Mr Eric Stupp > Bär & Karrer Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Fielding a comprehensive insurance offering, Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises a consortium of clients on license applications, regulatory compliance, transactions and disputes. Peter Hsu spearheads the practice with his wide-ranging expertise advising Swiss and foreign insurers, insurance intermediaries and fintech businesses on a diverse spread of matters. Financial services expert Eric Stupp’s strengths lie in regulatory matters, enforcement proceedings and M&A. Daniel Flühmann is well versed in the remits of banking, insurance and financial market laws, while Markus Schott is well equipped to manage a variety of regulatory and administrative law matters. Tiffany Ender is also recommended.

Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises high-profile national and international clients including banks, asset managers, fintech companies, and other financial institutions. The team is active across a range of issues including regulation of distributed ledger technology and enforcement proceedings for shareholding disclosure rules, anti-money laundering, and unauthorised banking. Eric Stupp heads the team and regularly advises clients on regulatory matters, enforcement proceedings, and financial transactions. Other core names within the team include Ralph Malacrida who specialises in M&A and corporate financial transactions and Peter Hsu who regularly advises domestic and international banks and fintech businesses on cross-border regulatory and contractual matters. With a special focus on fintech, Daniel Flühmann is a key contact who regularly advises financial innovators and established market participants. Capital markets and finance expert Lukas Roesler specialises in advising various actors involved in financial transactions.

Operating in Bär & Karrer Ltd.‘s Geneva office, Saverio Lembo and Andrew Garbarski lead the white-collar crime group, which advises across the full spectrum of alleged business crimes. Zurich-based Eric Stupp, Joel Fischer and Andreas Länzlinger head the crisis management and internal investigations team, which demonstrates significant prowess in managing cross-border mandates. Basel-based Claudia Götz Staehelin and Oliver M. Brupbacher round out the team’s leadership, contributing their vast expertise in the life sciences and healthcare sector to the practice, having joined from Kellerhals Carrard in April 2023. Other key undertakings for the team, regarded as a ‘leader in Switzerland’, include corporate governance, compliance processes and regulatory issues, alongside a host of others.

With a client roster that includes start-ups and large technology companies, Bär & Karrer Ltd. possess demonstrable strengths across a spectrum of legal and regulatory matters. Key undertakings for the firm encompass crypto currencies, crowdfunding and technology licensing and procurement, to name a few, and the team regularly operates in the banking, insurance and finance remit. Daniel Flühmann  and Eric Stupp jointly lead the practice, with the former holding a wealth of experience in corporate and commercial matters as well as advising on the legal framework relating to blockchain technology. The latter’s capabilities include regulatory issues, enforcement proceedings and M&A. Peter Hsu is routinely engaged by foreign banks, securities dealers and insurers, while Christian Kunz strengthens the practice with his expertise in data, data protection, cybersecurity and technology law. Cyrill Diefenbacher and Gadi Winter are also recommended.