Lenz & Staehelin offers a broad array of services out of its Geneva and Lausanne offices and is particularly known for its advice in banking and finance, corporate and M&A matters as well as practice areas related to new technologies. Banking and finance specialists Shelby Du Pasquier, François Rayroux and Olivier Stahler, dispute resolution expert Xavier Favre-Bulle, competition law specialist Benoît Merkt, transactions specialist Andreas Rötheli as well as key contacts for private clients Lucien Masmejan and Jean-Blaise Eckert are noted.

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd is particularly well known for its activities in all forms of dispute resolution, encompassing international arbitration and litigation as well as white-collar crime cases and investigations, as well as its banking and finance practice, with further strength in the real estate and construction sector. Key contacts for dispute resolution are Philippe Bärtsch, Louis Burrus, Benjamin Borsodi and Paul Gully-Hart while Caroline Clemetson, Tarek Houdrouge and Grégoire Wuest are the key figures for banking and finance advice. Real estate and construction specialist Yves Jeanrenaud and corporate and M&A-focused Christoph Vonlanthen are also noted.

Bär & Karrer Ltd. has a strong core competence in dispute resolution where Saverio Lembo, Alexandra Johnson, Aurélie Conrad Hari and Pierre-Yves Gunter are the key practitioners and Andrew Garbarski is noted for his support in investigations and white-collar criminal law. Frédéric Bétrisey, Cédric Chapuis and Martin Anderson are the key individuals handling banking and finance transactions, regulatory matters for banks and financial institutions as well as international M&A transactions.

LALIVE is well known for its strengths in domestic and international dispute resolution and arbitration. The key practitioners Matthias Scherer, Alexander Troller, Sandrine Giroud, Domitille Baizeau, Marc Henzelin, Veijo Heiskanen and Michael Schneider all have specific areas of expertise, including commercial contracts, financial matters, fraud, asset recovery, joint ventures, M&A transactions, economic criminal law and construction matters.

Pestalozzi’s Geneva office has a strong reputation for advice regarding regulatory matters, financial transactions and M&A transactions as well as representation in litigation and arbitration proceedings including white-collar crime cases. Christophe Emonet and Nicolas C Herren are the key contacts for dispute resolution. Sébastien Roy, Ludivine Boisard and Jean-Baptiste Lhôte are the key practitioners handling a broad variety of banking and finance as well as M&A transactions.

The Geneva and Lausanne offices of Walder Wyss Ltd. are well known for their capabilities in private client matters, litigation and white-collar crime proceedings as well as banking and finance, regulatory, real estate and tax issues. Private client specialist Olivier Sigg heads the Geneva office while the Lausanne office is headed by IT and data protection expert Jürg Schneider. Philippe Pulfer, Alexandre Both, Rodolphe Gautier, Hubertus Hillerström, Patrick Vogel and Fouad Sayegh are other key contacts.

BianchiSchwald LLC offers comprehensive legal and tax advice to clients from a variety of backgrounds. Real estate and construction expert Yves de Coulon is the firm’s head in Geneva. Thierry Amy covers the banking and finance sector. Founding partner Jean-Marc Carnicé is the key contact for business crime issues, Stéphanie Fuld is an employment expert and Joseph Merhai covers taxes. Since publication, Manuel Bianchi della Porta left the firm.

Lauded for its ‘quality of people, technical skills (especially in tax matters), good contacts with local authorities and international network’, CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.‘ team covers a broad array of practice areas and also work with teams in other jurisdictions. The Geneva team, which is led by Pascal Favre, has strengths in dispute resolution, competition, tax and sports law as well as corporate matters and M&A transactions. The key figures are Christian Lüscher, Olivier Carrard, Andrio Orler and Pierre Ducret.

The ‘efficient‘ team at FBT Attorneys-at-Law has strengths in dispute resolution, tax, banking and finance, mergers and acquisitions as well as family estate law. Co-founder and chairman Jean-Luc Bochatay is the team’s specialist for tax and regulatory matters. Frédérique Bensahel, Jean-Louis Tsimaratos and Michel Abt are the key contacts in banking and finance matters and Serge Fasel handles dispute resolution.

Kellerhals Carrard’s offices in Geneva, Lausanne and Sion include experts in corporate and M&A, tax, regulatory, sports law and dispute resolution. The Geneva office is co-managed by estate planning expert Emmanuèle Argand and new technologies-focused Clarence Peter. Julien Rouvinez heads the Sion office and specialises in corporate transactions. Managing partner Edgar Philippin, Jean-Luc Chenaux, who focuses on corporate and commercial matters, and Christophe Rapin, a specialist in economic law, are other key contacts.

MLL Legal was formed by the merger of legacy firms Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and Froriep and the combined teams have  strength in advising clients from the retail, pharmaceutical and energy sectors as well as clients with a technology background, including engineering and software companies. Serge Calame, Frédéric Cottier, Philippe Prost and Bernard Lachenal are adept at handling private client matters, as is Julie Wynne. Jean Marguerat is well versed in dispute resolution and Dmitry Pentsov specialises in banking and finance advice. Mona Stephenson, Maud Udry-Alhanko and Jean-Luc Herbez are also noted.

Python has strengths in banking, corporate, and private client matters as well as real estate. Marc Iynedjian, Christophe de Kalbermatten and Homayoon Arfazadeh are the names to note for advice regarding corporate and M&A, commercial contracts and arbitration proceedings.