Dr Patrick Sommer > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Alongside extensive experience in competition law matters related to public procurement, ‘well-educated and experienced’ CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. fields a strong offering across cartels, distribution agreements and the implementation of comprehensive antitrust compliance programmes. The team covers a multitude of sectors from construction to consumer goods. ‘Business-oriented’ Marquard Christen, Patrick Sommer and Pascal Favre steer the team. Christen demonstrates strong capabilities in handling matters at the interface of competition and public procurement law, while Sommer includes merger control proceedings and antitrust compliance matters in his arsenal of skills. Favre is particularly experienced in the realm of distribution agreements.

The broad team at CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. is well equipped to handle a variety of mandates involving patent enforcement actions, advertising and distribution issues, and tariff negotiations. The group is also noted for its handling of data protection matters and administrative proceedings concerning pricing. Practice co-head Christoph Willi assists numerous outpatient clinics and hospitals with agreements concerning rebate transfers and services. Co-head Patrick Sommer is well versed in matters concerning licenses for medical products, and remedial actions and disclosure to Swissmedic. Alain Raemy has extensive expertise in private M&A, contractual issues, and corporate restructurings.