Mr Matthias Wolf > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Lenz & Staehelin Offices
BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 24
8027 ZURICH
Switzerland
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Mr Matthias Wolf
Work Department
Corporate Law and M&A, Capital Markets, Banking and Finance
Position
Partner
Career
Admission to Zurich Bar (1997), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1997), Associate in an American law firm in New York and London (1998-99), Admission to New York Bar (1999), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2007)
Languages
German, English, French
Memberships
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA)
Education
University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1994), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (LL.M., 1998)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Lenz & Staehelin fields a ‘very efficient and very deal focused’ team, with a strong reputation in public takeovers, private transactions, private equity and venture capital as well as corporate governance. The department has broad sector coverage, with areas of expertise including financial services, chemical, life sciences, and TMT. The Zurich based Tino Gaberthüel co-leads the department with Andreas Rötheli, who heads the Geneva office. Matthias Wolf specialises in private equity transactions and the banking and financial sector, while Jacques Iffland is a key contact for capital markets. Simone Ehrsam made partner in January 2022. Hans-Jakob Diem departed to join Walder Wyss Ltd. in September 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Intellectual property
- Leading firms: French-speaking Switzerland
- Leading firms: German-speaking Switzerland
- Private client
- Public law
- Real estate and construction
- Tax