Dr iur Michael Baier > Wenger Vieli Ltd > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Wenger Vieli Ltd Offices
DUFOURSTRASSE 56
8008 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Dr iur Michael Baier
Work Department
Start-up Desk; Venture Capital; Mergers and Acquisitions; Private Equity; Corporate and Commercial Law; Notarial Services.
Position
Michael Baier is Partner and a passionate venture capital and start-up lawyer. He leads the Start-up Desk and supports tech-based start-ups through all of their growth stages, in particular in relation to spin-offs, financing rounds, exit transactions, and the structuring of employee incentive programs.
Michael Baier also advises investors on equity investments in Swiss start-ups and has extensive experience with M&A transactions.
“With our Start-up Desk, I strive not only to provide legal counsel, but to contribute to the positive and sustainable development of the Swiss start-up ecosystem.”
Career
Since 2014, Lawyer at Wenger & Vieli Ltd.; 2012-2013, Junior Lawyer at Wenger & Vieli Ltd.; 2011, Legal Intern at a leading business law firm in Zurich.
Languages
German, English and Spanish.
Memberships
Meritas Young Lawyers Program; Latin American Chamber of Commerce in Switzerland; Swiss Bar Association (SAV); Zuger Advokatenverein; Vice-Chair Meritas EMEA Start-up and Venture Capital Chapter; Advisory Board Member Swiss Startup Association; Young SECA.
Education
2018, University of Bern (Dr. iur.); 2016-2017, University of California (LL.M.); 2014, Admission to the Bar; 2014, Admission as Civil Law Notary of the Canton of Zug; 2012, University of Lucerne (MLaw); 2010, University of Lucerne (BLaw).
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- Employment
- Fintech
- Public law
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Intellectual property
- Private client
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations