Firm Profile > Bratschi Ltd > Zurich, Switzerland
Bratschi Ltd Offices
BAHNHOFSTRASSE 70
PO BOX
8021 ZURICH
Switzerland
Bratschi Ltd > The Legal 500 Rankings
Public law Tier 2
Bratschi Ltd advises a broad range of clients on a myriad of public law issues, including areas such as subsidy law, state organisation law, constitutional law, media law and road traffic law. Clients of the firm range from municipalities over Cantons and their entities to parastatal entities, such as public transport organisations and hospitals, as well as private companies. Isabelle Häner, Ulrich Keusen and Jürg Bereuter head the team from the Zurich, Bern and St. Gallen offices respectively.
Practice head(s):
Isabelle Häner; Ulrich Keusen; Jürg Bereuter
Key clients
Politische Gemeinde Diepoldsau
Politische Gemeinde Balgach
Politische Gemeinde Schänis
Politische Gemeinde Wil
Politische Gemeinde Berg SG
Politische Gemeinde Berneck
Politische Gemeinde Eichberg
Baudepartement des Kantons St.Gallen
Vereinigung St.Galler Gemeindepräsidentinnen und Gemeindepräsidenten
St.Gallisch Appenzellische Kraftwerke AG (SAK)
Fortimo Invest AG
Selectivbau AG
Thoma Immobilien Treuhand AG
Bücheler Immobilien AG
Bernet Gruppe
Kantonalverband Steine, Kies und Beton
HASTAG St.Gallen Bau AG
Real estate and construction Tier 2
Noted for its local presence in six different cities in Switzerland, Bratschi Ltd has extensive coverage of the real estate market. The team's comprehensive offering, which includes construction law, transactions and contractor agreements, was recently bolstered further by the arrival of practice co-head Markus Aeschbacher, with a specialisation in contracts, and Marco Colombini; both joined in October 2020 from the now-defunct Hartmann Müller Partner. The group's client portfolio comprises investors, developers, companies and individuals. The Zug-based Ion Eglin jointly leads the team and is highlighted for his 'great knowledge in the hotel business'. Thomas Schönenberger and Ulrich Keusen are key contacts in St. Gallen and Bern, respectively.
Practice head(s):
Ion Eglin; Markus Aeschbacher
Other key lawyers:
Marco Colombini; Thomas Schönenberger; Ulrich Keusen
Testimonials
‘Its expertise in the hospitality industry, its branches over the country and the access to in-house partners with additional expertise in other fields.’
‘Ion Eglin is very reliable, dedicated and experienced in his field, his expertise in the hospitality industry is unique in CH. He is going the extra mile for his clients.’
‘Ion Eglin has a great knowledge in the hotel business and is very confident in negotiations.’
Key clients
PSP Real Estate AG
PSP Group Services AG
Genossenschaft Migros Ostschweiz
St. Galler Kantonalbank AG
Meier Tobler AG
Radisson Hotel Group
Steigenberger Hotels AG
Helvetia Schweizerische Versicherungsgesellschaft AG
Semtech International AG
Spitalregion Fürstenland-Toggenburg
Säntis Home AG
Fortimo AG
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Hälg & Co. AG
Arbonia AG
Asga Pensionskasse Genossenschaft
Ego Kiefer AG
Pensionskasse Stadt St. Gallen
Westoffice Real Estate AG
Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, subsidiary of Merck KGaA
Losinger Marazzi AG
Steiner AG
Halter AG
UTILITA
RIMC Schweiz Hotels & Resorts AG
Aminona Luxury Resort and Village SA
Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 3
The corporate and commercial practice at Bratschi Ltd has strong ties to mid-cap and large-cap Swiss corporations, frequently drawn from the IT and telecoms, energy, financial services, real estate and healthcare industries. Practice head Thomas Peter handles M&A and private equity transactions, and Christian Stambach in St. Gallen is well versed in contracts, corporate governance and compliance. Other names to note include Ion Eglin in Zug and Harald Maag.
Practice head(s):
Thomas Peter
Other key lawyers:
Christian Stambach; Ion Eglin; Harald Maag
Testimonials
‘Very lean and efficient team of specialists. Tailor-made solutions for problems and requirements.’
‘Thomas Peter leads the team. He is very pragmatic and hands on. He listens and makes an effort to understand the problems. Thomas thinks “out of the box”. He does not only deliver what is required but actively advises on options and brings in new ideas. The quality of his legal work is outstanding.’
‘Professionalism, reactivity and pragmatism. A focus on respecting budget while delivering quality.’
‘Harald Maag stands out as pragmatic, able to deal with complicated or unusual situation while favouring simple but effective solutions.’
‘Bratschi’s commercial and corporate lawyers are generally flexible and pragmatic and I appreciate their responsiveness. The firm’s presence in the main cities of Switzerland allows it to efficiently support with issues in different areas of Switzerland and different languages.’
‘Experienced team with broad knowledge. Very responsive and dedicated to complete projects successfully. Pragmatic whenever possible.’
‘Thomas Peter – very experienced in many fields and a real asset in terms of corporate transactions. Dedicated project leader, pragmatic and very accurate.’
‘Ion Eglin – very committed to achieve the best results for the clients and a real expert in corporate law and other areas.’
Key clients
Smith & Nephew
vestr AG
Synektil S.A.
h2e Power Systems
Paragon Partners GmbH
Descartes Systems Group
Avenir Sports and Entertainment Group
VRMotion AG
Collectius AG
Blue Sail Medical Co. Ltd
K+D AG
Migros (Eastern Switzerland)
Zünd Precision Optics Ltd and Optivac AG
HR Group
Roth Soft AG
Employment Tier 3
Bratschi Ltd advises on all areas of employment law and public personnel law, including litigation and arbitration. Angela Hensch heads the practice. Stefan Rieder and Marco Rizzi are other names to note.
Healthcare and life sciences Tier 3
The team at Bratschi Ltd puts an emphasis on its regulatory practice, for which it is regularly instructed by therapeutic products manufacturers, laboratory services and medical services providers. The group is jointly led by pharmacist Ursula Eggenberger Stöckli in Bern and Felix Kesselring, who joined the firm in January 2020 from CMS. The department also covers dispute resolution, including administrative and court proceedings, commercial agreements, financial benefits and compliance matters.
Practice head(s):
Ursula Eggenberger Stöckli; Felix Kesselring
Testimonials
‘Bratschi Ltd is a long-established firm based in Switzerland, which provides a broad range of legal services. The members are dedicated to their clients and go out of their way to provide a professional and personal service. They’re responsive and highly knowledgeable as well as determined to achieve their client’s objectives and form a tight knit team putting the client’s needs first.’
‘Felix Kesselring is very dedicated and has excellent knowledge of the law and the industry. He is very service oriented and I really enjoy working with him.’
‘A very mature, competent, reliable and straight-forward business partner with high customer and problem-solving oriented approach.’
‘Felix Kesselring has a profound interest in the client’s problems and commercial goals and is able to provide legal solutions quickly ready to be implemented. He has the ability to explain complex legal issues with simple words. He is extremely motivated and always goes the extra mile’.
‘Felix Kesselring’s approach is simple: he makes the client’s project happen by providing high-quality legal solutions. He is an excellent problem-solver. Felix Kesselring is highly skilled and unquestionably has an outstanding legal expertise. He also has an in-depth industry knowledge especially in the Life Sciences and Healthcare sectors based on first-hand and industry working experience. His advice is, therefore, excellent value for money.’
‘High quality, the air of a boutique, with a personalized approach.’
‘Ursula Eggenberger is highly rcommended. She and her team offer an extraordinary expertise and industry knowledge in the field of pharma and life science. This in combination with many years of experience and many successes, also when it comes to legal cases with authorities, means an invaluable added value for the customer.’
Key clients
Gilead Sciences Switzerland LLC
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ltd.
Sigma Aldrich Production GmbH
CSL Behring Ltd.
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Spitalregion Fürstenland-Toggenburg
Oertli-Instrumente AG
Private client Tier 3
Bratschi Ltd is noted for providing 'clear and swift advice'. The core pillars of its practice are trusts and foundations, estate planning and structured assets. The team is often approached by wealthy families from Russia and wider Europe to assist with relocations to Switzerland. Practice head Ingmar Snijders and Walter Boss are also active as foundation members and trustees of various companies.
Practice head(s):
Ingmar Snijders
Other key lawyers:
Liv Bahner; Walter Boss
Testimonials
‘Very clear and swift advice, both legally precise and comprehensible for clients. ’
‘Liv Bahner always gives intelligent advice, quick and practically useful. Very good legal and practical understanding of cross border cases.’
‘The team has a practice which is familiar with cross-border issues.’
‘Ingmar Snijders is practical and commercial in advising his clients.’
‘Despite being a Swiss law firm, Bratschi has a diverse team of partners. Very little rotation of lawyers. Well rounded in private and corporate tax matters and willing to look into international tax matters.’
‘Ingmar Snijders provides a personalized service.’
‘Bratschi is a reputable, competent and responsive professional service provider for managing complex cross border tax issues and ramifications related to private clients and in general to trust estate and private wealth.’
Banking and finance: Zurich Tier 4
The team at Bratschi Ltd is regularly instructed by national and foreign banks, insurance companies, asset managers and securities dealers, for which it handles a range of regulatory matters, such as representation in procedures and in applications. Ivo Hungerbühler and Marcel Aellen jointly lead the practice. Barbara Jecklin is well versed in a variety of finance mandates.
Practice head(s):
Ivo Hungerbühler; Marcel Aellen
Other key lawyers:
Barbara Jecklin
Testimonials
‘High calibre legal expertise, availability, responsiveness. Bratschi meets, and partly exceeds, any and all standards one would expect an international finance firm to satisfy.’
‘Barbara Jecklin is highly recommended.’
Key clients
UBS Switzerland AG
Sankt Galler Kantonalbank
CreditGate24
Adecco Group AG
Dispute resolution: litigation Tier 4
The team at Bratschi Ltd is instructed in a variety of disputes, with notable expertise in debt enforcements and bankruptcies, commercial and corporate proceedings. The practice is jointly headed by Mirco Ceregato, who predominantly focuses on contract and liability disputes, and media specialist Daniel Glasl. Other names to note are Lukas Wyss in Bern and Sandra De Vito Bieri.
Practice head(s):
Mirco Ceregato; Daniel Glasl
Other key lawyers:
Lukas Wyss; Sandra De Vito Bieri; Kurt Blickenstorfer
Testimonials
‘Sandra De Vito Bieri and Mirco Ceregato are very fast, focus oriented and very well prepared. ’
‘Both Sandra De Vito Bieri and Mirco Ceregato understand the international and Italian needs of clients and are flexible to tailor the best solution for the need of clients, with very good experience in cross-border litigation.’
‘The law firm is very solution-oriented. It is the right size to solve even detailed legal questions of international law, whereby the partners involved do not lose sight of the overall solution.’
‘The experienced Bratschi team truly understands business and is able to provide the clients with tailor-made solutions.’
‘Working with Sandra DeVito Bieri is a pleasure, because she is an experienced and reliable partner with the ability to present the complex legal issues in the most comprehensive and business-friendly way.’
‘Excellent technical team and very pro-active in finding solutions.’
Key clients
Roman Abramovich
Bruno Hug
Frederik Paulsen
Dairy Solutions GmbH
Leading firms: German-speaking Switzerland Tier 4
Bratschi Ltd's stand-out practitioners are Marco Rizzi, Barbara Jecklin, Ingmar Snijders, Walter Boss, Ion Eglin in Zug, Christian Stambach and Mirco Ceregato in St. Gallen. The group has a full-service offering and its activity in corporate and M&A, real estate, private client work and public law are highlighted. It is present in various cities throughout the German-speaking regions of Switzerland.
Other key lawyers:
Ion Eglin; Marco Rizzi; Barbara Jecklin; Ingmar Snijders; Walter Boss; Christian Stambach; Mirco Ceregato
Tax Tier 4
Bratschi Ltd's group is particularly involved in assisting private clients with the tax aspects of setting up family offices, but also advises companies on tax planning, reorganisations and tax litigation. The team has experience acting for clients from the banking, travel and manufacturing industries. Practice head Michael Barrot is a key name for administrative tax law.
Practice head(s):
Michael Barrot
Other key lawyers:
Walter Boss
Testimonials
‘The Bratschi team is easily accessible and has excellent technical skills. They have a good understanding of cross border tax matters and are very responsive. They have an excellent if not brilliant understanding of complex tax matters, but at the same time have a very pragmatic approach to finding the best solution for the client.’
‘Michael Barrot and Walter Boss are excellent tax lawyers who take the extra step to make a transaction work.’
‘Complex cross border tax structuring and advice including for non-Swiss nationals relocating to Switzerland.’
‘Michael Barrot is very commercially minded and understands the interests of his clients and is able to make appropriate suggestions to help his clients achieve their desired tax structuring result.’
Key clients
Adecco Group
Be Group / Be Think, Solve, Execute AG
Canadian Descartes Systems Group
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE)
DOCOMO Digital / NTT Docomo Group
Indian Clean Tech Startup h2e Power
LGT Bank (Schweiz) AG
Nectar Digital Wealth Ltd.
Nederman Holding AB
Pension Fund of the Credit Suisse Group
Reichmuth Bank
UBS Switzerland AG
Viking Cruises Group
Bratschi Ltd > Firm Profile
Bratschi Ltd. is one of Switzerland’s leading law firms with over 90 attorneys in six major business centers of Switzerland. Our experienced attorneys advise and represent national and international enterprises as well as private individuals and the public sector in all areas of commercial law, tax law as well as puclic law and notarial matters.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Partner | Marco Rizzi | marco.rizzi@bratschi.ch | +41 58 258 10 00 |
General Secretariat | Monique Vesely | monique.vesely@bratschi.ch | +41 58 258 10 00 |
Lawyer Profiles
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Tobias Abt | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Markus Aeschbacher | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Elisa Aliotta | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Kerem Altay | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Reto Arpagaus | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Ms Liv Bahner | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Michael Barrot | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Dr iur Claudio Bazzi | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Jürg Bereuter | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Arnaud Beuret | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Christian Beutter | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Adrian Bieri | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Dr iur Anja Binder | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Alexander Blarer | Attorney-at-LAw, Partner | View Profile |
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Cyril Blattner | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Kurt Blickenstorfer | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Walter H. Boss | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Prof Dr iur Jürgen Brönnimann | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Dr iur Andreas Brenner | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Livio Bundi | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Mirco Ceregato | Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Member of the Board of Directors | View Profile |
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Marco Colombini | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Nicola Corvi | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Sandra De Vito Bieri | Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Member of the Board of Directors | View Profile |
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lic iur Pascal Diethelm | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Ion Eglin | Attorney-at-Law and Notary, Partner, Member of the Board of Directors | View Profile |
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lic iur Cedric Flotron | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Roberto Fornito | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Thibault Fresquet | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Tanja Frischknecht | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Etienne Gard | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Daniel Glasl | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Isabelle Häner | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Bigna Heim | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Alexandra Hellige | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Angela Hensch | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Tobias Herren | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Thomas Herzog | Attonrey-at-Law and Notary, Partner | View Profile |
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Yaël Heymann | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Céline Hofer | Attonrey-at-Law and Notary public | View Profile |
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Mr Ivo Hungerbühler | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Niklaus Hutzli | Attorney-at-Law, Notar, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Mark Ineichen | Attorney-at-Law, Intercessor, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Florian S Jörg | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mrs Barbara Jecklin | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Cédric-Olivier Jenoure | Attoreny-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Daniel Jud | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Philipp Kämpfer | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Kevin Kengelbacher | Attorney-at-Law and Notary public | View Profile |
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Dr iur Felix Kesselring | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Ulrich Keusen | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Kathrin Lanz Kneissler | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Ms Tabea Lorenz | Attorney-at-Law, Tex specialist | View Profile |
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Nina Maag | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Harald Maag | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mrs Stefanie Monge | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Dr iur Martin Moser | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Daniel Mosimann | Attorney-at-Law and Notary | View Profile |
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lic iur Serafin Oberholzer | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Mr Simon Osterwalder | Attorney-at-Law and Managing Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Thomas Peter | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Pascal Rüedi | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Marius Reinhardt | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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Ms Silvia Renninger | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic iur Bruno Rieder | Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Member of the Board of Directors | View Profile |
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Mr Marco Rizzi | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Thomas Schönenberger | Attorney-at-Law, Partner, President of the Board of Directors | View Profile |
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Mr Matthias Schmid | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mrs Annina Schreiner | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Fatou Sidibe | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |
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lic oec Louis Siegrist | Of Counsel | View Profile |
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Mr Robert R Sigl | Attonrey-at-Law and Notary, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Ingmar JM Snijders | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Christian Stambach | Attonrey-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Michael Suter | Attorney-at-Law and Notary, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Franz Szolansky | Attorney-at-Law, Of Counsel | View Profile |
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Mr Marco Tamburlini | Attorney-at-Law and Notary public, Partner | View Profile |
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Mr Anton Vucurovic | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Prof Dr iur Rolf Weber | Attorney-at-Law, Of Counsel | View Profile |
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Mr Urs Wickihalder | Attorney-at-Law, Of Counsel | View Profile |
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Dr iur Christian Wind | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Sascha Wohlgemuth | Attorney-at-Law and Notary, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Hansruedi Wyss | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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Dr iur Lukas Wyss | Attorney-at-Law, Partner | View Profile |
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lic iur Pascal Zgraggen | Attorney-at-Law | View Profile |