Mr Hikmat Maleh > Lenz & Staehelin > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Lenz & Staehelin offers comprehensive advice to athletes and sports organisations on a wide spectrum of fields including disputes, corporate law, employment and immigration law, competition law, and IP. Xavier Favre-Bulle leads the Geneva team with his special expertise in acting as counsel before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Zurich team head Stephan Erni advises clients on domestic and international transactions and on corporate and commercial matters. Lucien Masmejan  supports sports teams and event organisations in structuring and organizing their businesses. Other key team members include Hikmat Maleh, Sevan Antreasyan, and Peter Ling.

With a core understanding of white-collar litigation, ‘extremely knowledgeable’ Lenz & Staehelin‘s regulatory practice has expanded to cover banking and regulatory compliance investigations and a significant range of antitrust issues. Marcel Meinhardt is a key contact for antitrust and competition investigations, with a wealth of experience in international and national investigations. Dominique Müller leads the investigation team in Zurich and is a prominent presence in the realm of banking and finance, while Valérie Menoud specialises in banking, financial services and corporate law. Hikmat Maleh is a strong choice for clients in the white-collar crime, asset recovery and investigations space, and Astrid Waser is well-versed in workplace misconduct and environmental investigations. Shelby R. du Pasquier is another key name to the practice.

‘Outstanding’ Lenz & Staehelin enjoys a strong reputation within banking and finance litigation, representing a variety of Swiss financial institutions in relation to money laundering and investment fraud schemes. The team also demonstrates considerable capabilities across the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards in Switzerland, company law disputes and employment disputes. Notable corporate and M&A disputes expert Harold Frey, who is noted for his ‘great advocacy skills’, and commercial litigator Daniel Tunik spearhead the practice. Martin Burkhardt‘s wealth of experience extends from handling financial services and joint ventures to general corporate matters, while Xavier Favre-Bulle bolsters the team’s commercial disputes expertise. ‘Excellent advocate’ Dominique Müller leads the investigations practice, and Hikmat Maleh advises on the full gamut of criminal and commercial litigation.