Lawyers in Switzerland
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Michael Kramer
Practice is focused on national and international commercial litigation, arbitration and judicial assistance. Also serves as arbitrator in international arbitrations (ICC and Swiss rules and ad hoc).
Pestalozzi
Michael Kunz
Michael Kunz advises on blockchain applications, specializing in layer one protocols, DeFi, and DAOs, with expertise in regulation and intellectual property.
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
Michael Lips
Michael Lips is partner and head of Pestalozzi's Real Estate and Environment practice. He has long-standing experience in real estate, environmental and public procurement law. For years, he has been working exclusively in this field, handling numerous transactions, contracts, public procurement and regulatory matters. He frequently represents clients before Swiss courts.
Pestalozzi
Michael Mráz
Michael Mráz defends individuals and companies in criminal and investigative proceedings. He also advises companies on investigating and preventing criminal or disciplinary violations. In civil and arbitration proceedings, Michael Mráz represents parties in the enforcement or defense of claims. “Criminal trials and disputes in court are often burdensome for the parties involved. Keeping a clear head in such situations and working towards a successful solution is the challenge that I appreciate most about my job.”
Wenger Vieli Ltd
Michael Nordin
Michael Nordin is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Zurich office, where he heads the taxation group. Michael focuses on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations and restructurings, and those related to financing and capital markets. Generally, Michael has a strong focus on the Finance Industry. In addition, he also advises high net worth individuals (HNWI). Further, Michael conducts Internal Corporate Investigations focusing on tax related matters. Experience: Counsel to a large bank on an internal business reorganization including the negotiation of the tax treatment of an offshore structure with the tax administration Counsel to a multinational Swiss company in a major acquisition and reorganization Representation of a large Swiss financial institution in major tax litigation Representing a multinational family in a complex tax dispute, including the coordination with foreign advisers and tax authorities
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Michael Reinle
Michael Reinle is a member of the firm’s digital, data privacy & e-commerce as well as the technology, media and telecommunication groups. He focuses on data protection and IT-technology law. He also has broad experience in regulatory matters concerning foodstuff, consumer goods, and medicinal products. Michael Reinle further advises and represents clients from a broad range of industries in intellectual property, unfair competition and advertising law matters.
MLL Legal
Michael Ritscher
Michael Ritscher is recognised as one of the most experienced and esteemed IP litigators and arbitrators in Switzerland, and beyond. Michael Ritscher heads MLL’s IP group. He has extensive practise in advising and representing clients from a broad variety of sectors, including life sciences, luxury goods and retail. Michael Ritscher is often at the forefront of precedent-setting cases. He is a reference for companies which regularly seek his support to handle their cross-border contentious affairs involving Swiss, EU and international law. Michael Ritscher appears as an opinion leader in his field in client and peer feedback ratings.
MLL Legal
Michael Schüepp
Michael Schüepp supports the firm’s ICT & Digital group as a senior associate. He has wide-ranging experience in legal matters regarding the design and implementation of internet and e-commerce activities.
MLL Legal
Michael Suter
Attorney-at-Law, Notary, Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law, Partner
Bratschi Ltd
Michael Treis
Michael Treis is Senior Counsel with the Firm's Intellectual Property Team in Switzerland. He advises on all aspects of IP protection and acts for companies before the Swiss courts. Michael has written on numerous related issues and has taught IP law at the University of St. Gallen. He began his career as an IP attorney of Baker McKenzie in 1989 and built up its Swiss IP practice from 1993 - 2022. He is ranked by Chambers Global and Legal 500 as a leading IP attorney in Switzerland. Michael has a wide range of experience in trademark, copyright, design and unfair competition issues and his practice covers IP advisory, prosecution and litigation. He advises a range of Swiss and global clients such as Apple, BAT, Dior and LVMH.
Baker McKenzie AG
Michael Tschudin
Michael Tschudin works primarily in the areas of Swiss and European competition law and public business law, as well as M&A. He heads the ICT/IP/Competition Law Team at Wenger Vieli. Since 2021, he has been a board member of the Digital Switzerland Foundation. “I’m a technological optimist. I believe in the people around me and am curious about new projects. As a business lawyer, I gain access to exciting organizations that I work energetically to support.”
Wenger Vieli Ltd
Michael Waldner
Partner
VISCHER
Michael Wells-Greco
Michael advises on cross-border private client and international family and child law matters. Able to approach both common law and civil law issues from a practical perspective, Michael advises on international succession planning and mental capacity matters, with a particular focus on advising on asset protection aspects and resolving cross-border inheritance disputes. Michael deals with a wide range of cross-border family work including nuptial agreements, financial claims, and cohabitation issues. He advises trustees and beneficiaries caught up in divorce proceedings. He has considerable experience in disputes relating to children (custody, child abduction (Hague and non–Hague)), both within and outside of the Court forum. Michael is highly sought after to advise on international surrogacy arrangements, co-parenting agreements and adoption matters. His work usually has an international perspective, often involving inherited wealth, tax and trust implications, substantial assets or income.
Charles Russell Speechlys AG
Michel Abt
Michel Abt is a Partner with FBT Attorneys-at-Law, the co-head of its Tax Group and a member of its Banking & Finance Group. He advises both natural persons and legal entities such as banks, family offices and trusts, as well as investors and administrators whether in Switzerland or abroad, with a specific emphasis on asset holding structures. Since 2009, Michel Abt has been advising a large number of French clients in their regularization process and has assisted them with their tax optimisation. He thus addresses all tax matters arising therefrom such as gift and inheritance issues in a cross-border perspective. He also assists clients in their voluntary disclosure to Swiss authorities as well as to foreign authorities enducting the same disclosure programmes, particularly in Italy. Michel Abt has significant expertise in negotiating tax rulings with various Swiss tax authorities (Geneva, Vaud, Valais, Lucerne, Schwyz, etc.) for the account of foreign high net worth clients wishing to settle in Switzerland. He assists them in their asset restructuring before their relocation and within their estate and succession planning. Furthermore, Michel Abt advises inheritors in the context of their international, multi-jurisdictional and complex successions both in a legal and fiscal perspective. He also advises on artistic heritages, their mode of ownership, transmission and sale. Finally, Michel Abt is an expert in financial market regulation, particularly in investment funds. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Tax law, in particular : Natural persons taxation (including tax engineering and wealth management, transmission and protection of assets, relocation and tax status) Companies and managerial taxation Property taxation (including structuring of real estate investments, and their financing) Collective investment schemes taxation Tax procedures (including unsolicited announcements and tax amnesties) Banking and financial regulations, in particular in relation to collective investment schemes (securities and real estate funds)
FBT Attorneys-at-Law
Michel Jaccard
Michel Jaccard is the founder of id est avocats, a certified B Corp boutique law firm advocating responsible and sustainable business practices. Over the past 25 years, he has been involved in hundreds of corporate finance and M&A transactions both in Switzerland and internationally. True to the firm’s guiding principles, Michel also advises NGOs, non-profit organizations, purpose-driven companies, impact investors, and philanthropic ventures on governance, impact, and sustainability matters. Leveraging specific expertise in technology and computing, Michel supports SMEs, industrial leaders, and global brands as they navigate innovation, AI, data protection, and cybersecurity. He regularly assists with negotiations and dispute resolution in complex business projects that require a deep understanding of digital technologies (software development, outsourcing, hosting, migration, AI and platform solutions, R&D, and technology joint ventures).
Id Est Avocats Sàrl
Michele Bernasconi
Michele Bernasconi advises on a broad range of sports, media, energy, telecom and IT matters, acting for both domestic and international clients. He has particular expertise in international litigation and arbitration as well as in commercial and transactional work relating to such industries. His recent experience includes advice on outsourcing and joint venture projects, broadcasting and sponsorship agreements, ambush marketing, regulatory and antitrust work in both the telecom and sport sector, software licensing, electricity transmission and distribution, doping matters as well as international transfers of football players. Michele Bernasconi lectures on international sports law at the University of Zurich. He regularly speaks and publishes articles on topics within his practice areas. He is Co-director of the UEFA Football Law Programme. Michele Bernasconi is recognized as a leading lawyer in Chambers and Legal 500 further lists him in the Hall of Fame for his excellent work. Legal 500 and Who's Who Legal have listed him among the leading lawyers in Switzerland in the sports as well as in the technology, media and telecommunications sector for years. In 2018 Who's Who Legal recognized Michele Bernasconi with the global award "Sports Lawyer of the Year" as well as "Thought Leader" for the sports and data protection sector. In 2016 Who's Who Legal ranks him among the nine "Most Highly Regarded Individuals" for Sports & Entertainment worldwide. In its 2013 edition, the International Who's Who of regulatory communication lawyers described Michele Bernasconi as one of the "10 Most Highly Regarded Individuals Worldwide".
Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Michele Potestà
Partner
LKK Arbitration
Michelle Ris-Enz
Michelle Ris-Enz joined Thouvenin as an Associate in 2025. Before joining as an attorney, she worked for several years as a Junior Associate and legal employee at the firm. She also gained professional experience as a court clerk at the District Court of Meilen and as a legal employee in the legal department for financial products at a Swiss bank. Her practice focuses on contract law, mergers & acquisitions, commercial and corporate law, as well as insurance law.
Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte
Michèle Burnier
Michèle Burnier is a partner and member of Pestalozzi’s IP&TMT group as well as Litigation and Arbitration group in Geneva. Her fields of expertise include intellectual property, including geographical indications, unfair competition, data protection, advertising and e-commerce law, IT and telecommunication law and contract law. She regularly represents clients before Swiss civil, administrative and/or criminal courts. In addition, Michèle Burnier frequently lectures in seminars in the fields of intellectual property law and unfair competition, also in cooperation with the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute. She also regularly acts as arbitral secretary under the ICC Rules or Swiss Rules.
Pestalozzi
Michèle Joho-Menotti
As a lawyer and notary, Michèle Joho-Menotti has extensive expertise in the field of trade and business law. Her clients include mainly start-ups, SMEs, listed companies, investors, and entrepreneurs. She supports them with foundings, financing, company acquisitions, IPOs, joint ventures, and restructuring. “Even as a teenager, I knew that I wanted to become a lawyer one day. This passion has remained with me ever since. In order to find a balance, I like exploring the Swiss mountains in the sun and snow in my free time.”
Wenger Vieli Ltd
Michèle Landtwing
Michèle is a Legal Partner at MME and an expert in complex compliance cases, internal investigations and regulatory matters.
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
Michèle Remund-Ludwig
Attorney and Certified Tax Expert, Partner, MLaw, LL.M. About Michèle Remund has long-term experience in corporate and tax law and regularly supports clients in M&A transactions. She is also a member of Kellerhals Carrard’s Startup Desk and advises start-ups on employee shareholdings, financing rounds and a wide range of other issues.
Kellerhals Carrard
Michèle Stutz
Employment Law Immigration Law (particularly work permits) Litigation International Arbitration
MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
Miguel Oural
Partner
Lenz & Staehelin