Dr iur Reto Jacobs > Walder Wyss Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Walder Wyss Ltd.
SEEFELDSTRASSE 123
PO BOX 1236
8034 ZURICH
Switzerland

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Work Department

Antitrust and Competition Team

Position

Partner

Career

Reto Jacobs heads the Antitrust and Competition Team. He advises domestic and foreign companies with respect to all competition law issues, represents them before competition authorities and courts, and assists them in complex merger filings. Reto Jacobs advises also with respect to distribution systems and he supports various companies with respect to their antitrust compliance programs. He is lecturer at the University of St. Gall.

Languages

Reto Jacobs speaks German, English and French.

Education

Born in 1964, Reto Jacobs was educated at the University of St. Gall (lic. iur. 1990, Dr. iur. 1997). He obtained an additional degree in European competition law from the University of Amsterdam (LL.M. 1993) and stayed as visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Competition

(Hall of Fame)

Reto Jacobs – Walder Wyss Ltd.

Fielding a broad competition offering across the media, banking and healthcare sectors, among others, ‘highly professional’ and ‘responsive’ Walder Wyss Ltd. has notable expertise in managing a variety of Phase II merger control proceedings. Its breadth of expertise also extends to other areas such as IT and telecoms, construction, and transport, to name a few. The practice is jointly led by Reto Jacobs , who excels in complex merger filings and distribution systems, and Monique Sturny, who is particularly adept in the healthcare sector, especially with regard to legal issues in the digital economy and the distribution of luxury and consumer goods.

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