Commercial, corporate and M&A in Switzerland

‘They always find solutions. Combination of legal skills with business mindset.’

‘Very professional and knowledgeable, business sense, proactive, put client interests first, always available and supportive.’

‘Christopher Neeracher stands out, among others, because he has great experience, is transaction-minded and is always focused on resolving issues.’

‘The team is dynamic and very commercial, understanding the needs of the client and allowing us to cut through issues to understand the path forward. They are always available, approachable and feel like an extension of our in-house team.’

‘Mariel Hoch has provided high-quality advice in a practical, commercial manner that takes account of the needs of her clients. She constantly puts the needs of the clients first and understands that trust is key to the relationship. Mariel is available and approachable and cool and calm in high-pressure negotiations. It has been a pleasure to work with her.’

‘Due to Christoph Neeracher’s vast experience in contract and corporate matters, he is very efficient and do not produce unnecessary work products and always keeps the overall project in mind and anticipate the next steps. Further, the team ensures the fullest availability around the clock.’

‘Go-to firm in Switzerland for M&A, both public and private.’

‘Christoph Neeracher, Raphael Annasohn and Philippe Seiler are a powerhouse. If you like their style they will drive your team and the other side to get the deal done.’

‘The firm has strong partners in the area of corporate, finance and M&A.’

‘Claude Lambert and Andreas Müller provide strong support in their areas of expertise. They are knowledgeable and provide practical advice/support.’

‘We strongly believe the knowledge of the M&A team to truly manage a process to provide a fair deal for both sides while ensuring the important aspects for their client is the true brilliance of the team. The strong knowledge across all types of deals from SPACS/real estate holding companies/simple corporate M&A transactions – they can cover all. The key is also the personal approach they have towards both parties. No counterparty is too complicated and no deal fatigue ever happens to always ensure the perfect outcome.’

‘We can speak very highly of Daniel Hasler. His personality, transparency and in-depth knowledge of the deal gives him the capabilities to win over the power to shape the transaction and drive the dialog key.’

‘Homburger regularly brings far-ranging resources to bear to provide timely, thoughtful legal advice in a diversity of corporate areas. Their practical yet professional advice has always steered us to a positive business outcome while mitigating legal risk. They are also personable and a pleasure to engage with.’

‘Daniel Daeniker and Daniel Hasler are responsive, clear, business-oriented professionals. I am always pleased to loop them in whenever a matter even touches Swiss law.’

‘Homburger has a great team and is able to cover all aspects of commercial, corporate and M&A work on short notice.’

‘Claude Lambert is a very experienced advisor, with great availability and flexibility and understanding of client needs.’

‘Beat Kühni and Hans-Jakob Diem are high-class professionals.’

‘The corporate M&A practice has proven to be outstanding. Hands-on advice, first-tier law firm, much value for money.’

‘Simone Ehrsam is hardworking, highly committed.’

‘Tino Gaberthüel: top-notch listed company/takeover expert.’

‘Smart, quick, creative and highly reliable and trustworthy’

‘Beat Kühni is an exceptional lawyer. He has a masterful grasp of the law and a perfect temperament when negotiating with company counsel. We remain very impressed. The work output is of very high quality.’

‘I am full of praise for the team. A stand-out group of individuals, very attentive, commercially minded and responsive. They are truly excellent lawyers, but in addition put a good emphasis on the personal level of the relationship. They are proactive and truly add value with their advice. Simply superb.’

‘Particular praise goes to Stephan Erni, who is always available and delivers to-the-point, clear and excellent advice. He is also an exceptionally nice guy with a good sense of humour. A great pleasure to work with.’

‘Moritz Maurer is very experienced, reliable and always calm in the storm. Samuel Hochstrasser is a gifted and very precise young M&A lawyer.’

‘Highly professional, hands-on, business minded.’

‘Patrik Peyer: great network and solution-oriented.’

‘Top-notch Swiss firm, but with the flexibility to address scope for smaller deals/add-on transactions in terms of costs/billing while still maintaining high quality.’

‘I appreciate their ability to provide high-quality advice throughout the spectrum needed: corporate, M&A, capital markets and regulatory. The partners are not only very hands-on, but make every effort to be available when needed, even at short notice. The quality of the work is very strong, they provide clear advice and are well used to dealing with regulators.’

‘Philippe Weber remains one of the best lawyers I know. He is always easy to reach, very commercial, provides clear advice and is trusted by boards of listed companies. He has also trained and nurtured a strong pool of lawyers working with him who have become strong partners.’

‘Thomas Brönnimann, excellent knowledge, thorough, cost efficient.’

‘Manuel Werder is extremely experienced and knows the various negotiation tactics well and is an excellent sparring partner for M&A advisors. The team that works with Manuel is on top of things and turns documents over within short time frames and extremely professionally. Lastly, we have a lot of fun working together on our joint projects.’

‘We found the team at MLL to be highly responsive, able to accept meetings with little lead time and at early hours of the day. We appreciated their follow-up when we were distracted with other matters and felt they were defending our interests professionally and efficiently. I also considered that the lead lawyer was a very effective negotiator – finding a good compromise acceptable to both parties without damaging the working partnership required afterwards.’

‘We have found their advice extremely valuable, particularly when facing difficult negotiations. We have appreciated in particular the work of Alexander Vogel and Christian Rebell.’

‘MLL and especially Mark Montanari are down to earth. Their ‘non-snobby’ approach enables clients to discuss solutions, problems, and ideas at eye level, without feeling disadvantaged or unequal. Especially Mark Montanari’s expertise and interpersonal skills are making the day-to-day work with the law firm a huge pleasure. He manages to make complex problems simple and understandable, he’s sensitive and caring just like a good friend.’

‘Andrea Sieber: no-nonsense approach, understands risk management and takes a business approach to legal contracting; wants to close deals and pushes hard; very effective, clear opinions. Highly recommendable.’

‘Daniel Schoch: highly professional, very efficient, deep know how.’

‘Mona Stephenson is a good lawyer with strong interpersonal skills.’

‘Stand-out partner: Hubert Gilliéron. Strategic thinking, strong communication, technical expertise, dedication and commitment.’

‘Strong and efficient associate: James Reardon. Technical, structured, efficient, organised.’

‘Excellent technical legal ability and expertise; Responsive, 24/7, clear and timely advice. Integrated team with a breadth of experience advising on all stages (venture, growth, mid-cap and large-cap) and all aspects of investments (minority, carve-outs, consortium transactions, trade sale exits, leveraged buyouts, recaps).’

‘Andrea Sieber is in my view one of the key M&A lawyers in Switzerland with an impressive track record, an unrivalled network and a great approach vis-à-vis teams and clients.’

‘I have dealt with a number of law firms during my career, and Pestalozzi always stands out to me because they always provide a very high-quality service, often on very short turnaround times.’

‘Franz Schubiger is always contactable and extremely warm and professional.’

‘What I would like to highlight is the dedication of the team to our case. The answer times were exceptional as well as the know-how regarding M&A transactions. This helped us to achieve a very good transaction result.’

‘Beat Schwarz has shown exceptional availability and engagement. All our questions were answered in a short time with a very high degree of useful guidance for us that I have rarely experienced before.’

‘Christian Leuenberger is as good as they come.’

‘The team’s strengths: availability, proactivity and business-oriented approach.’

‘I appreciated Sébastien Roy’s calmness, reactivity and his pragmatic approach to dealing with issues.’

‘Christoph Lang. A joy to work with. smart, knowledgeable and business-minded. Focusing on the important things, knows to differentiate between relevant and less relevant.’

‘It was an absolute pleasure to work with the M&A team, both professionally and personally. The M&A team was sensational and available more or less 24/7.’

‘Lorenzo Olgiati is great to work with. He is extremely responsive, client-focused, deal-oriented and quick – an excellent, very experienced and highly qualified M&A lawyer with great commercial skills and a superb support team.’

‘I would like to recommend Marcel Jakob. He is a very technically sound and strong lawyer. He is quick, diligent and understands business.’

‘Pascal Hubli was always available to us, even at short notice, took great initiative in client-side communications when issues rose and always made sure to coordinate all necessary actions in a productive way within his team.’

‘The team is very much solution-focused and has a great understanding of our needs and an excellent business acumen, rare to find with legal firms. This produces fast and efficient solutions that are legally watertight. Simply excellent!’

‘The outstanding Oliver Triebold, Marcel Jakob are not only very competent, but also great in the personal interaction, always available and very fast in responding.’

‘Tarek Houdrouge knows the M&A process well, has excellent writing skills, excellent availability and communication, and is pleasant to interact with.’

‘Martin Weber: extensive know-how, focused, calm attitude. Always in charge and thinking ahead, great focus on the client’s need, even brings up topics which are not strictly legal, but highly relevant for the project. Very likeable on a personal level with a great sense of humour.’

‘Walder Wyss provided quality advice in a timely manner in relation to a very complex transaction. I appreciated the level of communication and their responsiveness when matters required a quick response.’

‘Urs Gnos has become a trusted advisor through the course of this very long and complex transaction. He is very responsive, provided excellent advice and was focused on ensuring that his firm delivered ‘value’ for the fees charged. I would highly recommend him.’

‘Christian Hagen was very dedicated, responsive and prepared quality work. He was instrumental in managing the deliverables and ensuring the work was kept to the timescales that we were working to. He was very organised and was key to keeping the deal on track.’

‘Attentive, service-minded and knowledgeable team.’

‘Very knowledgeable, service-minded, clear in communication, quickly understands the issues at hand, commercially good advice.’

‘Very strong insight on the business case, not only on legal matters. Outstanding responsiveness, reachability and availability even at late hours or very early in the morning. Very efficient.’

‘Urs Gnos, besides his legal and business knowledge, is a very strong negotiator who always tries to get the best deal for his clients, but can make compromises where needed. He is always in control of the process, even in difficult situations. He is extremely responsive which gives you the feeling of being the most important client. He is straightforward and provides a clear picture of the situation. Even when you contact him, he is involved in your matters and knows any detail of the process.’

‘Great combination of legal expertise with commercial understanding. No detours or hour-billing. Excellent response time & very good interpersonal service.’

‘Alex von Jeinsen moved into trusted advisor position straight away. He’s quick, to the point, with honest assessments coming straight to conclusions & not ‘repeating the law.‘

‘Annina Hammer: very good response time, very diligent & reliable, very good counsel.’

‘Advestra combines the flexibility and responsiveness of a small law firm with knowledge and experience of a big law firm.’

‘Rashid Bahar is an outstanding, extremely intelligent, extremely knowledgeable, very experienced, very wise lawyer. He is an absolute expert in commercial and corporate Swiss law and M&A. Furthermore, he is very friendly and professional at all times. Finally, he always delivered excellent services, even under a very high workload and stress burden.’

‘Great service, best legal advice, goes the extra mile.’

‘Highly competent corporate lawyers with excellent English language skills.’

‘Thomas Reutter is an excellent strategist. He is very responsive, caring and competent.’

‘They are very close to the client, with very fluent communication and nice manners. They deliver very high-quality work on time. Qualified professionals within an organisation that is very well managed and organised.’

‘Bianchi Schwald LLc has been advising to our complete satisfaction.’

‘Thanks to the qualified knowledge and expertise, BianchiSchwald LLC was able to develop creative and efficient solutions in order to protect our interests at all times.’

‘Thomas Schmid is distinguished by his deal-making abilities and exceptional ability to swiftly apprehend the core of the matter in question. He is also able to point out possible risks and dangers and thus contribute to realistic and feasible solutions in order to protect our interest in the best and most efficient way possible.’

‘Excellent and dedicated staff and partners without paying the expensive overhead and name of the big companies.’

‘Dedication, legal knowledge and experience and interest in cases.’

‘Broad and complete spectrum of areas of law. High responsiveness, quality of work.’

‘Marc Metzger and Stefan Scherrer are characterised by a high level of competence and are available with their support practically around the clock.’

‘Very good and pleasant collaboration with Marco Rizzi. His advice and his work have helped us to proceed smoothly and successfully in this deal.’

‘Marco Rizzi and his team have an excellent knowledge of Swiss Law. Excellent delivery.’

‘The team was very professional and has very good lawyers, always available.’

‘Diverse, but specialised team with good understanding of the local culture.’

‘Efficacy, pragmatism, speed and client focus.’

‘Experience, expectations management, clarity. The simplicity of solutions proposed.’

‘Experienced team, good communication skills and cross-border knowledge.’

‘Very personable, attentive to detail, keen to understand the whole picture and help with all aspects of a complex transaction either directly or by reference to the relevant professionals, also trustworthy.’

‘Excellent, committed, straight to the point, extremely professional.’

‘Very professional, responsive and commercial team with an awareness that in an M&A deal time is of the essence.’

‘Competent, solution-oriented, fast.’

‘Client-focused, flexible pragmatic.’

‘Very friendly and courteous team of excellent specialists with a high level of commitment and flexibility, a wide range of experience and always striving to find pragmatic legal solutions.’

‘High level of commitment and collegial cooperation, especially with Stefan Brunnschweiler and Franziska Hammer. A great wealth of experience and in-depth expertise.’

‘Marc Nufer is extremely supportive in all legal matters for my company. He and his team are diligent, responsive and efficient in handling any issues raised.’

‘Marc Nufer is very responsive and delivers great work. His network helps us to solve legal issues around the world.’

‘Very efficient and competent team, which contributed successfully to an efficient, straight-forward cooperation.’

‘Excellent friendly, professional service, good knowledge of the sector and a very helpful approach. The team from partners to associates want to work with you to get contracts and legal matters completed in an efficient way. They are also quick to respond.’

‘They have a vast knowledge of law both in theory and practice and always give prompt feedback to you.’

‘Oliver Beldi and Natalie Schwager were always fast, ready-to-answer and sensitive to our needs.’

‘Good law firm that is very diligent in its work. The work they did was quick and excellent.’

‘Good team. Oliver Beldi was very attentive to our desires.’

‘Excellent availability, strong commitment, excellent in execution.’

‘Availability (anytime); business-driven negotiation skills; excellent in law practice and similar business cases’

‘The KC team is pragmatic, solution-oriented and efficient. They take new roads and find innovative solutions. They offer high personal commitment and partner attention.’

‘Beat Brechbühl is a smart, tough and creative negotiator.’

‘Ines Pöschel is a thorough and excellent specialist in pay and governance.’

‘Edgar Philippin is a brilliant mind, very hard-working and pragmatic.’

‘Reto Schumacher is a partner with business excellency.’

‘They have a fantastic team. Excellent technical skills, professional attitude and a high portion of humour, which is why I really like to work with them.’

‘Marco Toni stands out. Exceptionally good M&A lawyer with impressive skills. Marco focuses on solutions and is efficient.’

‘Loyens & Loeff has generally been extremely smart, efficient and fast and had very creative approaches in stuck situations. In addition, the project felt like a real priority from day one.’

‘Andreas Hinsen and Beat Baumgartner definitely stood out with their commitment, fast turn-around time and their ability to resolve stuck situations. Their contribution to the successful closure of this deal was definitely larger than what was expected and reflects an extremely high value for money. Andreas’ ability to dig down to the essentials in large amounts of materials and to ask the right questions is definitely outstanding while Beat’s understanding of the tax landscape was definitely not matched by other advisors on this transaction.’

‘Friendly and professional.’

‘Team dedicated to the success of the transaction. Delivered high-quality work.’

‘Very responsive and flexible in availability. To the point, practical, solution-oriented and experienced approach.’

‘Thouvenin has a very able team with highly accessible and hands-on partners.’

‘Arlette Pfister is an excellent lawyer, combining strong and precise knowledge of the law with an excellent understanding of client’s business needs.’

‘Highly competent team. Solid, but pragmatic approach.’

‘The efficiency and the dedication of Wenger & Vieli’s lawyers is outstanding. In particular, Marc Walter consistently provides detailed and accurate, yet pragmatic legal analyses. What is more: he always does so within the agreed – often challenging – deadlines. His ability to understand complex situations and devise pragmatic approaches greatly contributes to reaching his client’s objectives. In addition, Marc Walter stands out for his excellent language skills (German, English and French) and his friendliness.’

‘Great team with hands-on mentality and expertise.’

‘Beat Speck and his team focus on delivering outstanding results in a timely manner and in a pragmatic way.’

‘Wenger & Vieli is a trusted partnerfor us. The team around Beat Speck is top notch, always delivers and is fun to work with.’

‘Pascal Honold: with a confident but collegial demeanour towards the other party, he maintains control of the contractual process and puts his client’s interests to advantage.’

‘Hands-on approach; professional; focused on solutions that work.’

‘Strong technical skills, focused on finding solutions i.e. deal-driven, high availability and flexibility, fair pricing.’

‘Beat Speck: outstanding M&A-skills, very deal-driven.’

‘Highly skilled team with a pragmatic approach. Young and dynamic.’

‘Marina Castelli-Joos is available and a good listener. Good practitioner.’

‘The team delivers very pragmatic advice and quickly understands the in-house/business needs. They manage to bridge between large companies and start-ups due to their diverse clients. They are very well informed and good with investment in private companies/start-ups.’

‘Michel Jaccard is very good with everything about new technologies, data protection, licensing. Mehmet Toral is very good with corporate matters, M&A and investment rounds.’

‘Best firm for support in the high-tech start-up community in Switzerland. In-depth knowledge of the ecosystem and specific dynamics in the field.’

‘We appreciate the relatively young team which is dynamic, but experienced enough to meet most of our needs. We felt they speak our language, understand our needs, have been through similar cases before and can also provide competitive commercial conditions. The team is responsive and will go the extra mile to get the job done.’

‘The team is very pragmatic and proactive in finding solutions.’

‘Lukas van Dobben is a skilled negotiator, actively seeking pragmatic solutions. He knows how to focus on things that really matter for us and has been crucial on important business decisions. He has many times anticipated problems that we incurred later.’

‘Close collaboration and accountability of each project. The practice has a vast experience in broad topics.’

‘We are grateful to MANGEAT lawyers for the competent and thoughtful work. Thanks to clear, responsible and well-coordinated work, the MANGEAT lawyers helped with corporate issues and business operations.’

‘What I appreciate at Mangeat is the fact that they are solution-driven, pragmatic and fair.’

‘Lukas van Dobben is both professional and committed, always responsive, efficient and multi-skilled.’

‘Very good qualifications in all areas of business law, including tax law.’

‘Wenger Plattner offers a highly competitive service. Also, the firms put high emphasis on gender diversity, including the possibility to work part-time for women with young children, with a high number of female lawyers in senior positions.’

‘Oliver Künzler is an excellent lawyer with a deep business understanding. He is extremely dedicated to the needs of the client and knows perfectly what is required to get a deal successfully over the finishing line. He is a fast thinker and has the ability to come up with innovative, sound proposals to resolve difficult situations for the benefit of his clients. I very much like his pragmatic and high-quality approach.’

‘Good response speed, willingness to resolve issues promptly.’

‘Oliver and his team are just great.’

‘Oliver Künzler is experienced, reliable and service-minded.’

‘Wenger has a very solutions-oriented attitude; they are keen on solving the problems and not creating or listing issues. Very responsive, uncomplicated communication, easily available for a brief call.’

‘Oliver Künzler has a very solutions-oriented attitude and is a great expert in various areas, from civil law to regulatory framework related to pharma, medical sectors etc.’

‘The practice is unique because of the outstanding experience that this team enjoys when it comes to cross-border corporate matters. Not to be underestimated is their deep knowledge of tax law and structuring.’

‘Patrice Lefèvre-Péaron is very knowledgeable and extremely efficient. A great lawyer with deep knowledge of the laws coupled with a seasoned practitioner who cuts to the chase and sees the problematics way ahead of time.’

‘We appreciate their precision, knowledge and accessibility.’

‘Patrice Lefèvre-Péaron is an excellent technician, honest, and always relevant to the interests of his clients. Patrice and his team are available and responsive. Especially thanks to his background, Patrice has in-depth expertise and ability to manage from a technical, but also cultural point of view multi-jurisdiction matters in continental Europe as well as the US/UKkl.’

‘Jeantet acquired a unique position on the French-Swiss legal and tax market making available in Switzerland a unique French legal and tax platform for M&A, but also other specific expertise like real estate. The team knows perfectly how to manage matters with a tricky mixture of legal and tax aspects.’

‘We appreciate working with Laure Rinchet, who is qualified at French, Luxembourg and Swiss bars with for each jurisdiction an in-depth knowledge of the legal systems and constraints. She is an excellent technician.’

‘Very responsive, commercial and aggressive when needed.’

‘Patrice Lefèvre-Péaron is simply an outstanding lawyer.’

‘Very entrepreneurial; highly experienced in niche segments such as crypto and IT and inheritance law.’

‘High level of availability and individual expertise.’

‘Personal, fast and efficient – it’s always a pleasure working with MME.’

‘Alex Enzler always tries to take the best possible path for our company. He not only executes, but also assists us in an advisory capacity. Competent and helpful, he is a great asset both professionally and personally.’

‘Andreas Moll is one of the best counsel I’ve worked with in any jurisdiction.’

‘Jvo Grundler: Smart, efficient, experienced and highly competent lawyer who stands out thanks to his practical and deal-oriented approach and his ability to draft short, clear and nevertheless comprehensive and complete contracts/legal documents. He is reasonable in negotiations which is especially useful in difficult negotiations.’

‘Andreas Moll: Competent lawyer who communicates clearly, yet with patience, tact and finesse. He delivers impeccable legal products.’

‘Our cooperation was conducted to a high standard. We were properly assisted by Yasemin Varel. The team of Staiger was always available.’