Dr Lukas Morscher > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Acting for a host of clients that extends from start-ups to established multinational insurers, Lenz & Staehelin’s comprehensive insurance offering is comprised of transactional, regulatory, commercial, coverage and dispute resolution-related matters. The team possesses a strong presence in the financial services realm. Olivier Stahler and Lukas Morscher jointly lead the practice, with the former contributing his vast expertise in banking and finance law as well as regulatory advice in relation to the granting of licenses. The latter strengthens the practice with his extensive experience in managing international and domestic transactions.

Lenz & Staehelin ‘incredible’ team offers a wide range of regulatory and transactional work in all areas of technology and digitalisation across various industries with a specific focus on TMT outsourcing transactions, licensing and sponsoring matters, telecom network outsourcing, and content regulation. Zurich team head Lukas Morscher advises domestic and international clients in the areas of technology, telecoms, and business sourcing. Geneva team head Guy Vermeil advises on international and domestic transactions in relation to IT and outsourcing matters. The team is supported by competition law expert Marcel Meinhardt and IP specialists Thierry Calame and Peter Ling, while Emilie Jacot-Guillarmod is a key name to note on associate level.

Helmed by Lukas Morscher, Marcel Tranchet and Fedor Poskriakov, the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ team at Lenz & Staehelin is pre-eminent in the use of DLT and blockchain technologies. It fields a considerable offering that encompasses the digitisation of financial assets, compliance with anti-money laundering regulations and public blockchains. Morscher is accomplished in technology, financial services and business sourcing, while Poskriakov is a specialist within banking, securities and finance law. Tranchet advises across a diverse array of issues, including securities transactions, financing matters and derivatives.

Praised for its ‘excellent technical knowledge’ and ‘pragmatic approach’, Lenz & Staehelin is well positioned to advise clients on big data, data security and outsourcing, with capabilities across several jurisdictions. Guy Vermeil, Lukas Morscher and Jürg Simon jointly helm the practice. Vermeil leverages his broad experience in IT and outsourcing matters to bolster the team, with Morscher contributing his expertise in technology, financial services and business sourcing to the practice. Simon fuses his knowledge in IP and competition to handle matters arising in the data privacy and protection space.