Mr Daniel Tunik > Lenz & Staehelin > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

‘At the top of the food chain’, Lenz & Staehelin excels in the fields of banking, construction, trusts, and white-collar crime litigation, and is particularly well-versed in relation to complex corporate, takeover, and shareholder disputes. Steering the practice is the ‘excellent’ Harold Frey, who operates for a panoply of clients on corporate and M&A mandates, and Daniel Tunik, who regularly deploys his considerable commercial and banking expertise alongside his experience in the sports field to advise global-scale clients. Other names to note in the group include Martin Burkhardt, who is well-versed across a broad range of mandates from financial services to pharmaceutical litigation, Xavier Favre-Bulle, an accomplished expert in the sectors of energy, luxury goods, and telecoms, and Dominique Müller, whose arsenal of skills is comprised of takeover and corporate litigations. Criminal law expert Miguel Oural is also recommended.

With an established presence across the sectors of pharmaceuticals, energy, and telecoms, Lenz & Staehelin is well-versed at handling high-stakes and multi-jurisdictional arbitration work and is recommended for its ‘innovative strategic thinking’. Xavier Favre-Bulle and the ‘impressive’ Harold Frey head up the firm’s offering, with Geneva-based Favre-Bulle holding more than 30 years of experience in managing disputes with elements of post M&A, licences, and luxury goods, among others, while Zurich-based Frey assists clients with all facets of construction and M&A disputes, alongside licensing and joint venture arbitration mandates. Martin Burkhardt excels in financial services, investments, and joint venture work, and Thierry Calame is well-positioned to advise a panoply of clients on IP arbitration, especially those surrounding patents. Daniel Tunik is highly knowledgeable in relation to insolvency law, white-collar crimes, and employment disputes, with Martin Aebi contributing his capabilities in IP, construction, and banking disputes.