LALIVE > Zurich, Switzerland > Firm Profile

‘Lalive has extensive experience in both international investment law and dispute resolution. Lalive was always willing to help and gave our needs full attention. The legal firm’s partners were constantly accessible and provided their undivided attention. Lalive always lays forth the legal course of action with exceptional simplicity and clarity. They simplify and condense complex situations, putting the focus on what matters.’

‘Veijo Heiskenen and Joachim Knoll, together with other colleagues from Lalive, built an outstanding team, who are highly professional lawyers and very nice people too. Their personalities are what allow them to complete even the most challenging tasks with a smile.’

‘I have worked with many international law firms because of my global career. Lalive is the most outstanding firm among them all.’

‘The team of Lalive have extraordinary professional knowledge and rich practical experience, while being honest and loyal to the clients.’

‘Creative, indefatigable, user friendly.’

‘Sandrine Giroud: Brilliant – I would use Sandrine for any difficult litigation in Switzerland. Responsive, creative, a pleasure to work with. Gives realistic advice and is creative in tricky circumstances.’

‘Dominick Elmiger: Very, very good lawyer. We used him to appeal a bad first instance order; in a matter of days they put together an excellent and persuasive (and ultimately successful) set of appeal papers.’

‘Sandrine Giroud and Dominik Elmiger have been extremely pleasant to work with and get the right result, despite meeting several procedural bumps on the road. Their legal advice has been very clear and easy to follow, and their availability for meetings have been very good.’

‘Deep experience of litigation in its many forms and very user-friendly.’

‘Extremely responsive, consistent highest-quality work, substantive precision, very efficient. Would highly recommend.’

‘Daniel Buhr was a delight to work with. Very knowledgeable and practical, and he carefully and accurately explained what we could expect at each step of a sensitive Swiss regulatory matter. Daniel came very highly recommended by colleagues whose judgement I value and trust, and he exceeded even those lofty expectations.’

‘Lalive is striving to be a holistic service provider for all legal matters in Switzerland. It has a strong and reliable background in Compliance (consulting, legal support, legal procedures) and criminal law. The team is partly formed from former practitioners which helps understand and contact authorities. Lalive is open and experienced in interworking with international law firms for multi-national cases.’

‘For sure Dr. Daniel Buhr is one of the most active, reputed and experienced legal counsels for Compliance issues in Switzerland. He is well connected in industry and authorities. He is consulting and adding additional members of the Lalive Team wherever additional skill set is relevant.’

‘Commitment and dedication to clients. They really care about your case.’

‘The team worked exceptionally efficiently and reliably. The communication was excellent and the result of the work extremely helpful.’

‘Team leader in our case was Simone Nadelhofer. She was convincing professionally, but also in the way she communicated and worked with us. I would recommend her at any time.’

‘I have worked with many international law firms because of my global career. Lalive is the most outstanding firm amongst them all.’

‘Sandrine Giroud: a master of negotiation on complex contracts. She was resilient, and able to conduct negotiations by herself up to closing and to follow up on small issues as well as on key issues.’

‘The team of LALIVE have extraordinary professional knowledge and rich practical experience, while also being honest and loyal to the clients.’

‘Technology capability was excellent, and the team was sized to my specific needs was easy as well.’

‘Matthias Gstoehl is a highly skilled litigator with profound knowledge of the banking sector.’

‘Alexandre Troller is amazing: very competent, very efficient and incredibly fast with a great and useful network.’

‘Very efficient. Respond to clients needs very promptly. Clarity. Honesty.’

‘Werner Jahnel: Excellent knowledge of inheritance laws. Looks for a solution without delay. Compassionate and caring to the clients needs. Honest and clear advice. Always there for the client. Speaks several languages. Always keen to obtain a quick and positive outcome for the client.’

‘The LALIVE team is very competent and genuinely has the the client’s best interest in mind. They are very prompt at responding.’

‘Empathy to the client’s situation. Speed of responsiveness. Quality of advice given is very high.’

‘Overall very good reputation in the private client department – especially in the Geneva branch.’

‘Much appreciated collaboration with colleague Sandrine Giroud, a very experienced and knowledgeable colleague in art and cultural property matters. Very friendly and responsive to deal with.’