The Legal 500

Within Dispute resolution, Wenger Plattner is a second tier firm,

Werner Wenger leads the group at Wenger Plattner, which advises domestic and foreign clients in disputes before Swiss courts and administrative authorities, as well as domestic and foreign arbitration tribunals in a range of different sectors of private and commercial law.

Within EU, competition and WTO, Wenger Plattner is a third tier firm,

Wenger Plattner has a niche in the luxury goods sector and regularly advises foreign and domestic clients on competition and antitrust matters. Roland Mathys and Dieter Gränicher are the key contacts.

Within Insolvency and corporate recovery, Wenger Plattner is a first tier firm,

Wenger Plattner’s team includes Bern-based Fritz Rothenbühler and Zurich partners Brigitte Umbach-Spahn and Karl Wüthrich. It advises creditors and debtors in restructuring; handles insolvency and bankruptcy cases including related litigation; and advises on administration.

Within Intellectual property, Wenger Plattner is a third tier firm,

Wenger Plattner’s Roland Mathys provides some IP licensing advice in addition to his IT practice.

Within Basel, Wenger Plattner is a first tier firm,

Wenger Plattner’s team includes Roland Mathys, Alexander Gutmans and Stephan Cueni, each of whom is recommended. Areas of expertise include commercial contract and corporate matters, life sciences, IP and IT, dispute resolution and public law.

Within Zurich, tier 5

Wenger Plattner’s team has capabilities in corporate and commercial matters, real estate, dispute resolution and insolvency.

Within Mergers and acquisitions, Wenger Plattner is a third tier firm,

Wenger Plattner’s team acts on a wide variety of M&A, share transactions, joint ventures and shareholder agreements. The group includes Bern-based Fritz Rothenbühler, Basel-based Alexander Gutmans and Marc Nater in Zurich.

Within Private banking, Wenger Plattner is a third tier firm,

Wenger Plattner’s Jürg Plattner and colleagues advise high-net-worth individuals from both Switzerland and abroad. The representation of sports professionals is an area of expertise.

Within Public sector, Wenger Plattner is a first tier firm,

Wenger Plattner has experience in advising corporations, organisations and public bodies on constitutional and administrative law. Practice head Gerhard Schmid has considerable knowledge of public private partnership matters.

Within Real estate and construction, Wenger Plattner is a third tier firm,

Wenger Plattner’s well-regarded team in Zurich and Bern advises on a range of matters including private and public construction law as well as the sale and purchase of property. Thomas Wetzel is recommended.

Within TMT, Wenger Plattner is a second tier firm,

Wenger Plattner advises clients in the pharmaceuticals, chemicals and financial services industries on telecoms agreements, outsourcing, software contracts and service level agreements. This Basel-based team includes Bernhard Heusler and Roland Mathys, both of whom are recommended.

Within Transport: Aviation, maritime and rail, Wenger Plattner is a third tier firm,

Stephan Cueni’s team at Wenger Plattner advises transport and logistics firms on damage and breach of contract claims, and regulatory matters.