Competition & Antitrust
Mani Reinert
Mani Reinert’s practice covers all aspects of antitrust law in a wide range of industries. He routinely represents clients in merger control filings before the Swiss Competition Commission and coordinates multijurisdictional merger control filings. Furthermore, Mani Reinert advises and represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Swiss Competition Commission. In addition, he assists clients in dawn raids as well as in the implementation of compliance programs and advises clients regarding the administration of distribution networks. In Chambers Europe, Mani Reinert is ranked in band 1 of the leading lawyers for Competition/Antitrust. Mani Reinert is recognised as a leading lawyer in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame in Switzerland in the area of competition law.
Markus Wang
Markus Wang heads the intellectual property team and co-heads the life sciences group of the firm. His practice covers a wide range of contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark, copyright and other IP-related issues, in particular in the pharmaceutical, biotech and IT sector. He frequently drafts and negotiates license, outsourcing and R&D agreements. Furthermore, he specializes in regulatory matters in the fields of life sciences and health care. Markus Wang lectures on intellectual property law at the University of Fribourg. He has written two books on design protection and contributed chapters to the latest commentary on Swiss trademark law and to several books on other IP, IT and life sciences topics. Further, he has published several articles for periodicals in these fields. Markus Wang is recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of intellectual property in professional and life sciences publications and listings such as Chambers Europe, European Legal Experts, Who's Who Legal, WTR 1000: The World's Leading Trademark Professionals and IAM Patent 1000.
Martin P. Werner
Associate Martin P. Werner advises on all aspects of Swiss and European competition law, with a particular focus on investigations, transactions and complex cross-border regulatory matters. He represents clients before the Swiss competition authorities and courts and coordinates merger control and FDI filings for multijurisdictional transactions. Martin also advises on compliance programs, distribution systems, cooperation projects, licensing agreements, dawn raids and internal investigations. Since 2020, Martin has served as Research Coordinator for Digitalization at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (CIPCO) at the University of Zurich. In 2023, Martin was named a "Rising Star" by The Legal 500 and in 2024, 2025 and 2026 as a "Leading Associate" in the field of competition law. He is also listed in The Leading 500 in the field of competition law.
Team Services
Businesses face increasingly complex litigation and compliance challenges as competition law enforcement is rapidly evolving and competition authorities apply novel instruments.
At Bär & Karrer, we help our clients successfully navigate the rapidly evolving, ever changing world of competition law. Our team has extensive experience in dealing with cartel investigations, dawn raids, merger control proceedings, civil litigation and the design and adoption of compliance programmes in all industries. Bär & Karrer is well regarded by authorities and courts. We understand the workings of your industry and can translate legal requirements into practical and feasible solutions.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Investigations of the Swiss Competition Commission
- Merger control filings
- Multijurisdictional merger control
- Assistance in dawn raids
- Distribution and licensing
- Practices of dominant undertakings
- Compliance programmes
- Internal investigations and audits