Homburger — Switzerland

Alexander Wherlock

Partner. Alexander Wherlock specializes in financial markets and banking law. He regularly advises on banking supervision, the regulation of complex financial products, anti-money laundering and financing transactions. He also has considerable expertise and experience in the areas of crypto-regulation, FinTech and the digitalization of financial services. · Banking & Finance

Allegra Arnold

Partner elect. Will become a partner of the competition and regulatory department as of January 1, 2027. Allegra Arnold primarily advises on Swiss and European competition law. She represents companies in antitrust investigations and merger control proceedings and advises clients on distribution systems, cooperations and license agreements. Her expertise also covers regulated markets and economic administrative law. · Competition / Antitrust

Andreas Burger

Counsel. Andreas Burger focuses his practice on Swiss and European competition law, as well as on administrative and contract law. His work in the field of competition law encompasses the representation of clients in investigations and merger control proceedings, as well as in civil litigation, including follow-on damages actions. In addition, he regularly advises clients on distribution systems, provides guidance on compliance, and conducts internal audits. · Competition

Andreas Müller

Partner. Practice focuses on public and private mergers & acquisitions, private equity and capital markets. Other areas of work comprise matters of corporate governance and executive compensation, as well as corporate law and securities regulation. · Corporate / M&A

Andri Hess

Partner. Andri Hess is a member of Homburger’s IP / IT, Litigation, Arbitration, Competition and Regulatory practice teams. Main areas of work include patent and other intellectual property rights litigation and arbitration in a broad range of technical and industrial fields and within international contexts, as well as in negotiating and drafting intellectual property rights related contracts. · Intellectual Property

Angelika Krull

Associate. Angelika Krull is a member of Homburger’s IP / IT, Litigation, Competition and Regulatory teams. She advises and represents clients in litigations, regulatory and non-contentious matters in all areas of intellectual property, media, IT as well as competition law. Her practical focus lies on patent litigation in particular in the life-science and technology sectors. Angelika Krull is authorized to represent clients before all Swiss courts as well as the Uni · Intellectual Property

Anna Peter

Partner. Anna Peter is a member of the Corporate / M&A practice team. Other than mergers & acquisitions of public and private companies, her focus areas are corporate governance, executive compensation and stock exchange regulation. · Corporate / M&A

Balz Gross

Partner. Balz Gross is the Head of Homburger’s Disputes (Litigation / Arbitration) practice. He advises clients on the international coordination of arbitral, state court and criminal proceedings covering multiple jurisdictions. He has extensive experience regarding all aspects of international arbitration (ICSID, ICC, LCIA, Swiss Rules, ad hoc, etc.) and complex litigation before Swiss state courts and authorities, including criminal proceedings and employment (compensation) related disputes. He has acted as party counsel in more than one hundred international arbitrations, in particular in proceedings relating to mergers and acquisitions, long-term supply contracts, distribution contracts and joint ventures. Balz Gross acts as counsel in large, mostly international proceedings before the state courts in all Swiss cantons, in particular the Commercial Courts, and represents foreign and Swiss clients in proceedings involving criminal law issues. Balz Gross is the Co-Head of the Employment and Executive Compensation Practice and has extensive experience in employment related disputes and employment aspects of transactions. · Litigation

Benedikt Maurenbrecher

Partner. Practice focuses on financial services regulatory and civil law matters, offerings of regulatory instruments by banks, as well as capital markets and asset-based financing transactions. Regularly represents financial institutions in banking litigation, regulatory proceedings and investigations. Areas of work also include corporate matters, debt restructurings, platforms and open banking solutions. · Banking & Finance

Benjamin Leisinger

Partner. Member of Homburger’s Financial Market Regulation, Financing and Investment Products as well as Capital Markets teams. Main areas of work are financial regulatory advice (banks, securities houses, fintech, portfolio managers), offerings and listings of financial instruments (including ETPs, regulatory capital and other loss-absorbing instruments as well as equity and equity-linked securities), and financial market regulation including on the provision of financial services and stock exchange regulations. · Financial Market Regulation

Claude Lambert

Partner. Specialized in mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, private equity, public takeovers and defences as well as general corporate law and corporate governance. Recent assignments include assisting ABB on the carve-out and sale of its robotics division to SoftBank Group Corp. for an enterprise value of USD 5.375 bn, Barnes Group Inc. on the separation into two companies, Barnes Aerospace and The Industrial Solutions Group (each with its own leadership team and capital structure), GAM on the carve-out of its third party fund management services to Carne Group, GAM on the exchange offer from Liontrust, GAM on the partial offer from Newgame, UBS Group AG on its issuance of USD 3 bn Tier 1 Capital Notes with an equity conversion feature, Julius Baer Group Ltd. on the issuance of USD 400 m of 7.5% Perpetual Tier 1 Subordinated Contingent Convertible Bonds (Tier 1 CoCos). · Corporate / M&A

Claudia Suter

Partner. Claudia Suter heads Homburger’s private clients team and is a partner in Homburger’s tax team. She advises private clients, family offices and entrepreneurs in connection with relocations, succession and estate planning, in particular in the areas of tax, inheritance and family law, as well as migration law. She further advises foundations on all legal and tax issues that arise. Beyond that she is involved in trust and foundation governance and structuring matters. · Private Clients

Claudio Bazzani

Partner. Claudio Bazzani heads Homburger’s White Collar Crime & Investigations team. He specializes in large-scale internal and regulatory investigations and advises corporate clients in compliance matters, with a particular focus on anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and economic sanctions compliance. He represents clients in investigations and enforcement proceedings before Swiss and foreign governmental agencies, including U.S. authorities, and in domestic and international litigation proceedings. · White Collar Crime

Daniel Daeniker

Partner. Practice focuses on corporate governance, mergers & acquisitions and capital markets. Other areas of work include financial services regulation and commercial contracts. · Corporate / M&A

Daniel Haeberli

Partner. Daniel Haeberli is a partner in Homburger’s Banking & Finance as well as Capital Markets teams and he is the co-head of Homburger’s TechGroup. His main focus is advising on complex financing structures, restructurings and special situations. Daniel acts as advisor to lenders, borrowers and sponsors on high profile financing transactions. His practice includes syndicated debt financing, acquisition and leveraged financing as well as bond offerings. Daniel also advises financial institutions on structuring, documentation and distribution of retail investment products. · Banking & Finance

Daniel Hasler

Partner. Daniel Hasler heads Homburger’s Corporate / M&A team. He is a corporate law specialist with wide experience (18+ years) in advising listed and non-listed companies in different industries in complex corporate law and securities regulation matters. Daniel Hasler focuses on M&A, private equity, capital markets and real estate transactions. · Corporate / M&A

Daniel Häusermann

Partner. Practice focuses on public and private mergers & acquisitions, equity capital markets (ECM) and real estate transactions. Other areas of work include corporate and capital markets law and corporate governance. He also co-heads Homburger’s Healthcare / Life Sciences team. · Corporate / M&A

David Oser

Partner. Focus on public and private M&A, including redomestication transactions; corporate governance and general corporate and ESG matters. Recent representations: Bunge Global SA in business combination with Viterra (2023), Sandvik in its acquisition of Sphinx Tools Ltd (2022), Roche Holding AG in its repurchase of its shares held by Novartis (2021), Axel Springer in its sale of its shares in the joint venture Ringier Axel Springer Media to Ringier (2021), Telemos in its purchase of Mammut Sports Group (2021), Colfax Corporation in its purchase of the Mathys Group (2021), FountainVest in its purchase of SPT Roth (2021), Telemos in its majority acquisition of Amorana (2020), Ernst Göhner Stiftung in its sale of its stake in Panalpina to DSV (2019). · Corporate / M&A

Dieter Gericke

Managing Partner. Dieter Gericke represents public and private companies and investors of all industries in international takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, joint ventures, private equity and capital market transactions. Dieter has also extensive experience in shareholder activism, takeover defense and contested acquisitions, and is a go-to lawyer for IPOs. · Corporate / M&A

Dieter Grünblatt

Partner. Tax law with a focus on banking, finance (including structured, asset and project finance), capital markets, investment funds structures in relation to private equity, real estate funds, hedge funds and regulated and structured funds, M&A transactions, reorganizations and employee participation plans. · Tax

Dilber Devitre

Counsel. Dilber Devitre specializes in international arbitration. She has broad experience as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. She has been involved in more than 40 arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules (ICC, ICSID, Swiss Rules, LCIA, MCIA, Luxembourg Arbitration Centre etc.). She is experienced in disputes arising, inter alia, out of M&A transactions, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, agency and distribution, and international sales contracts. She is the co-chair of the marketing committee of Swiss Arbitration and a board member of ArbitralWomen. · International Arbitration

Fabrice Eckert

Associate. Fabrice Eckert is a banking and finance specialist whose practice focuses on financial market regulations. He regularly advises insurance companies, banks, securities firms, collective investment schemes, fintech companies and portfolio managers on regulatory and compliance aspects. · Banking & Finance

Felix Dasser

Partner. International dispute resolution (litigation; arbitration as counsel and as arbitrator; ADR); international legal assistance; white-collar crime; investigations; expert on Swiss law. · Litigation

Flavio Romerio

Partner. Flavio Romerio is a member of Homburger’s White Collar & Investigations team. He is one of Switzerland’s most renowned investigation specialists, with unique experience in leading high-profile and large-scale international investigations. He is a trusted advisor to financial institutions, corporates, and executives facing high-stakes investigations by Swiss and international authorities. He regularly represents clients in enforcement proceedings by FINMA, and defends companies, owners, and senior leaders in criminal investigations brought by Swiss prosecutors. · White Collar

Frank Gerhard

Partner. M&A, PTOs, private equity (incl. venture capital), IPOs, equity offerings (incl. innovative structures), shareholder activism, corporate law and governance, securities regulation. · Corporate / M&A

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. · Competition / Antitrust

Gabrielle Nater-Bass

Partner. Gabrielle Nater-Bass’ practice focuses on international arbitration as well as litigation. She is an experienced party counsel and arbitrator in international commercial arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional, in matters across a wide range of industries. Gabrielle Nater-Bass also acts as counsel in investment treaty arbitrations. In addition, she advises clients in complex multi-jurisdictional disputes before state courts, including matters involving cross-border judicial assistance proceedings and arbitration-related appeal and revision proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. · International Arbitration

Georg Rauber

Partner. Georg Rauber headed the Homburger IP/IT practice and continues advising and representing clients in all areas of IP and TMT. Main areas of work include IT related transactions, software distribution, IT and business process outsourcing, general intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyrights), licensing and technology transfer, sports and entertainment, and telecommunications. In all areas: transactional and contentious work. · Intellectual Property

Gregor Bühler

Partner. Head of the IP / IT team and Deputy Head of the Litigation / Arbitration team. Main areas of work are IP and IT-related litigation and arbitration. Other areas include sports, distribution, internet, privacy and sports law as well as technology-related transactional work. Experienced litigator before civil and administrative courts. · Intellectual Property

Hansjürg Appenzeller

Partner. Mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions as well as equity offerings and IPOs, in particular in the (re-)insurance sector. Recent transactions include assisting Zurich Insurance in its acquisition of a portfolio of CSS Versicherung AG. · Corporate / M&A

Harold Grüninger

Of Counsel. Certified specialist SBA in inheritance law, focuses on private client work, incl. corporate, tax and estate planning, marital property and foundations. He is co-editor of SUCCESSIO - Succession Quarterly Review, and lectures, teaches and writes regularly in his area of experience. · Private Client

Heinz Schärer

Senior Counsel. M&A, public tender offers, venture capital and private equity transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, corporate governance, shareholder activism and corporate finance. · Corporate / M&A

Jeremy Reichlin

Partner. Jeremy Reichlin is an employment law specialist whose practice focuses on all aspects of Swiss and international employment law. He regularly advises on remuneration and incentive arrangements, complex restructurings, individual and collective terminations, employment litigation, and the employment aspects of domestic and cross‑border transactions. He also has extensive experience in data protection and occupational pension schemes. · Employment

Julian Schwaller

Counsel. Julian Schwaller is a member of Homburger’s Litigation, Arbitration and IP / IT teams. Main areas of work include domestic and international commercial disputes in a broad range of industries, including patent litigation in the Federal Patent Court. · Litigation

Jürg Frick

Partner. Jürg Frick is a banking and finance specialist whose main focus is on financial services and collective investment regulations, syndicated debt financing, international bond offerings, venture capital and buyout financing, real estate transactions, restructurings and insolvency law. · Banking & Finance

Karin Mattle

Partner. Karin Mattle’s practice focuses on public and private M&A and capital markets transactions. She also advises on matters of corporate law, securities regulations and ESG. She is a member of Homburger’s Employment and Executive Compensation team and serves as Co-Head ESG. · Corporate / M&A

Kirsten Wesiak-Schmidt

Associate. Kirsten Wesiak-Schmidt is an associate in Homburger’s IP/IT, Data Protection, and Litigation teams. She specializes in data protection, intellectual property, and technology law. She represents clients in domestic and international disputes concerning intellectual property, data protection, employment, and commercial law before state courts and authorities. · Intellectual Property

Laetitia Fracheboud

Partner elect. Will become a partner of the tax department as of January 1, 2028. · Tax

Lee Saladino

Counsel. Lee Saladino is counsel in Homburger’s Capital Markets and Financing and Investment Products teams. She specializes in capital markets transactions, with a focus on cross-border securities offerings. A significant component of her practice involves advising Swiss banks in connection with the structuring and documentation of their regulatory capital instruments. · Capital Markets

Lorenzo Togni

Partner. Lorenzo Togni specializes in equity capital markets, focusing on IPOs, rights offerings, PIPEs and private placements. He also practices public and private M&A and advises on corporate law and securities regulation. · Capital Markets

Luca Dal Molin

Partner. Luca Dal Molin specializes in intellectual property, technology and privacy law. He advises clients on all kinds of technology and IT matters, outsourcing projects and IP transactions and he has broad experience in privacy, data protection and telecommunication law. He regularly advises tech companies and supports the implementation of innovative technology and digitalization strategies. Further, he focuses on copyright, trademark, patent and media law. In all areas of his practice, he represents clients in litigation and regulatory proceedings. · Intellectual Property

Marcel Dietrich

Partner. Swiss and European competition and antitrust law, administrative and civil antitrust litigation, merger control including notifications before the Swiss Competition Commission and the European Commission, multi-jurisdictional merger control and foreign direct investment filings; commercial public and administrative law and regulated markets such as energy, healthcare and pharma, media and telecommunication, infrastructure and transport as well as public procurement. · Competition / Antitrust

Margrit Marti

Partner. Practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, private equity and venture capital. Other areas of work comprise IPOs and other equity capital markets transactions as well as corporate law, securities regulation and corporate governance. · Mergers & Acquisitions

Mariella Orelli

Partner. Domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration. Primary focus on representing parties in energy related matters, corporate matters and matters relating to mergers and acquisitions (including joint ventures), insurance, crossborder sales, long-term supply contracts, construction projects and pharma. Languages: German, Italian, English, French. · Litigation

Miguel Sogo

Partner. Specialized in domestic and international litigation and insolvency proceedings including commercial and corporate disputes, enforcement of Swiss and foreign judgments, debt collection, asset recovery, attachment proceedings and corporate restructuring. · Litigation

Philippe Baumann

Counsel. Philippe Baumann specializes in transactional IP and IT matters, regularly advising clients in the areas of R&D, licensing, services, IT projects, and sourcing and distribution. He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating complex commercial agreements. In addition to his legal expertise, he has practical experience in software development. · Intellectual Property

René Bösch

Of Counsel. René Bösch is an expert in financial market regulation and capital markets. He has been a partner with Homburger for more than 25 years and is now Of Counsel. · Financial Market Regulation

Reto Ferrari-Visca

Partner. He specializes in representing clients in complex regulatory, civil, and criminal proceedings before state courts as well as criminal and administrative authorities in Switzerland and abroad. He has extensive experience in conducting internal investigations and advises corporate clients on all aspects of compliance, with a particular focus on financial market and white-collar crime. He also has broad expertise in confidentiality and data protection laws and assists clients in cross-border data protection matters. · Compliance

Reto Heuberger

Partner. Tax law with a focus on tax planning and structuring of M&A transactions, reorganizations, inbound and outbound investments, investment management structures, family offices and trusts. · Tax

Richard Stäuber LL.M., M.A.

Partner. Richard Stäuber focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He has extensive experience in all areas of competition law, including cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings; national and international merger control proceedings; dawn raids; and leniency proceedings. He advises clients with respect to distribution systems, co-operation agreements and licensing arrangements. · Competition

Roman Baechler LL.M.

Partner. Roman Baechler specializes in domestic and international commercial litigation. He represents clients in a broad range of matters, including complex contract, financial services, post-M&A, corporate, antitrust and intellectual property litigation. He has extensive experience in obtaining interim relief, tracing and freezing assets and enforcing foreign judgements and arbitral awards. He supports clients in international judicial assistance proceedings and provides strategic advice in the pre-litigation phase. · Litigation

Stefan Bindschedler

Partner. Stefan Bindschedler is a banking and finance specialist whose practice focuses on financing transactions. He regularly advises on syndicated debt financings, acquisition financings, real estate financings and restructurings. He also advises on regulatory and compliance aspects, including sanctions laws. · Banking & Finance

Stefan Gäumann

Partner. Stefan Gäumann is the head of Homburger’s Real Estate Practice and a partner of Homburger’s Litigation and Arbitration teams. He has extensive experience in representing clients in state court and arbitration proceedings on construction, real estate and other matters as well as in real estate-related regulatory proceedings. He also advises clients on real estate transactions and the planning and implementation of construction projects. · Real Estate

Stefan Kramer

Partner. Stefan Kramer heads Homburger’s Financial Services team. He regularly advises on asset based financings (covered bonds and securitizations), banking regulation (including regulatory capital transactions), payment regulations and financial market infrastructures. He is also a co-head of the firm’s Restructuring and Special Situations group. · Banking & Finance

Stefan Oesterhelt

Partner. Member of Homburger’s Tax practice team. Focus: international tax law, finance transactions, capital markets, investment funds, corporate tax law (including reorganisations), M&A transactions, tax litigation. · Tax

Stefanie Pfisterer

Partner. Stefanie Pfisterer specializes in dispute resolution. She has broad experience as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. Stefanie Pfisterer has been involved in more than 50 arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules. She is experienced in disputes arising, inter alia, out of M&A transactions, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, agency and distribution, and international sales contracts. She also frequently pursues enforcement, interim relief and/or annulment proceedings in relation to arbitral awards/arbitration proceedings. Furthermore, Stefanie Pfisterer represents clients in complex court proceedings in a broad range of matters, in particular in international and cross-border disputes. Contentious international trust and estate matters are her other areas of focus. In particular, she represents entrepreneurs, foundations, and international families in contentious trust and estate matters. Stefanie Pfisterer is Vice President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, a member of the board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen. · International Arbitration

Tanja Niederer

Associate. Tanja Niederer advises private clients, family offices and entrepreneurs on relocation, succession and estate planning, with a particular focus on tax, inheritance, family and social security law. · Private Clients

Tobias Kaufmann

Associate. Tobias Kaufmann is a member of Homburger’s private clients and tax team. He advises foundations, high-net-worth individuals and family offices on relocation, succession and estate planning, governance matters, asset structuring and philanthropy, with a particular focus on foundation, tax, corporate and inheritance law. · Private Clients