Homburger > Zurich, Switzerland > Firm Profile

‘Market-leading practice with an unrivalled mix of skill and seniority. Fantastic connections with the Swiss banks and cutting-edge knowledge of market practice and norms.’

‘Rene Bosch and Benjamin Leisinger stand out. Rene in his own category in understanding the market, has excellent technical skills and unrivalled market view and experience. Benjamin is following in Rene’s footpath and is reassuringly a strong successor.’

‘Homburger is a firm that drives developments in the banking industry and is familiar with any and all IB and PB setups. They provide tailor-made practical solutions and are close to any relevant regulatory change matter. Their advice is always sounded among different partners and provided as one voice.’

‘Stefan Kramer is a highly professional lawyer who grasps the most complex business set-ups very fast and is used to thinking outside the box to provide accurate and the most fitting solutions while pointing out risks and other potential issues. At the same time, Stefan is a very friendly and easy to talk to person.’

‘The team of Homburger gave us top advice in the areas and within the time required. Our contacts were very proactive and provided out of the box solutions.’

‘René Bösch and Benjamin Leisinger have perfectly complemented each other in the advice provided, have always been coordinated among each other and have therefore fully satisfied our needs. Both are easily approachable.’

‘Frank Gerhard is outstanding. He very quickly understands clients’ needs and addresses them in a speedy and reliable manner. He is not afraid to come with clear positioning while others would hide behind some legal uncertainties and controversies.’

‘Benjamin Leisinger and David Borer are both very knowledgeable, provide hands-on solutions, very approachable and very responsive.’

‘Dieter Gericke is business-oriented.’

‘Andreas Müller and Daniel Häusermann are strong and sharp counsel gifted with a solid finance background leading to workable solutions and execution.’

‘Terrific combination of first-class expertise with a hands-on client-focused approach. Great to work with, very efficient, 100% reliable. Very high firepower and unique legal and regulatory expertise if needed. Homburger sets the standards and the pace in the Swiss legal environment.’

‘Benjamin Leisinger is my go-to guy for all bank regulatory questions. He is a fast thinker, highly efficient and very responsive.’

‘Stefan Kramer stands out with his great intellect which gives him the edge when it comes to structuring complex debt capital products. He is also a very nice guy and fun to work with.’

‘David Borer is a rising star, a smart lateral thinker with a great personality.’

‘The firm has strong partners in the area of corporate, finance and M&A.’

‘Claude Lambert and Andreas Müller provide strong support in their areas of expertise. They are knowledgeable and provide practical advice/support.’

‘We strongly believe the knowledge of the M&A team to truly manage a process to provide a fair deal for both sides while ensuring the important aspects for their client is the true brilliance of the team. The strong knowledge across all types of deals from SPACS/real estate holding companies/simple corporate M&A transactions – they can cover all. The key is also the personal approach they have towards both parties. No counterparty is too complicated and no deal fatigue ever happens to always ensure the perfect outcome.’

‘We can speak very highly of Daniel Hasler. His personality, transparency and in-depth knowledge of the deal gives him the capabilities to win over the power to shape the transaction and drive the dialog key.’

‘Homburger regularly brings far-ranging resources to bear to provide timely, thoughtful legal advice in a diversity of corporate areas. Their practical yet professional advice has always steered us to a positive business outcome while mitigating legal risk. They are also personable and a pleasure to engage with.’

‘Daniel Daeniker and Daniel Hasler are responsive, clear, business-oriented professionals. I am always pleased to loop them in whenever a matter even touches Swiss law.’

‘Homburger has a great team and is able to cover all aspects of commercial, corporate and M&A work on short notice.’

‘Claude Lambert is a very experienced advisor, with great availability and flexibility and understanding of client needs.’

‘Homburger provided absolutely reliable excellent advice any time, the quality is outstanding and in particular their business acumen and service attitude. The team is very well aligned internally and advice provided is always ‘ready to use for business’ – no lengthy extra work in-house needed to translate advice in practical implementation steps for the business.’

‘Homburger provide excellent service on Swiss merger control and issues around communications and media regulation. They deeply understand the legal and commercial issues and are able to expertly handle complex matters.’

‘Consulting services in very high quality.’

‘The collaboration with Richard Stäuber is very efficient, he delivers work in very high quality and timely.’

‘Highly experienced and skilled attorneys. The team members are very dedicated and work extremely well together. Substitution is ensured at all times. We appreciate the very good accessibility and short response times.’

‘Gregor Bühler is very easy to engage with, with honest and timely ongoing communications on the status of the project, willing to engage with the format of questions provided to them, but also to question and explain where our approach needed to be adapted to Swiss law.’

‘Gregor Bühler is an expert in his field who provides sound, commercial advice and always acts in his clients’ best interest.’

‘The firm is very professionally established. We enjoyed being on the same team with them and we are looking forward to further cooperation.’

‘Gabrielle Nater-Bass is extremely collaborative and pragmatic, providing advice in a very clear and understandable way and capable of finding good solutions.’

‘Prof. Dasser is an exceptional arbitration and litigation attorney.’

‘Highly experienced team with great visibility in arbitration matters, in particular corporate and M&A disputes.’

‘Balz Gross and Mariella Orelli are both outstanding counsel with impressive skills in oral and written advocacy.’

‘Gabrielle Nater-Bass has great attention to detail and patience to accommodate divergent views.’

‘The team led by Gabrielle Nater-Bass and Stefanie Pfisterer are true experts in international arbitration, dealing smoothly and efficiently with difficult aspects of arbitration references. They are very knowledgeable about international trade and extremely thorough in their approach.’

‘Mariella Orielli is an extraordinary expert of contractual and arbitration matters.’

‘Felix Dasser is an excellent litigator with great expertise and experience.’

‘Highly experienced team with a particular focus on corporate and M&A disputes.’

‘Balz Gross is an outstanding litigator.’

‘The Homburger team is very flexible and allows a trustworthy, personal cooperation. If necessary, additional support can be called in within a very short time. The link to economic specialists is also given.’

‘Roman Baechler and Balz Gross – exceptional support in all kinds of matters.’

‘Very responsive, pragmatic, cost-effective approach to any matter. I have not found many Swiss firms to be user-friendly from a client perspective, but Homburger have always been that, whilst maintaining clear and helpful legal advice.’

‘The Homburger practice under Andreas Mueller is experienced, mature and pragmatic in their counsel and approach to problem solving. They are crisp, to the point and concise in their communication which leads to a high degree of efficiency and effectiveness. They don’t pontificate – they provide excellent, relevant, practical counsel and they always have alternatives and implications so they allow executives and management to make good sound decisions.’

‘Andreas Mueller is an exceptional leader and business mind in addition to being a thoughtful and kind person. The combination of the depth and breath of his legal experience and combination, his strong business acumen and his personal attributes makes him stand out.’

‘Strong subject matter experts, practicable advice, pragmatic, nice to work with, great teamwork, sense of urgency, excellent associates.’

‘Andri Hess provides strong support on IP litigation matters. Depth of experience is great. Provides solid, commercial advice.’

‘Andri Hess and Angelika Murer provide excellent support.’

‘The Homburger team is very responsive and always giving us well-founded advice.’

‘I would recommend Andri Hess for his deep knowledge and understanding of the law and proceedings, his great preparation of arguments and briefs to be filed, the good discussions with him and his well-founded recommendations of how to proceed. Andri Hess always looks diligently into the details. We feel well-represented by Homburger.’

‘Highly motivated team. Ready to accommodate individual needs of clients.’

‘Andri Hess: Highly dedicated & motivated. Very efficient in embracing the technical background of the case. Willing to dive deep into technical details that go way beyond legal work. Able to maintain a good/professional/efficient work atmosphere during stressful phases of the case. On top of legal stuff.’

‘Excellent legal knowledge and a practical approach in commercial dispute resolution.’

‘Homburger covers all fields of business law. Each lawyer is highly qualified and highly committed.’

‘The partner Andri Hess is one of the top patent litigators in Switzerland. He has not only the legal, but also the technical expertise. This allows him to propose technical options of which not even the client has thought of. He is always available and pleasant to work with.’

‘Very knowledgable, well organised and well connected internationally, which is key for international investigations.’

‘Katrin Ivell’s cool head and excellent oversight has helped us bring matters to a satisfactory conclusion without having to compromise on quality.’

‘The one thing that stands out is that the firm has excellent specialists in various legal areas and that the collaboration is working seamlessly between tax and the other fields which is most helpful for clients.’

‘Stefan Oesterhelt displays an impressive knowledge of all areas of corporate tax laws in Switzerland. He is also very well connected with the authorities which enables him to know all of the latest trends and practices applied by the Swiss authorities. His good connections also allow him to obtain quick results in case of consultation with the authorities. Overall, I highly recommend Stefan for companies needing corporate tax assistance.’

‘Very high competence, very professional, always on time.’

‘Stefan Gäumann: very deep real estate know-how.’

‘A great team covering all aspects of corporate, business, insolvency law. Partners and associates are good communicators and have a hands-on working style. They also have the necessary robustness to deal with counterparts and conflicts in a complex and challenging scenario like the need for a financial restructuring.’

‘Stefan Kramer has a thorough understanding of the client’s needs in difficult situations, e.g. financial restraints.’

‘Very experienced combination of corporate law with insolvency law knowledge and good international network for advising large companies with cross-border structure in restructurings.’

‘Stefan Kramer: Quick mind, very sound corporate knowledge and experience for restructurings.’

‘The team has very strong relationships with a number of Swiss trustees, who value their detailed knowledge of how trustees operate. They are excellent at coordinating large, multi-jurisdictional projects, on which they provide the Swiss advice and bring in other experts, as needed.’

‘Claudia Suter is a pleasure to work with. She is highly responsive, very helpful, and extremely knowledgeable. Her comments and questions always show that she has an excellent understanding of the underlying issues, even when they are non-Swiss issues.’

‘Homburger is a leading Swiss law firm with high-quality partners and associates.’

‘Highly reputable full-service private clients firm.’

‘Claudia Suter is super engaged, professional and a very nice person.’

‘Creative, fast, they always find a solution for the problem, very well-connected.’

‘Gabrielle Nater-Bass is exceptionally committed to pursue her client’s interests. She also has a perceptive understanding of complex legal matters. She combines intelligence and smartness with a very high degree of engagement and dedication.’