‘You always get the best team tailored to the situation. Their advice is reliable and balances costs and benefits. The Bär & Karrer team is experienced and skilled in handling high-profile and cross-border matters involving regulators and other authorities.’

‘Joel Fischer is the real deal if it comes to compliance matters in Switzerland. He combines exceptional legal expertise with effective stakeholder management and extensive investigation experience. Highly capable of managing cross-border issues, Joel has a remarkable track record of helping clients during enforcement procedures involving bank regulators or the U.S. Department of Justice.’

‘Joel Fischer’s experiences cover typical anti-financial crime compliance cases, e.g., related to U.S. tax obligations, securities law issues, anti-money laundering matters, or financial statement irregularities. It further comprises ESG matters, e.g., investigating allegations concerning modern slavery, child labor, and environmental crime and remediating these. No matter what issues you are dealing with, Joel ensures that things are resolved efficiently and effectively. You will get a meaningful work product.’

‘Joel Fischer is an exceptional lawyer. Very smart and can adapt to specific situations quickly. Clearly a brilliant lawyer.’

‘Baer-Karrer team is always ready to help, and they are very approachable. They are key partner of our firm, and we owe a debt of gratitude to them for the excellent service they provide. They are all amazing attorneys who practice nothing but the best client care methods. We are always impressed with the level of quality in the work they produce. We always know that our firm is in very good hands with Baer-Karrer. They definitely deserve to be recognized for the exceptional service they provide.’

‘I have had the privilege of working with Mr Eric Stupp and Dr. Joel Fischer for several years. We have also worked with Dr Flühmann. They are all extremely knowledgeable and competent attorneys who always have my firm’s best interests in mind. They are very dedicated and through at their work. We appreciate their pragmatism, quick thinking, and great analytical skills. They are all exceptional people both professionally and personally.’

‘Saverio Lembo and his teams’ responsiveness, quality of service, knowledge of criminal law/proceedings, experience and strategical thinking are outstanding.’

‘Saverio Lembo has a truly extensive international network and is surrounded by a great team able to handle big and important cases. In addition, Massimo Chiasera is without any doubt one of the brightest, smartest and most efficient young counsels in this field in Switzerland. They are both – Saverio Lembo and Massimo Chiasera – simply a true pleasure to work with.’

‘Roman Richers: Very thorough, very experienced, very knowledgeable.’

‘I have worked extensively with Flavio Romerio. He is a brilliant lawyer with major constant strategic vision and deep knowledge of the banking market.’

‘The team manages to balance between legal expertise expected from external counsel and understanding of the underlying business and situation, which is very important in compliance cases. The advice is down to earth and implementable, not some document that will disappear in a drawer.’

‘Highly skilled, excellent availability, pragmatic and to the point.’

‘Claudio Bazzani: Very experienced lawyer, excellent know-how, solution and client oriented, very dedicated’

‘Homburger is my law firm of choice for the most important, urgent, and complex matters. They are exceptional: responsive, comprehensive, precise, business-minded, consistently delivering the highest quality.’

‘Claudio Bazzani stands out for his analytical skills and his ability to focus on the essentials, to maintain calm in complex and hectic situations, and to always keep the overview.’

‘Claudio Bazzani: Excellent, very client oriented and good lawyer, always on top of things and thinks proactively along the case. Flavio Romerio: Excellent lawyer, very transparent in sharing knowhow and connecting inhouse counsel from different institutions, excellent industry knowhow and grasp of future developments and needs.’

‘The team consists of bright young lawyers who have been practicing white-collar and compliance since much before the current frenzy. Their experience is unmatchable in Switzerland to handle complex matters, especially related to AML matters.’

‘Benjamin Borsodi leads his team with an enthusiasm which makes me want to work in his team. His deep knowledge of other jurisdictions facilitates the comprehension of what can be done in Switzerland without adversely impacting elsewhere.’

‘I suspect SW’s Regulatory and Investigations Practice is the best in Switzerland. They have outstanding knowledge and experience of all parts of this practice area. They are also experts at explaining the Swiss criminal system to non-Swiss.’

‘While Benjamin Borsodi is one of the best-known lawyers in this area, he is always available and very easy to deal with. Giulia Marchettini is sharp, omni-competent, and lovely to have on the file.’

‘The litigation practice at Schellenberg Wittmer is very professional, efficient and informative, with a complete grasp of the client and its needs. The team is always available, attentive and exact in their legal advice, proactive in their proposed solutions and next steps, and always strives to deliver optimal results. Schellenberg’s vast legal knowledge, expertise and dedication make them an excellent partner to a client in need.

‘Schellenberg Wittmer’s team is among the best in the country for white-collar defense work. They are also outstanding in the area of internal investigations. The team also has exceptional forensic resources.’

‘Charles Goumaz is a thoughtful white-collar attorney who is extremely effective in complex and multijurisdictional matters. He is a remarkable lawyer with an incredible work ethic and strong judgement.’

‘Paul Gully-Hart is a leading practioner in the white-collar arena for corporations and individuals, an excellent designer of the strategy of defense for complex white-collar crime with transnational elements. Charles Goumaz as well is an excellent practitioner in the white-collar area, with extensive experience in internal investigations.’

‘Strong proactive team that is well organized and result driven while being objective and independent in their investigation.’

‘Kellerhals Carrard has been exceptional at providing clear, concrete and practical advice. The advice is clear in the sense that the communication is not lost in the generalities of applicable laws and what ifs; rather, it tends to be to the point on issues that are actually at stake. It is concrete in that there is a clear actionable plan. And it is practical, in that it properly takes into account actual risks, litigation costs, focusing on actions that will move the ball rather than a more encompassing and comprehensive approach where it may not be needed.’

‘The individuals are great at educating (not lecturing), with an eye toward the experience and day-to-day operations of an in-house counsel and the business. They are also genuinely vested in the relationship and seek to form a productive relationship not simply with the overall legal operation of the company with individual in-house attorneys as well.’

‘Kellerhals Carrard offers a wide range of highly qualified attorneys including former inhouse counsel which allows the team to bring together the subject-matter expertise with the specific business need. Further, the team is regularly organizing events and publishing articles on relevant legal topics and developments.’

‘Pascal Grolimund stands out as a litigator as he is capable of combining strategic thinking and deep subject matter expertise with a pragmatic approach.’

‘Strong understanding and knowledge of internal investigations.’

‘Extremely responsive, consistent highest-quality work, substantive precision, very efficient. Would highly recommend.’

‘Daniel Buhr was a delight to work with. Very knowledgeable and practical, and he carefully and accurately explained what we could expect at each step of a sensitive Swiss regulatory matter. Daniel came very highly recommended by colleagues whose judgement I value and trust, and he exceeded even those lofty expectations.’

‘Lalive is striving to be a holistic service provider for all legal matters in Switzerland. It has a strong and reliable background in Compliance (consulting, legal support, legal procedures) and criminal law. The team is partly formed from former practitioners which helps understand and contact authorities. Lalive is open and experienced in interworking with international law firms for multi-national cases.’

‘For sure Dr. Daniel Buhr is one of the most active, reputed and experienced legal counsels for Compliance issues in Switzerland. He is well connected in industry and authorities. He is consulting and adding additional members of the Lalive Team wherever additional skill set is relevant.’

‘Commitment and dedication to clients. They really care about your case.’

‘The team worked exceptionally efficiently and reliably. The communication was excellent and the result of the work extremely helpful.’

‘Team leader in our case was Simone Nadelhofer. She was convincing professionally, but also in the way she communicated and worked with us. I would recommend her at any time.’

‘Top quality advice and proven results.’

‘Very technical and precise advice always covering the demands of a complex international organisation.’

‘I have worked closely with Hikmat Maleh on a number of occasions, and he is my go-to lawyer whenever I have a client with a Swiss issue. He is fiercely intelligent, highly responsive and also extremely pleasant to work with. Clients love him.’

‘Very focused, keep the overview in a very complex case in several jurisdictions, available 24/7, out of the box thinking.’

‘Juerg Bloch – We have worked with Juerg for several years. Juerg is the team leader at NKF (of a team of 5-10 attorneys) and lead counsel to various firms across the globe. Juerg is the strategic mastermind who at the same time is on top of every detail. It is very easy to work with Juerg as he is a low-key and a very pleasant person.’

‘Very good work quality, responsiveness and pro-active support.’

‘Jürg Bloch: very good knowledge in compliance and investigations matters, in particular with regard to sanctions and legal assistance in international litigation. Very dedicated and willing to deliver.’

‘Very user friendly, organized, and effective. Energetic.’

‘Juerg Bloch is calm, clear, and thoughtful.’

‘NKF has simply the best, most experienced investigations and regulatory team in Switzerland, nobody comes close.’

‘Juerg Bloch is among the best lawyers available to counsel US clients on navigating the complex world of obtaining evidence or litigating in Switzerland.’