Mr Pascal Richard > Pestalozzi > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

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Work Department

Capital Markets; Corporate / M&A; Financial Services; Governance; Private Equity & Venture Capital

Position

Pascal Richard is a partner and member of the Corporate / M&A group in Zurich. He has broad experience in corporate transactions including acquisitions, mergers, divestitures, joint ventures and reorganisations in various industries with a particular focus on the financial services, fintech and technology sectors.

Before joining Pestalozzi, Pascal Richard was a partner at a major international law firm in Zurich. He regularly conducts presentations in the fields of M&A and corporate law, inter alia, at the University of St. Gallen and Unternehmerforum Schweiz AG.

Career

Partner at Pestalozzi (2022), Partner at major international law firm in Zurich (2016), Associate and Partner at law firm in Zurich (2012), Admission as solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales (2009), Associate at law firm in Zurich (2009), Secondment at law firm in London (2008), Associate at law firm in Zurich (2006), Bar admission: Switzerland (2006), Junior Associate at law firm in Zurich (2004), Legal counsel in the legal department of a Swiss defense and technology group (2003)

Languages

German, English; French

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association (SBA), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

Education

College of Law of England and Wales: LL.M. (2011), University of Bern: lic. iur. (2003)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

The ‘client-oriented’ team at Pestalozzi fields a broad offering that incorporates M&A, private equity, commercial matters and corporate reorganisations, among others. Co-lead Christoph Lang is particularly well versed in corporate law, as well as advising on M&A and joint ventures, while fellow practice lead Sébastien Roy focuses on private M&A and private equity transactions, utilising his trilingual capabilities. Petra Hanselmann’s strengths include pre-transaction restructurings, joint ventures and M&A, with Severin Roelli routinely engaged by clients on public tender offers and stock exchange law and regulations. Pascal Richard is another name to note.

Commercial, corporate and M&A Switzerland

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