‘Louis Burrus and his team are extremely thorough, responsive and efficient.’

‘Louis Burrus is a highly gifted lawyer, with both a practical and a technical approach of the cases.’

‘Excellent skills.’

‘Solution and practice-oriented, helps a lot to come to take a decision.’

‘Cuts through complexity to assist with decision making.’

‘The Wenger Plattner team is market-leading for R&I in Switzerland – technically excellent and called upon for the most complex and sensitive work.’

‘Karl Wüthrich is an extremely logical thinker and able to think laterally to overcome obstacles.’

‘Brigitte Umbach-Spahn is technically excellent and willing to fight the client’s corner on difficult issues.’

‘Wenger Plattner are the stand-out Swiss firm for Swiss insolvency/cross-border insolvency matters. They have a very strong team of partners and associates in this area.’

‘The team at Wenger Plattner can cover restructuring and insolvency cases from two sides: (i) they can act as office holder (administrator/bankruptcy trustee) – also in complex cross border cases. Moreover, they can advise clients (debtor/creditors) in out of court restructurings. This provides a unique experience and sets them apart from many other firms. Leading player in the field in Switzerland.’

‘Brigitte Umbach-Spahn has a quick understanding of key economic factors of a case; successfully “navigates the ship in troubled waters”, has very broad experience in the area and excellent negotiation skills.’

‘Stefan Bossart has excellent analytical skills, is quick in grasping the key aspects, and is very responsive.’

‘The best restructuring and insolvency advice available in Switzerland. Brigitte Umbach-Spahn and Stefan Bossert are outstanding.’

‘They have an overall experience in insolvency law, including acting as insolvency practitioners.’

‘Daniel Staehelin is one of the leading practitioners in the field.’

‘Very professional law firm with responsive and competent lawyers.’

‘Lukas Bopp focuses on domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration, attachment of assets, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and insolvency proceedings.’

‘Outstanding technical capabilities, relevant experience, negotiation and communication skills.’

‘The L&S team is very available and accessible. They are there when you need them (and working when you don’t know you need them). L&S get the balance right between identifying both hypothetical and practical opportunities and risks. The quality of L&S advice and advocacy is superb – clear, correct, and creative.’

‘Tanja Luginbühl leads an extremely professional client-focused team.’

‘Roland Fischer provides sound and pragmatic advice.’

‘Dominic Mueller is an outstanding advocate who understands what the court expects and needs.’

‘Roland Fischer is clearly a star of the future.’

‘The Lenz team were exceptional, extremely responsive and delivered excellent legal advice in a practical and commercial manner.’

‘Balanced and diverse team across insolvency and contentious insolvency issues. Quick adaptation to the specifics of the case. Effective use of technology for rapid exchange of information and documents.’

‘They have a strong commercial practice which supports the insolvency side well.’

‘Beat Mumenthaler and Jean-Baptiste Lhôte worked very well as a team and were very responsive.’

‘The firm is extremely well involved in various Swiss legal market areas. They are easy to approach and very responsive.’

‘Beat Mumenthaler’s longstanding work in various cross-border complex restructuring matters has enabled him to well understand various cultural differences while proceeding with the matters. He is also very well respected among his Swiss colleagues in this field.’

‘A fantastic team adept at providing prompt, clear and commercial advice.’

‘Beat Mumenthaler is our ‘go-to’ lawyer in Switzerland. Beat has a style which is very liked by clients and delivers an excellent service. He has particular expertise within the commodity industry.’

‘The team takes a holistic view of its work and understands the insolvency and recovery landscape across different sectors, different jurisdictions and different sectors. I have found them to be strategic and to look outside the box for solutions which has proven to be key for successful results. They are pragmatic, responsive and quick to react, and very much team players in the context of large scale insolvent matters.’

‘Daniel Hayek and Mark Meile are both leaders and exceptional.’

‘Prager has a diverse and highly qualified team. They work internationally, on high-value cases and are great in collaborating with a diversity of law firms worldwide.’

‘Our recommendations are Daniel Hayek and Mark Meili, both not only very sharp and highly qualified, but also very nice individuals making it a pleasure to work with on lengthy and intense cases.’

‘Great team. They act with a transactional view.’

‘The team has incredibly high competence and works within a well-connected network. Furthermore, the team is very adept at quickly recognising the problem at hand.’

‘The individuals were incredibly flexible. The quality which was most valued was the notion that problems were examined in incredible depth, the team ensured that they had full clarity over what the problem was noteworthy. Another stand-out feature was that contracts were created incredibly quickly which significantly reduced overhead and waiting times which is not the case for competitors.’

‘People are very swiftly replying, digging very deep into the legal aspects of the matter and also support creative/not straightforward ideas and think of how to make them possible. Very often, when choosing the less straightforward option, the team is very cooperative and constructive in making these options possible!’

‘Christoph Neeracher is probably the most experienced and thorough M&A lawyer in Switzerland, always looking at legal aspects, but never ignoring the business side of things. A rarely occurring advisor that actually helps solve issues/making deals happen rather than simply showing what the legal issues are. Always available and very responsive!’

‘Thomas Rhode is probably the most knowledgeable lawyer for recovery/restructuring cases with deep real estate know-how as well.’

‘A great team covering all aspects of corporate, business, insolvency law. Partners and associates are good communicators and have a hands-on working style. They also have the necessary robustness to deal with counterparts and conflicts in a complex and challenging scenario like the need for a financial restructuring.’

‘Stefan Kramer has a thorough understanding of the client’s needs in difficult situations, e.g. financial restraints.’

‘Very experienced combination of corporate law with insolvency law knowledge and good international network for advising large companies with cross-border structure in restructurings.’

‘Stefan Kramer: Quick mind, very sound corporate knowledge and experience for restructurings.’

‘Very good team with excellent technical skills and lots of market experience.’

‘Alexander Vogel: very pragmatic, very responsive.’

‘The practice has a profound knowledge of Swiss insolvency law, strategic thinking and a proactive approach to cases. The lawyers of the firm are really engaged; they understand the needs of the clients and are ready to present a variety of solutions. The team could be described as highly professional and client-oriented.’

‘Urs Boller is an outstanding lawyer with a profound knowledge of Swiss bankruptcy and procedural law. His opinions are always sharp, balanced, insightful and comprehensive. He has an ability to understand the needs of a client at once and present a variety of possible solutions. He has outstanding analytical abilities and a strategic view of the situation.’

‘MLL Froriep is a very agile, service-oriented office. They are definitely worth their money, and can even be classified as rather inexpensive in relation to the service. For international insolvency proceedings, the team has a very good intuition and corresponds quickly, appropriately and confidently.’

‘Sabina Schellenberg is very pleasant to work with on a regular basis. The coordination is fast, reliable and at the highest level.’

‘The NKF team collaborates well and delivers sound advice within budget. We especially appreciate their expertise in insolvency and corporate matters.’

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

‘The team is a very strong banking specialist. They understand banking legislation, regulation and litigation exceptionally well.’

‘Depth and breadth of experience.’

‘Experience, easy to work with, personable.’

‘What makes Staiger’s insolvency and corporate recovery team stand out: The client is served by experienced partners that are very well connected with authorities and other specialists in the field. Advice is practical and pragmatic, with a focus on efficiency and getting things done. Thanks to the structure of the firm, clients get a maximum of partner attention. The team is very responsive and capable of stepping in quickly, pulling the right strings and contacting the right people. No wonder the team is greatly respected in the field.’

‘Gaudenz Geiger is extremely responsive and quick, thorough, always well prepared and organised, a good project manager, well connected in the insolvency and restructuring field, down-to-earth, efficient, reliable, nice to work with. The client gets great value for money.’

‘Great understanding of interaction with foreign insolvency regimes.’

‘Very responsive, client-oriented, robust advice and guidance.’

‘Dominik Hohler is a rising star, a pleasure to work with.’

‘When it comes to the corporate reorganisation work the impression is very good: the quality of the work was very good, the team was very responsive and solution-oriented.’

‘Dominik Hohler is experienced, responsive and solution-oriented.’

‘Very commercially minded, good availability and flexible on billing; well regarded in the market.’

‘Dominik Hohler is easy to work with and doesn’t get lost in legal details; reliable and quick in adapting to changing requests.’

‘Reto Hunsperger and his team are responsive, extremely competent and have a thorough and practical approach of the cases.’

‘Reto Hunsperger is highly articulate and responsive. You always get a response and the right one.’

‘Good availability at short term; efficient approach.’

‘Understanding our business, fast and efficient, well-coordinated.’