Wenger Vieli Ltd has particular strengths in advising large corporate clients on employee and executive relocation and cross-border transfer of employees as well as matters relating to immigration, visas, and work and residence permits. The team also supports clients with employee renumeration models, share ownership plans, and disciplinary and grievance issues. Practice head
Stefan Müller, who
‘is very responsive and delivers great quality’, has a special focus on employment law consultancy, relocations and naturalisations, and employee transfers.
Sabine Taxer advises clients on all matters relating to private and public employment law.
Nathalie Germann advises companies and private individuals in the areas of migration and labour law.
Counting a host of start-ups and established players in its key client roster,
Wenger Vieli Ltd is regularly entrusted by significant clients to manage complex regulatory matters and license procedures, alongside strengths in blockchain, distributed ledger technologies and cryptocurrencies.
Martin Peyer helms the practice, excelling in the spheres of cryptocurrency, regulatory aspects of blockchain business models and NFT marketplaces.
Martin Berweger is a specialist within the realm of blockchain projects, with
Daniel S. Weber also being recommended.
Wenger Vieli Ltd fields a team with broad public law expertise, covering a diverse range of areas including real estate, healthcare, and media. The team is co-headed by
Michael Tschudin, who is an ‘
experienced competition and general public law lawyer’, and
Frank Scherrer, who regularly advises companies active in the life sciences space on a broad range of regulatory matters, in addition to other issues such as transactions and contract negotiations.
Marcel Boller‘s practice covers an array of public law matters, including regulation for cannabis medicines, and promotional matters for medical device companies.
Wenger Vieli Ltd is highly active in both financing matters and financial services regulation. Advising on complex regulatory matters and licensing procedures, the team has a deep understanding of the Swiss financial regulatory landscape as well as extensive experience in cross-border situations.
Andreas Hünerwadel is head of financing and has a focus on cross-border financing transactions and advising financial institutions on regulatory matters.
Martin Peyer heads the financial services practice group and is equipped to advise on digital asset-related matters.
Bignia Vieli has expertise in advising financial service providers on supervisory and contractual matters. Other key team members include
Daniel S. Weber and
Alessa Waibel who both focus on regulatory advice to banks and other financial services providers.
Providing clients with ‘
tailored expertise’,
Wenger Vieli Ltd fields a broad offering that covers equity and debt capital market matters, as well as advising clients on digitisation and tokenisation.
Pascal Honold helms the practice, strengthening the team with his wealth of experience in handling public takeover bids, disclosure requirements and debt instruments, among others.
‘Proactive’ Beat Speck and
Wolfgang Zürcher are also recommended.
Acting for a diverse client base that includes investors, start-ups and SMEs,
Wenger Vieli Ltd‘s ‘
exceptional’ practice maintains a broad corporate and M&A offering with particular expertise in cross-border transactions. Steering the practice is
Marc Walter and
Martin Berweger, with the former handling a considerable workload of private M&A, venture capital and ESG matters.
Beat Speck is routinely engaged to advise on cross-border M&A, among other issues.
Wenger Vieli Ltd's competition practice is spearheaded by the
‘pragmatic’ Michael Tschudin, who is recommended by clients for his knowledge, experience and competency. While being particularly adept in the life sciences and pharma field, the '
clever and sophisticated' team is also active in various other industries and enjoys a strong reputation in defending clients in antitrust investigations. Tschudin is able to draw on his background in the Competition Commission and Federal Administrative Court. Pharma and life sciences expert
Frank Scherrer further strengthens the practice.
‘Practical’ Claudia Keller, who is recommended for her ability to develop
‘goal-oriented solutions’ leads
Wenger Vieli Ltd's data privacy practice. The team advises clients on the full data management cycle, including a variety of regulatory and data protection matters, and is noted for its ability to handle
‘new developments regarding AI tools’.
Wenger Vieli Ltd frequently operates across the financial services, insurance, TMT and life sciences sectors, frequently handling matters pertaining to injunctive relief, asset-tracing and recovery proceedings as well as the enforcement of domestic and foreign judgments.
‘Outstanding’ Nicolas Bracher leads the team with his strengths in financial services related mandates.
Philipp Lindenmayer is another key contact.
Michael Mráz leads the white collar crime team, with
Meltem Steudler being another key name to note in the practice.
Peter Hafner joined from
Wartmann Merker Ltd. in January 2024.
Wenger Vieli Ltd acts for a variety of start-ups and global players in the pharma and medical device industries in mandates involving joint ventures, M&A, and disputes before the Federal Office of Public Health. In the Zurich office, practice head
Frank Scherrer assists a range of biotech, medical device, and pharma companies on market access and establishment licences.
Marcel Boller is particularly adept at advising on clinical research and distribution systems.
Wenger Vieli Ltd represents clients in bankruptcy and debt collection matters, with particular strengths in advising SMEs, entrepreneurs, and investors on out-of-court restructuring matters and supporting with turnarounds. The team is headed by
Georg Zondler, who focuses on insolvency-related litigation and restructuring of listed companies, and
Pascal Honold, who has expertise in distressed M&A and corporate reorganisations. Notable team members include
Daniel P Oehri and
Martin Berweger, who both support the team with out-of court restructurings and various other insolvency matters.
The IP practice at
Wenger Vieli Ltd has particular strengths advising IP matters relating to ICT, digitalisation, AI, and blockchain, with a focus on start-ups. The team employs an interdisciplinary approach with special expertise in brand management and information privacy management.
Claudia Keller heads the practice and has extensive experience in trade mark disputes.
Spearheaded by
Bruno Bächli and
Michael Huber, the private client team at
Wenger Vieli Ltd handles a broad range of matters, including tax and estate planning, execution of wills, and inheritance contracts. The team is also skilled at litigation arising out of disputes of succession and divisions of the estate.
Dominik Bürgy and
Joël Doswald are noted for their experience advising on cross-border tax structuring.
Wenger Vieli Ltd offers a broad range of advice in all phases of real estate and construction project development including transactions, administrative disputes and proceedings, development, planning, and commercial lease. The practice continues to develop its regulatory and technical knowledge in the construction and architecture fields. Practice head,
Roman Heiz has extensive expertise in real estate transactions, including property purchase contracts and sale and lease backs.
Sophia Hartwig, who represents clients in tenancy law and construction and real estate law, and
Nadine Zanetti, who advises both domestic and international companies in private and public construction matters, both support the team.
Wenger Vieli Ltd‘s team offers expertise across a broad range of corporate tax issues, with strength in VAT, tax litigation, and tax compliance matters. Team head
Bruno Bächli advises individuals on wealth tax matters, and gift and inheritance tax in an international context. Corporate tax expert
Dominik Bürgy has a special focus on cross-border issues.
Clara Bodemann has extensive expertise in all VAT-related matters, while
Patric Eggler focuses on succession planning and corporate structuring.
Jonas Bühlmann specialises in national and international tax law.
Recommended for its
‘profound understanding of the industry’s complex regulatory landscape’,
Wenger Vieli Ltd utilises its interdisciplinary approach to assist clients with an extensive array of compliance and regulatory matters, as well as investigations. The practice frequently deploys its considerable knowledge in the financial services, energy, life sciences, and technology sectors. Co-lead
Michael Mráz is vastly experienced in advising clients on criminal and investigative proceedings, while fellow co-lead
Martin Peyer demonstrates prowess in financial sector related matters.
