Mr Marc Metzger > BianchiSchwald LLC > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
BianchiSchwald LLC Offices
ST. ANNAGASSE 9
P.O. BOX 1162
8021 ZURICH
Switzerland
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Mr Marc Metzger
Work Department
Commercial and Contracts, Corporate and M&A, Healthcare, Public procurement, Real Estate and Construction, Sport
Position
Marc Metzger has more than twenty years of experience in advising listed and privately-held companies in the areas of commercial and corporate law, general contract law, distribution agreement law, law governing contracts for work and labour, and law applicable to contracts for the supply of materials and services. His other areas of practice include public procurement law, health care law and sports law. Marc Metzger advises clients in relation to domestic and international transactions. He worked for a leading London law firm and then was a partner at Staiger, Schwald & Partner, Attorneys-at-law, Zurich/Bern, from 2000 until 2016.
Career
- Since 2017 : Partner at BianchiSchwald
- 2000-2016 : Partner at Staiger, Schwald & Partner
- 1997 : Foreign associate attorney in a leading London law firm
- 1996-1997 : Master’s Degree (LL.M.) in International Trade Law, University of London
- 1994-1999 : Associate at Staiger, Schwald & Partner
- 1993-1994 : Legal secretary, Commission of Exprepriation II of the Canton of Bern
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
Memberships
- Zurich Bar Association
- Swiss Bar Association
Education
- 1993 : Admitted to the Bern Bar, authorized to practice as an attorney-at-law all over Switzerland
- 1991-1992 : Trainee in a leading Bernese law firm
- 1990-1991 : Legal clerk at the Bueren District Court
- 1990: Legal clerk and extraordinary legal secretary, Bern Governor’s Department I, Bern
- 1986-1993 : University of Bern Law School
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
BianchiSchwald LLC possesses in-depth expertise in private M&A, joint ventures, public procurement projects and in advising entrepreneurs on company successions. Spearheading the practice is Thomas Schmid, who is regularly engaged by clients to advise on merger control, restructurings and joint ventures. Marc Metzger‘s diverse experience encompasses commercial and corporate law, as well as public procurement law. Stefan Scherrer is sought after by strategic buyers and private equity investors for assistance with private M&A transactions.
Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences
BianchiSchwald LLC houses a broad practice with deep knowledge of public procurement in relation to the construction of clinics, and the financing of medical care. Dividing his time between Zurich and Bern, Marc Metzger leads the team and is noted for his broad expertise in contractual, distribution, and public procurement law. Zurich’s Stefan Scherrer regularly assists with company succession and corporate governance issues. Thomas Goosens departed the practice in September 2022.
Switzerland > Real estate and construction
BianchiSchwald LLC acts on a wide range of real estate matters including the management of assets, urban and mobility planning, and the preservation of historical monuments. The Geneva team is headed by Yves de Coulon, who has extensive expertise in the hotel industry and regularly advises and represents institutional and private clients on civil and administrative issues. Marc Metzger, who heads the Zurich team, has expertise as counsel to private real estate investors and construction companies.
Lawyer Rankings
- Real estate and construction Switzerland
- Healthcare and life sciences Switzerland
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Switzerland