Dr David Jenny > VISCHER > Basel, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

VISCHER
AESCHENVORSTADT 4
4010 BASEL
Switzerland

Work Department

Mergers and Acquisitions, Insolvency, Arbitration.

Position

Partner. Head of Insolvency.

Career

Research and teaching assistant for constitutional and administrative law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Basel to Prof. Kurt Eichenberger, court clerk.

Languages

German, English, French.

Memberships

Basel Bar Association (past president); Swiss Bankruptcy Law Association (past member of the board) Swiss Arbitration Association; International Bar Association (past Co-Chair Section on Insolvency); American Bar Association, INSOL EUROPE.

Education

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1984; Dr. iur., 1988); University of Michigan Law School (LL.M., 1989); additional studies at the University of Neuchâtel and Western Washington University/USA.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery

With teams located in Basel, Geneva, and Zurich, VISCHER is well-equipped to advise both creditors and debtors involved in complex domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring mandates. The team is particularly strong in distressed M&A, insolvency related litigation, corporate finance, and voluntary liquidation. Practice head Benedict Christ has extensive expertise in advising national and international clients on the full lifecycle of business activities from entry into the market to implementing and exit or restructuring issues. David Jenny often acts as liquidator and advises governing bodies of corporations and creditors on insolvency matters. Jana Essebier advises clients in pre- and post- insolvency situations, with a special focus on bank bankruptcy proceedings as does banking and finance partner Markus Guggenbühl. Thomas Weibel has vast knowledge of debt collection matters, including attachments and enforcements of freezing orders.