comprehensively on contractual matters and represents them in complex negotiations. Her focus lies in copyright, trademark, personality and data protection law. She has extensive experience in the commercialization of intangible assets and specializes particularly in licensing and sponsorship agreements in the sports and entertainment industries. In this capacity, she supports athletes, sports and event organizations, agencies and artists in all legal matters. Dr. Martina Braun has written a dissertation on copyright law and completed a CAS in international sports law. She also publishes regularly on intellectual property law and is active in professional organizations.

Wenger Plattner

María Josefa Palmero-Areán

Counsel

Lenz & Staehelin