Mr Stefan Scherrer > BianchiSchwald LLC > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

BianchiSchwald LLC
ST. ANNAGASSE 9
P.O. BOX 1162
8021 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Corporate and M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Commercial and Contracts

Position

Stefan Scherrer has many years of experience in advising listed and privately held companies in connection with domestic and international M&A transactions and restructurings as well as in the areas of corporate law, contract law and stock exchange law. His other areas of practice include commercial law, banking and capital markets law. He is recognized by SIX Exchange Regulation as representative in the areas of bonds, derivatives and equity securities. Stefan Scherrer worked for a leading US law firm in New York in the area of mergers & acquisitions and is the author of a dissertation on public takeover law. He regularly publishes articles on current topics in his areas of expertise.

Career

  • Since 2020 : Partner at BianchiSchwald
  • 2017 – 2019 : Associate at BianchiSchwald
  • 2016 – 2017 : Associate at Staiger, Schwald & Partner AG Zurich
  • 2011 – 2016 : Associate at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich and Geneva/Lausanne
  • 2013 – 2014 : Foreign Associate at Davis Polk Wardell LLP, New York
  • 2011 : Admitted to the Bar, Zurich
  • 2008 – 2010 : Trainee at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association

Education

  • 2012 : Doctor of Law, University of Zurich
  • 2008 : Master of Law, University of Zurich
  • 2003 – 2008 : Faculty of Law, University of Zurich

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

BianchiSchwald LLC possesses in-depth expertise in private M&A, joint ventures, public procurement projects and in advising entrepreneurs on company successions. Spearheading the practice is Thomas Schmid, who is regularly engaged by clients to advise on merger control, restructurings and joint ventures. Marc Metzger‘s diverse experience encompasses commercial and corporate law, as well as public procurement law. Stefan Scherrer is sought after by strategic buyers and private equity investors for assistance with private M&A transactions.

Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences

BianchiSchwald LLC houses a broad practice with deep knowledge of public procurement in relation to the construction of clinics, and the financing of medical care. Dividing his time between Zurich and Bern, Marc Metzger leads the team and is noted for his broad expertise in contractual, distribution, and public procurement law. Zurich’s Stefan Scherrer regularly assists with company succession and corporate governance issues. Thomas Goosens departed the practice in September 2022.