Dr Martin Burkhardt > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Praised for its ‘profound expert knowledge’, Lenz & Staehelin maintains a broad offering that encompasses the full stable of financing transactions, from sustainability-linked financings to financial restructurings. Steering the practice is the ‘excellent’ Marcel Tranchet, who deploys his skills in acquisition finance, derivatives, and regulatory matters. Patrick Hünerwadel particularly focuses on financial institutions, financial market infrastructures, and derivatives regulations, while Patrick Schleiffer strengthens the team with his stock exchange, investment fund law, and corporate governance expertise. Disputes expert Martin Burkhardt further bolsters the team’s banking and finance offering.

‘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.