Mr Stephan Erni > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, 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 capabilities across the financial services, chemical, life sciences and TMT sectors, Lenz & Staehelin utilises its bench strength to advise on public takeovers, private transactions and corporate governance matters. The team is recommended for its ‘experience, technical knowledge, commercial judgement and network among Swiss corporates’. Tino Gaberthüel and Andreas Rötheli co-helm the practice; the former is based in Zurich and the latter in Geneva. Stephan Erni is a strong choice for private equity and equity capital markets transactions, while Jacques Iffland is routinely engaged to handle transactions involving public companies. Matthias Wolf’s experience in the banking and financial sector further strengthens the practice, while Simone Ehrsam is trusted by clients from the public and private sectors.