Walder Wyss Ltd. > Basel, Switzerland > Firm Profile

‘Accessibility and know-how.’

‘Professional and skilled, very specialised lawyers with large teams interacting perfectly to solve complex legal problems appropriately.’

‘Monique Sturny is a qualified and renowned specialist in affairs of antitrust laws and supervisory authority for banking and health insurances (FINMA). She is very dedicated to her work, quick in analysing problems and formulating legally sound answers. She is very easily accessible.’

‘Extremely high expertise in different fields of practice and smooth transition and exchange between the practice areas. A key asset to bring all knowledge in the firm to the table in order to give the highest standard of legal advice out of ‘one hand’ to the client.’

‘Fantastic team, very dedicated, headed by the experienced Reto Jacobs. Bright attorneys.’

‘Reto Jacobs knows how work is done.’

‘Gion Giger is excellent, and a real workhorse with full dedication.’

‘Highly reliable & motivated people.’

‘Monique Sturny: Highly skilled and experienced in supporting the application of antitrust consultation procedures.’

‘Outstanding privacy expertise combined with the ability to deliver pragmatic and sound solutions for clients across all industries.’

‘David Vasella’s expertise in privacy is highly recognised across all industries. David is well known for helping clients solve complex privacy-related challenges in a pragmatic and sound manner.’

‘Very profound knowledge, yet very hands-on, clear statements and answers to ‘practical’ questions, directly applicable.’

‘Top law firm in data protection matters. Their efficient and responsive team always delivers high-quality work.’

‘David Vasella is the go-to lawyer for data protection matters in Switzerland. He has excellent people skills, is extremely sharp and is always focused on finding pragmatic solutions. We particularly appreciate his in-depth knowledge and understanding of data protection laws in other jurisdictions, most notably the GDPR.’

‘David Vasella is super knowledgeable, highly responsive and always fully solution-oriented. Rather than discouraging long evaluations leading to short memos requiring more questions to be solved thus never arriving at an end, we have short exchanges, quick answers with recommendations that we can implement and that work. This motivates us to work with Walder Wyss Ltd. repeatedly and leaves us as a very satisfied client.’

‘Jürg Schneider: great single point of contact, timely and pragmatic delivery, very knowledgeable.’

‘Walder Wyss has one of the largest and fastest-growing data privacy practices in Switzerland, covering all aspects of data privacy law. The team not only is very knowledgeable in Swiss data privacy law but also has excellent knowledge of European and international developments in the field. They are a pleasure to work with, both on a professional as on a personal level.’

‘The firm clearly stands out in the area of professional organisation. Among other things, Walder Wyss is able to quickly deliver extremely competent, client-oriented and equally useful results from all legal disciplines up to tax law issues. The legal results as well as the billing can be described as excellent which means that the cost-benefit ratio can also be described as optimal in comparison to the competitors.’

‘The extremely goal-oriented commitment of Philippe Nordmann is striking. He always manages (even when he is on holiday) to come up with a very effective and equally effective response to all (even unexpected) legal questions. If it does not concern his personal paper, it is handed over to a colleague without any loss of time. Philipp Nordmann stands out both professionally and as a coordinator. The entire team at Walder Wyss is also worth mentioning.’

‘Ueli Sommer is a thoughtful lawyer with the best expertise and a lot of experience.’

‘Irene Suter-Sieber always responds within a short timeframe and I can 100% rely on that I receive the advice within the communicated timeframe. In addition, the advice contains the necessary depth in each case, but is not too detailed. I can highly recommend Irene Suter-Sieber as a reliable external partner for all employment matters.’

‘Not only are they true experts in their fields, they also work efficiently and client-oriented. It is important for us to work with outstanding legal advisors, so the collaboration with Walder Wyss seemed always like the right choice.’

‘Philippe Nordmann’s legal knowledge is outstanding. What makes him special in my opinion is his extremely quick responsiveness and his strategic and pragmatic approach as well as his excellent social skills. He is always focused on the client’s needs. This very client-friendly manner to work is one of the reasons why we appreciate collaborating with Walder Wyss and Philippe Nordmann in particular.’

‘The employment practice of Walder Wyss Ltd. is surely one of the best ones in Switzerland, consisting of many stellar practitioners.’

‘I greatly value Philippe Nordmann. He is very smart, with excellent employment law knowledge, responsive, to the point, yet in-depth. I highly recommend him.’

‘A very professional team, top in IP litigation.’

‘Roger Staub is a great IP litigator with extraordinary capabilities of good ‘storytelling’.’

‘Walder Wyss consistently provides outstanding results and we trust them with difficult cases that require the utmost care.’

‘The attorneys are very responsive and personable which makes working with them a joy. They are very knowledgeable about IP in general which makes trusting them with difficult matters easy.’

‘Competent, experienced, committed.’

‘Markus Frick: A great litigator, tough and with great fighting spirit. Roger Staub: Excellent litigator, one of the best, with excellent connections and good ‘gut feeling’ for the right strategy.’

‘The team can provide an impressively wide range of IP services – it has an incredible depth of experience and can always put someone forward with the particular expertise you need for your case. Its lawyers are extremely collaborative, unflappable and a pleasure to work with.’

‘We receive full 360-degree service in all legal aspects of our private and business life.’

‘Our leading lawyer Stefano Fornara handles issues related to residence in Switzerland, real estate acquisition and construction, legal aspects for family members, and also provides any other support related to integration or other issues.’

‘Whenever we contact the team / partners are available and provide the support required. Since our offices are not in the Italian part of Switzerland, the use of advanced technology by the firm has always been a big plus. Billing is always handled smoothly and in a very clear manner. People at the firm are very knowledgeable and easy to work with.’

‘Both Davide Jeremini and Stefano Fornara have a very broad know-how in their fields. They manage our procedures and affairs expeditiously, always keep us informed and we can at any time count on their recommendations. When we come to them with short-term problems, they do everything they’ can to support us, even when they’re running at capacity.’

‘Professional, competent, committed, intellectually honest, dedicated beyond any expectations.’

‘Stefano Codoni is competent, trustworthy and reliable. It is a pleasure working with him.’

‘The firm and their team members are very reactive, responsive and know their subject matters well. It is key that we receive well framed and to the point advice, which is what we are getting time and time again.’

‘Stefano Fornara: Great partner, approachable, practical, direct, honest.’

‘Philippe Pulfer is impressive and omnipresent in the Swiss private client market. Olivier Sigg and Fouad Sayegh have growing reputations in the international tax markets and an impressive roster of clients.’

‘It has some very capable individuals – Philippe Pulfer and Olivier Sigg in particular – who are leaders in the field in Switzerland. They are strong on both contentious and non-contentious private client work and understand trust and Anglo-Saxon concerns as well as Swiss issues.’

‘Superlative client care and brilliant strategic thinkers.’

‘Olivier Sigg is knowledgeable and capable, and happy to do business in both English and French. Fouad Sayegh is technically excellent when it comes to tax issues and a delight to deal with. Philippe Pulfer is well known in international circles and conversant with Anglo-Saxon trust structuring which is rare for a continental lawyer!’

‘They are a leading private client team – high-profile lawyers who are very able and user-friendly with a top notch client base.’

‘Philippe Pulfer is outstanding and is absolutely in the front rank of Swiss private client lawyers (both on the advisory and contentious sides). Kinga Weiss is first class and Olivier Sigg is excellent.’

‘Fouad Sayegh is an outstanding tax lawyer. He is very proactive and sharp when it comes to finding tax solutions for the clients.’

‘Robert Desax and his team are very dedicated and can be contacted for questions in relation with all the Swiss cantons.’

‘Hans Rudolf Trüeb is the address in Switzerland for public legal matters, especially energy law and administrative court litigation together with Ramona Wyss.’

‘A great team. All lawyers are true professionals with great expertise in public health law and general public law. They are great humans which I always like to conduct our business with.’

‘Great people with a sense of humor, great legal expertise and the ability to assess any potential risks for our company. Fair and transparent billing.’

‘We require fast and cutting-edge advice from our legal counsel. Working with Walder Wyss, I receive just that: excellent and crisp advice, delivered fast. Given the size of the Walder Wyss team, which is exceptional in the market, they are able to react to our requests timely and efficiently. Plus they win their cases in court, given their deep experience in litigating before administrative courts at the federal level.’

‘Hans Rudolf Trüeb is an outstanding lawyer with a long and impressive track record, respected by peers and clients alike. He is fast-paced and results-oriented. You definitively want to have him at your side in tight cases. Martin Zobl is an extremely skilled litigator with a deep understanding of public law and procedure.‘

‘Professional excellence as well as extraordinary client management attention. Will to find solutions with/together with the client. Excellent availability (also on short-term notice) whenever advice is requested.’

‘Outstanding professional excellence in a broad range of areas of public law/which also leads to broadly based judgements. Very approachable and open communication/interaction which is particularly helpful when it comes to “critical matters” or “matters requiring a fast decision-making”.’

‘Outstanding market and legal knowledge. Tough negotiators.’

‘The most important and leading strength of the team we have delt with in the past numerous times is their professional, proactive and most of all solution-orientated way of working. More than any other law firm for us, Walder Wyss always works with the final goal in mind, helping us to achieve the best result possible without risking a deal.’

‘We believe that Davide Jermini stands out especially for the following characteristics: expert in his field, fast and efficient, honest, proactive, solution-orientated and practical.’

‘Outstanding knowledge and efficient support.’

‘Christian Eichenberger has a very good understanding of our company and its needs and special structure and therefore provides very useful and business-oriented support.’

‘Compared to other Swiss practices, Walder Wyss staff from the juniors up to the partners have relevant international experience and they manage to translate the Swiss local environment into concepts for foreigners.’

‘Johanes Buergi has a very commercial mind in approaching the contractual negotiations and a didactic approach to explaining to his client management the pros and cons of the different options.’

‘Very responsive, practical and effective team.’

‘Francis Nordmann: a practical and knowledgable lawyer.’

‘A leading full-service tax practice headed by Maurus Winzap. Extremely experienced, fully integrated offices located across Switzerland for seamless client service across offices and languages – French, Italian and German.’

‘One should specifically mention Maurus Winzap who is certainly one of the very best in Switzerland and is most highly regarded for his great and in-depth knowledge spanning from tax planning to M&A transactions. Simply outstanding. Great fun to work with.’

‘Fabienne Limacher is super client-focused. Especially tax rulings are done extremely well and fast.’

‘Tailor-made legal services, international culture and dedication of the team.’

‘Fouad Sayegh is dedicated, sharp, clever and humble. It is always a pleasure to work with him.’

‘Very good on complex matters, very client friendly and good accessibility to partners.’

‘Walder Wyss has one of the strongest and largest TMT and data protection practice teams among Swiss law firms. Walder Wyss has been specialising for many years in these areas and is certainly the place to go when it comes to TMT and data protection. In addition to the excellent quality of their work, I particularly like their responsiveness, efficiency and hands-on approach. They know the market and are on top of legal developments and business practices. Also, due to the quality and size of their practice team, they have the resources to assist clients very quickly and successfully handle large and complex assignments and projects.’

‘Jürg Schneider has in-depth legal knowledge with a view for important details, paired with the ability to think outside of the box and come up with practical solutions. He is particularly responsive, client-oriented and always a pleasure to work with. I can certainly recommend Jürg to anyone requiring high quality and precise yet business-oriented advice, in particular for complex and multifaceted TMT and data protection projects.’

‘Super practical and responsive.’

‘Really enjoy working with Jürg Schneider and his team.’

‘I know Walder Wyss as a law firm with a very broad skillset and a large highly qualified team for IT law in general.’

‘Jürg Schneider: great single point of contact, timely and pragmatic delivery, very knowledgeable. David Vasella: very pragmatic, to the point and constructive legal advice.’

‘Walder Wyss is using the latest technology in terms of data protection as they think that using said technologies will bring them experience to support the clients. This is in fact exactly what we are expecting from our lawyers when we hire them.’

‘David Vasella makes sure that the whole team can benefit from his knowledge and from the technologies he is using.’

‘Fast and ready.’

‘Highly skilled. Great legal expertise.’

‘The team is very helpful and has a pragmatic approach. The responsiveness is very high and it is fun to work with.’

‘Lukas Wyss is a well-known and highly respected finance partner who really cares about client needs and cooperation.’

‘Walder Wyss provided quality advice in a timely manner in relation to a very complex transaction. I appreciated the level of communication and their responsiveness when matters required a quick response.’

‘Urs Gnos has become a trusted advisor through the course of this very long and complex transaction. He is very responsive, provided excellent advice and was focused on ensuring that his firm delivered ‘value’ for the fees charged. I would highly recommend him.’

‘Christian Hagen was very dedicated, responsive and prepared quality work. He was instrumental in managing the deliverables and ensuring the work was kept to the timescales that we were working to. He was very organised and was key to keeping the deal on track.’

‘Attentive, service-minded and knowledgeable team.’

‘Very knowledgeable, service-minded, clear in communication, quickly understands the issues at hand, commercially good advice.’

‘Very strong insight on the business case, not only on legal matters. Outstanding responsiveness, reachability and availability even at late hours or very early in the morning. Very efficient.’

‘Urs Gnos, besides his legal and business knowledge, is a very strong negotiator who always tries to get the best deal for his clients, but can make compromises where needed. He is always in control of the process, even in difficult situations. He is extremely responsive which gives you the feeling of being the most important client. He is straightforward and provides a clear picture of the situation. Even when you contact him, he is involved in your matters and knows any detail of the process.’

‘Walder Wyss is one of the best law firms for arbitration in Switzerland.’

‘We worked with Andrea Meier, who has a great knowledge of the Swiss civil and arbitration law, is very familiar with the Swiss market and was able to promptly address our and the client’s needs.’

‘Walder Wyss’ arbitration team is by far the best team I had a chance to work with: highly professional, brilliant legal minds and again by far the best technically equipped team that used both legal and tech-tools to put forward client’s arguments in a most persuasive manner. They are indeed second to none.’

‘Michael Cartier is by far the best leading counsel. He is hard working, brilliant legal and tech mind that anticipates the opponent’s actions well ahead and prepares the tactics accordingly. He is able not only to assess major points of the case, but also covers each detail that might be of importance down the road.’

‘Michael Feit is excellent, well-respected attorney whose arguments easily gets the attention of the arbitral tribunal.’

‘The international arbitration team of Walder Wyss is exceptional and they stand out from other Swiss firms in their professionalism, expertise, client orientation and responsiveness. For me, they are the leading international arbitration practice in Switzerland.’

‘Michael Feit is a real stand-out in Walder Wyss and in Switzerland altogether. He is exceptionally smart, intelligent and hard working and I would trust him with any work I may have in Switzerland. He is a clear standout for investment disputes in Switzerland but has exceptional capabilities also in commercial arbitration. Micha Buhler is also highly regarded and a leading arbitration practitioner in the Swiss community.’

‘Top-class academic and practical litigators.’

‘Michael Cartier is top class – very personable and hugely intelligent.’

‘I have been working with the litigation team for quite some time, and they are very competent and effective. They work hard and always have great input on the cases at hand. Good strategy and good guidance for the clients.’

‘One of the largest law firms in Switzerland, cultivates a modern and flexible client approach.’

‘Oliver Kunz, Litigation: outstanding litigator with a developed strategic flair, excellent tactician, thinks out-of-the-box.’

‘Very solid and efficient practice. Excellent management of the case and good engagement with enforcement authorities.’

‘First-rate banking and fraud litigators – they are my go-to firm for complex Swiss civil and criminal fraud cases.’

‘Dieter Hoffman is exceptionally knowledgeable and responsive. Oliver Kunz is very adept at Swiss law criminal issues.’

‘The team is friendly, well organized and helpful.’

‘Partners are opened to discussion with respect to billing. Partners and associates have the extensive knowledge on their expertise and are open-minded in tackling the issues to be addressed.’

‘Walder Wyss team covers a wide range of subjects and they are highly professional and experienced, ready to intervene in case of urgencies.’

‘Professionalism, being highly skilled and experienced. Available for urgent and immediate request/cases. Friendly.’

‘Sound knowledge of venture capital and private equity transactions.’

‘Alexandre Both and Grégoire Henriod: Quick, efficient, pragmatic.’

‘The team is friendly, well organised and helpful.’

‘The partners and associates have extensive knowledge in their expertise and are open-minded.’

‘Very efficient resource allocation, extremely knowledgeable, commercially-minded and solution-oriented.’

‘Patrick Vogel: Very efficient resource allocation, extremely knowledgeable, commercially-minded and solution-oriented, very nice to work with.’

‘Very responsive, client-oriented, robust advice and guidance.’

‘Dominik Hohler is a rising star, a pleasure to work with.’

‘When it comes to the corporate reorganisation work the impression is very good: the quality of the work was very good, the team was very responsive and solution-oriented.’

‘Dominik Hohler is experienced, responsive and solution-oriented.’

‘Very commercially minded, good availability and flexible on billing; well regarded in the market.’

‘Dominik Hohler is easy to work with and doesn’t get lost in legal details; reliable and quick in adapting to changing requests.’