Dr iur Marcel Dietrich > Homburger > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Homburger‘s transport sector has a long-standing track record in the automotive industry, often representing clients in the sector on regulatory matters relating to sales, distribution, manufacturing, and emissions. Marcel Dietrich, who heads the team, regularly advises clients in the transport sector on regulatory issues and investigation matters.

Bringing ‘deep knowledge and understanding of the client’s needs’, Homburger’s regulatory, compliance, and investigations teams acts on high-profile cross-border investigations and proceedings. Managing partner, compliance team head, and investigations team co-lead Flavio Romerio is regularly entrusted by key financial institutions and banking executives on strategically significant criminal investigations and proceedings. Also heading the team is the ‘hands-on and pragmatic’ Claudio Bazzani, who has carved out deep expertise in cross-border financial crime investigations and proceedings in regulated sectors, with a particular focus on sport and TMT. Regulatory and competition team head Marcel Dietrich acts for major domestic corporates and financial institutions on significant competition and cartel investigations.

Noted for its ability to find ‘creative solutions’, Homburger demonstrates considerable capabilities in the transactional, contractual and regulatory spheres within the sector. The ‘very experienced, pragmatic and solution-oriented’ Stefan Gäumann leads the group with his expansive knowledge in disputes, commercial tenancy law and real estate regulatory matters. Daniel Hasler principally focuses on real estate transactions and general corporate matters, while Marcel Dietrich is well-positioned to advise on litigation, administrative and public procurement matters. Daniel Häusermann is also recommended.

Homburger acts for private companies, public administrations and sovereign states across a variety of transactional and contentious issues in the public sector. The firm boasts deep know-how in regulated sectors such as energy, financially regulated markets and transport and is frequently involved in compliance matters and investigations. The team has impressive experience in acting in international arbitrations and proceedings involving foreign public authorities and sovereign states such as the People’s Republic of China. Marcel Dietrich co-leads the team with Mariella Orelli and has extensive experience in regulated sectors, typically in the field of competition law. Orelli leads the arbitration branch of the team and regularly acts as counsel in proceedings between foreign states and state-owned companies.

Praised for its ‘excellent grasp of all matters that are relevant for construction projects’, Homburger is particularly adept across transactions, regulatory and contractual issues arising from property development and construction, while also deploying its considerable expertise on the contentious side. Practice leader Stefan Gäumann is well-positioned to advise on construction disputes, projects and commercial tenancy issues. Daniel Hasler and Marcel Dietrich are also recommended.

Highlighted for its ‘unique expertise in major cases’, Homburger draws superlative praise for its capacity to handle high-profile complex transactions for blue-chip companies; the team demonstrates excellence in relation to contentious merger control proceedings, which routinely span multiple jurisdictions. The ‘knowledgeable, experienced and business oriented’ Marcel Dietrich spearheads the firm’s competition offering with his extensive experience in regulated markets such as energy, healthcare, and transport. Veteran practitioner Franz Hoffet possesses vast expertise across the full spectrum of competition and antitrust law, while the ‘fantastic’ Richard Stäuber bolsters the practice with his strengths in distribution arrangements, cooperation projects, and license agreements.