Prof Dr iur Urs Bertschinger > Prager Dreifuss AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Prager Dreifuss AG
MÜHLEBACHSTRASSE 6
8008 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance, Corporate & M&A, Competition & Regulatory Matters

Position

Partner

Career

Urs Bertschinger has broad experience in Swiss financial market regulation and financial products. He also advises clients on all types of corporate transactions as well as on general corporate and commercial matters. Urs Bertschinger is a registered Issuers’ Advisor at the SIX Swiss Exchange. Additionally, he is increasingly engaged as an arbitrator in commercial arbitration.

Languages

German, English, French, Italian

Memberships

Zurich and Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association
Swiss Funds Association

Education

Secondment with Slaughter and May, London (2003)
University of St. Gallen (Extraordinary Professor, from 2002)
University of Zurich (Associate Professor, 1997 to 2002)
Swiss bar (1996)
University of St. Gallen (Dr. iur., 1991)
University of St. Gallen (lic.iur., 1989)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich

Daniel Hayek and Andreas Moll lead the varied banking and finance offering at Prager Dreifuss AG, which consists of cross-border project and transaction financing, alongside project finance transactions and acquisition finance mandates that span a broad range of sectors. Hayek excels in the M&A, corporate finance, and acquisition finance fronts, to name a few, while Moll possesses a strong grounding in M&A, takeovers, and private equity in a Swiss and international context. Another name to note is Urs Bertschinger, an experienced practitioner in relation to Swiss financial market regulation and financial products.