Zurich, 15 December 2025

Bär & Karrer is pleased to announce the election of Abdul Carrupt, Predrag Sunaric and Stephanie Walter as partners, effective 1 January 2026.

Predrag Sunaric specialises in domestic and cross-border litigation as well as

arbitration. He advises Swiss and international clients, including individuals and corporations, on complex commercial disputes in sectors such as real estate, insurance, pharmaceuticals, employment, corporate law, and private wealth matters. As both counsel and arbitrator, he is active in both court proceedings and arbitration cases.

Stephanie Walter advises and represents Swiss and international banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and other financial institutions in a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters. Her practice includes the licensing of new financial institutions (including FinTech firms) as well as advising on mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector. She frequently acts in internal corporate and regulatory investigations and in enforcement proceedings in Switzerland and abroad. Drawing on her practical experience in the financial services industry, Stephanie brings a strong market- and client-oriented perspective to her work.

Abdul Carrupt specialises in white-collar crime, financial litigation, internal

investigations, asset recovery, crisis management, and sports arbitration. He

advises Swiss and international clients in complex cross-border criminal

proceedings, especially in matters of money laundering, anti-bribery, and

corruption and leads internal investigations and governance-related crisis work. He also supports clients with cybercrime and digital finance litigation.

Senior Partner Susanne Schreiber stated: "We are pleased to announce Predrag, Stephanie, and Abdul's promotion to partners. Their advancement demonstrates our ongoing dedication to developing and retaining talented professionals as our firm continues to grow."

For further information please contact:

Media Relations, Eric Stupp

Tel: +41 58 261 50 00

Email: [email protected]