‘Bär & Karrer’s banking and finance team offers legal expertise and knowledge in a unique form. This covers civil, penal, and administrative law both in Switzerland and abroad. They have human and digital resources that enable them to analyse large cases with huge amounts of data and files in a short time. They focus on the economically ideal solution and an efficient, cost-effective process.’

‘We have achieved outstanding results with Andreas Länzlinger and Pascal Hachem. Andreas Länzlinger brought his many years of international experience in dealing with financial markets and banking issues and Pascal Hachem efficiently managed the large team of associates and paralegals who helped to analyse the files with the highest legal precision.’

‘Very professional, fast, reliable.’

‘Ralph Malacrida: intelligent, excellent knowledge, good sparring partner.’

‘Eric Stupp couples first-rate experience and expertise with a pragmatic approach to addressing issues and a keen ability to navigate often conflicting legal regimes which is a critical skill in cross-border matters. On top of all of this, Eric is a great strategic thinker and fosters a strong collaborative approach where the only goal is to deliver a superior legal product to the clients in pursuit of the client’s interests. He is my go-to person in Switzerland.’

‘Market-leading practice with an unrivalled mix of skill and seniority. Fantastic connections with the Swiss banks and cutting-edge knowledge of market practice and norms.’

‘Rene Bosch and Benjamin Leisinger stand out. Rene in his own category in understanding the market, has excellent technical skills and unrivalled market view and experience. Benjamin is following in Rene’s footpath and is reassuringly a strong successor.’

‘Homburger is a firm that drives developments in the banking industry and is familiar with any and all IB and PB setups. They provide tailor-made practical solutions and are close to any relevant regulatory change matter. Their advice is always sounded among different partners and provided as one voice.’

‘Stefan Kramer is a highly professional lawyer who grasps the most complex business set-ups very fast and is used to thinking outside the box to provide accurate and the most fitting solutions while pointing out risks and other potential issues. At the same time, Stefan is a very friendly and easy to talk to person.’

‘The team of Homburger gave us top advice in the areas and within the time required. Our contacts were very proactive and provided out of the box solutions.’

‘René Bösch and Benjamin Leisinger have perfectly complemented each other in the advice provided, have always been coordinated among each other and have therefore fully satisfied our needs. Both are easily approachable.’

‘Marcel Tranchet is experienced and highly regarded in the Swiss market.’

‘Marcel Tranchet is pound for pound one of the best lawyers I have come across. First-rate legal skills combined with a good commercial approach.’

‘Roland Fischer is constructive, straight-forward and with pragmatic solutions, bringing progress to a transaction.’

‘L&S is a leading law firm established in Switzerland. It has strong expertise in many relevant areas with specialist advice on the entire range of contract matters across the full bandwidth of contract types, but especially when it comes to structured and lease finance – company law and housekeeping – corporate compliance and governance.’

‘Patrick Hünerwadel’s main and valuable qualities are: expert knowledge of our organisation,  functioning and its contracts, effectiveness and speed of delivery.’

‘Marcel Tranchet has a strong understanding of commercial and business terms providing clear advice.’

‘Stefan Breitenstein and his team always addressed matters always in an efficient way.’

‘Consistently excellent work product, clear, concise and business-oriented. Very strong in securities and banking regulation and credit business.’

‘The NKF team collaborates well and provides sound advice within budget. We especially appreciate their expertise in banking, bankruptcy, and corporate matters.’

‘Bertrand Schott is very friendly and accommodating – a pleasure to work with.’

‘Profound expertise, business-oriented, excellent service quality.’

‘Outstanding quality of people. Very responsive and communicative. Culture of excellence dedication and responsiveness.’

‘Bertrand Schott is very smart and knowledgeable. Extraordinary strategic thinking, great communicator, balanced, thoughtful. An outstanding attorney.’

‘A practical approach focused on finding a solution in a time-efficient manor makes this a valuable relationship. The ability to analyse and find the core questions and their answers creates value for us as clients!’

‘Andrea Huber has vast experience in her field. When combining that with her great personal skills and approachable personality you get the right solutions presented in practical way.’

‘We are mainly working with Andrea Huber who is a great lawyer: vast know-how, straight to the point and always available.’

‘The full commitment of the lawyers as well as their extensive experience in all areas of fintech law enables them to provide tailor-made and targeted solutions for Swiss and international clients. The firm enjoys an international reputation for the diversity and integrity of its lawyers, as well as for its high quality and proven efficiency.’

‘Andrea Huber has an impressive breadth and depth of knowledge in the fintech sector, which she can use to the greatest advantage of her clients. Response times are very short and the solutions proposed are always very workable.’

‘Excellent know-how, ability to “think outside of the box” and do the extra-mile for us.’

‘Precise, transparent and regular communication on the costs, outstanding know-how, friendliness. We feel taken care of.’

‘For Andrea Huber and the other Pestalozzi lawyers, clients always come first. Pestalozzi understands their business and puts their interests ahead of their own interests. They are honest and pursue a transparent communication. From my experience they are simply fun to work with. Pestalozzi staff constantly dedicate their time, energies and talents to improve the firm.’

‘Strong client focus. Flexible and adapts to clients’ wishes. Fast response time and availability.’

‘Client-centric service.’

‘Truly close to our needs and always responsive and proactive.’

‘Schellenberg Wittmer has an outstanding team supporting its clients with its deep banking and finance knowledge. Compared to other Swiss or international law firms, Schellenberg Wittmer is always available upon short notice and the quality of their work was significantly above the industry average. Instead of only focusing on legal aspects, Schellenberg Wittmer has a holistic approach covering also business aspects which is exceptional compared to other law firms.’

‘We would like to highlight the work of Fabio Elsener which is extraordinary and it is always a great pleasure working together with him. He has a unique knowledge in the banking and finance practice that we can highly recommend to anyone. He is also extremely efficient and it is very pleasant to work together with them. Fabio Elsener has also a deep understanding of the business which makes his work even more valuable for us.’

‘They provide high-end legal advice on banking and finance matters. Highly reliant and quick.’

‘Fabio Elsener is very knowledgeable in his field.’

‘Very responsive and top notch experts.’

‘Peter Burckhardt is down to earth, responsive, a hands-on expert. Oliver Triebold is an M&A crack.’

‘The team is extremely efficient in the handling of finance transactions. Outstanding level of responsiveness and a remarkable capability to accomodate and enforce clients’ needs.’

‘Anita Schläpfer from the Zurich Office is a highly skilled and very experienced transaction lawyer in the finance area. She combines an impressive level of precision and knowledge as well as a pragmatic hands-on approach to get things done efficiently.’

‘Fast and ready.’

‘Highly skilled. Great legal expertise.’

‘The team is very helpful and has a pragmatic approach. The responsiveness is very high and it is fun to work with.’

‘Lukas Wyss is a well-known and highly respected finance partner who really cares about client needs and cooperation.’

‘The team has lots of experience relating to corporate governance/Finma regulations.’

‘The accessibility and attention at partner level in connection with our mandate was definitely a key driver to advance quickly in the project. In comparison to other large law firms, it became apparent that KC always consulted the original problem and envisaged a solution and did not, as is otherwise not uncommon, open up secondary topics.’

‘Luca Bianchi is characterised by a very high level of commitment and is always available. In addition to his profound knowledge in his areas of expertise, he has the ability to think out of the box and is thus able to develop innovative, creative and, as a result, always constructive approaches to solutions. Luca Bianchi is very structured in his approach and works precisely and always with the client’s goal in mind, without unnecessarily inflating a mandate.’

‘It is difficult to provide enough praise for the professionalism of the MLL team. They are always fully aware of the critical and pivotal points in each case, they think strategically on how to apply them, they communicate professionally, they are available when we need them and they are one or two steps ahead of the counterparty. They make the client’s role easy.’

‘Catrina Luchsinger Gaehwiler listens patiently, interjects with clarity and wisdom and educates with insight and experience. We consider ourselves lucky to have Catrina passionately support us in our corner.’

‘All of the people that we work with exhibit an understanding of ‘business first’ enabling them to provide advice which can be used in a commercial way. We never get answers that are merely factual summaries of the law, but rather we get answers which show us how our business can work within the confines of the law. This practical approach is very useful.’

‘The team is always friendly, commercially-minded and extremely hands-on. We find that this firm’s work ethos is aligned with that of the top firms around the world.’

‘Catrina Luchsinger is very commercial, pragmatic, focused and sensible. She did a great job.’

‘Karin Oberlin is top notch in Swiss aviation law.’

‘Definitely one of the top firms in Switzerland in the area of derivatives, SLB, Repo and structured finance.’

‘Alexander Vogel is an outstanding lawyer in the area of structured finance and derivatives. He has an in-depth understanding of trading and products, and he speaks the traders’ language, which makes communication very easy and efficient. Alexander is very intelligent and quick-witted and fast at spotting the key issues while still seeing the broader picture. His responsive and calm manner make it pleasant to work with him. He and his team are very hands-on, come up with practical solutions to complex problems and understand what their clients need.’

‘Excellent market knowledge and response times.’

‘Markus Guggenbühl and David Weber: very competent team, immediate availability, quick and responsive.’

‘Fast, professional, to the point.’

‘Flexibility, know-how, solution-oriented, pragmatic.’

‘Very hands-on, no unnecessary overhead, smart, responsive.’

‘Professional and open-minded team. Hands-on approach.’

‘We feel very comfortable relying on their high-quality advice and judgement (response times are very short), and will continue to instruct Bratschi.’

‘Eric Buis is an outstanding practitioner; very pragmatic and solution-oriented, and therefore offering outstanding value for money.’

‘Eric Buis is a well-known, well-connected and excellent banking litigator.’

‘Buis Bürgi is a firm whose partners are involved in substantive work from A-Z in dynamic interaction with the client, provides excellent performance with a very experienced and long-standing core team in a solution-enabling spirit, has been continuously involved in various civil, white-collar and insolvency matters with significant amounts in dispute.’

‘The firm has a number of very knowledgeable people with longstanding practices, mainly in corporate, financing and litigation matters. They are used to deal with complex matters and have encounters with much larger firms on equal levels. They are also one of the first addresses if large firms are conflicted.’

‘Eric Buis combines top-level finance and corporate expertise with an open-minded approach.’

‘Jeremias Widmer is a very talented younger lawyer.’

‘Eric Buis and Paul Bürgi have a huge knowledge in banking and finance law and are very responsive.’

‘Eric Buis & Paul Bürgi are capable of leading very complex litigation cases. Eric Buis has a deep unterstanding of the litigation in the field of financial services. Due to the boutique character of the firm the client has the comfort that the handling of the cases is not delegated to junior associates. By retaining the services of Buis Bürgi, you know who you will be dealing with and whose work product you will receive.’

‘Eric Buis is clearly a go-to lawyer for financial litigation. He is experienced, pragmatic and very responsive.’

‘Very strong client focus, ability to understand complex cases within a short period of time. Focused on client needs and finding optimal solutions. Fair and transparent pricing. Use of state of the art technology.’

‘André Brunschweiler: Excellent lawyer and advisor, very focused on client needs, excellent understanding of banking/finance industry.’

‘The finance team we worked with is a fresh, young, powerful team of women who were very active and responsive during the transaction. Judith Raijmakers and Sandra Zysset work together very smoothly. Overall, a strong, experienced and powerful team which is up and coming in the Swiss finance market.’

‘Judith Raijmakers and Sandra Zysset are two very experienced advisors. Both have longstanding finance experience in one of the best law firms and know the Swiss and international finance marked very well. Their support is uncomplicated and practicable and they always search for the solution.’

‘A client can feel that they work as a team. If needed, experts will just be ‘zoomed’ in or invited to the meeting, but you still always know who is your main contact within the firm.’

‘They go the extra mile! Besides being very competent, they are also very fun to work with! I strongly recommend Judith Raijmakers.’

‘The team is very knowledgeable about Swiss regulations and we have had excellent collaboration. Loyens offer practical advice and are great at communicating relevant updates to us.’

‘Diana Lafita has great technical knowledge, is very responsive and gives helpful, practical advice. She is a pleasure to work with.’

‘Extremely knowledgeable, practical and efficient. Particularly expert in restructuring and insolvency.’

‘Daniel Hayek is extremely knowledgeable, practical and my go-to lawyer on all Swiss banking matters.’

‘Marc Bernheim is a reliable professional.’

‘Efficient and very concise advice with recommendation.’

‘Désirée Wiesendanger is very knowledgeable and provides outstanding guidance and advice.’