Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises public authorities, officials and entities as well as private companies and public-private partnerships on all regulatory issues, transactional matters as well as investigations and administrative proceedings. The practice includes issues relating to constitutional and administrative law, public procurement, infrastructure and concessions, sanctions, governmental liability, public levies and public financing. Practice head Markus Schott has a specialisation in administrative litigation proceedings where he regularly appears before cantonal and federal courts as well as before the Swiss Supreme Court. Clients appreciate the ‘competent, dedicated‘ team that is ‘able to deal with emergencies and unforeseen events within very tight deadlines‘.

Kellerhals Carrard ‘has profound experience and knowledge‘ in the field of public law, ‘in particular in public law litigation‘. The unit advises private companies, private individuals and public authorities on all economy-related public law matters and has ‘extensive expertise in federal public procurement‘. The team, lauded by clients for its ‘deep legal knowledge in the relevant fields of law‘, is jointly headed by ‘proven expert‘ Christoph Jäger, Ivan Paparelli, Bernd Hauck and Isabelle Romy, who joined from MLL Legal in 2021 and specialises in environmental and construction law. Further key contacts are Andreas Güngerich and Jonathan Bernasconi from the Berne and Lugano offices respectively.

Lenz & Staehelin offers advice on all areas of public law, such as public procurement, energy, telecoms and media law as well as price surveillance regulation and general administrative law which includes environmental, zoning and building law. The practice is headed by Rayan Houdrouge, Benoît Merkt, Marcel Meinhardt and Astrid Waser from the Geneva and Zurich offices. Merkt has a particular specialisation in the energy and infrastructure sectors as well as public economic law, while Houdrouge focuses on competition law, in particular in respect to internal audits. Meinhardt brings his experience in the postal services and energy sectors to the table, while Waser specialises in public procurement, competition law and environmental law.

The public law department at VISCHER has a particular focus the healthcare and energy sectors with further clients coming from other regulated industries, including banks, postal services and lottery providers. Michael Waldner is the key contact when it comes to providing regulatory advice to hospitals, assisting them with transactional matters disputes with regulatory authorities at all levels of government. Practice head Stefan Rechsteiner acts for energy companies on transactions, contracts and concessions in addition to representing them in regulatory disputes.

Walder Wyss Ltd. acts for the Swiss government, federal and cantonal entities, local municipalities and state-owned enterprises as well as further public and private clients from the transport, education, energy and healthcare sectors, among others. The ‘easy to understand‘ ‘cutting-edge advice‘ covers all areas relevant to public law, including procurement, natural resources, infrastructure, zoning, public employment and open access law. Practice head and ‘outstanding lawyer‘ Hans Rudolf Trüeb has an ‘impressive track record‘ of representing clients in disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals. ‘Extremely skilled litigator‘ Martin Zobl, who made partner in 2022, and Ramona Wyss are both particularly experienced in matters regarding regulated industries.

Bratschi Ltd‘s public law team advises local municipalities, cantonal authorities and the Swiss confederation as well as parastatal entities, such as hospitals, energy providers and infrastructure providers, on a broad range of matters. The ‘very committed‘ team advises on constitutional matters, matters pertaining to subsidies, the health sector, and the media and transport sectors. Labour law matters are also handled. Isabelle Häner specialises in administrative proceedings before cantonal and federal administrative courts. Ulrich Keusen has a focus on administrative procedural law and procurement law, and Jürg Bereuter has a specialisation in spatial planning, public building and environmental law.

At Homburger, advice on public law is provided in particular in conjunction with the regulatory, compliance, investigations, financial market regulation, competition and arbitration teams. The unit is therefore particularly experienced in acting for clients from the regulated sectors, frequently acting in compliance matters and investigations where public law matters are at the centre, such as financial services, energy, transport, telecoms, and construction. Further, advice is provided to municipal, cantonal and federal bodies. The team heads Marcel Dietrich and Mariella Orelli are experienced in competition and public procurement matters as well as administrative proceedings.

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.‘ public law team acts for a broad variety of clients, including multinationals, national public and governmental institutions as well as publicly held companies. The group’s wide sector scope includes the energy, hospitality, healthcare, postal services, telecommunications and public transport sectors. The team advises on a variety of public law and related issues, including matters pertaining to competition law for example, and is particularly strong in public procurement. Practice head Marquard Christen is noted for his ‘responsiveness, pragmatism, experience‘.

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd‘s public law practice has a focus on advising on all issues related to administrative law and public procurement procedures. The ‘highly engaged, proactive‘ team acts for clients from a variety of sectors, including energy, life sciences, healthcare, transport, media and telecommunications, including representation in administrative proceedings before cantonal and federal courts. The ‘super bright, easy to work with, fast, responsive‘ David Mamane heads the team with Yves Jeanrenaud. Roland Mathys and Frank Bremer are further key contacts.

Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd has a particularly strong focus on advising clients from the energy sector and other regulated network industries, such as energy providers and infrastructure providers, on matters related to electricity, oil and gas as well as carbon dioxide emissions and more. The practice includes regulatory, financing, tax, disputes, and restructurings. Marc Bernheim is experienced in litigation concerning the liberalisation of the Swiss electricity market. Gaudenz Geiger specialises in regulatory advice, including on tariff arrangements and on unbundling of services.