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MLL Legal Offices
SCHIFFBAUSTRASSE 2
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8031 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Renato Bucher
Work Department
Product Regulation & Compliance | Competition | Corporate & M&A | Intellectual Property
Position
Renato Bucher specialises in competition and commercial law.
He represents undertakings in proceedings before the Swiss competition authorities and private antitrust litigation, coordinates multi-jurisdictional merger filings, conducts trainings and advises on the implementation of antitrust compliance programs. He is also experienced in unfair competition related matters, in particular regarding price indications, and regularly deals with public procurement related matters.
Renato further possesses specialist knowledge and experience in all areas of commercial law. His main focus is on distribution related matters (franchising, agency, selective distribution etc.), but he is also an expert in variety of other commercial agreements, such as licensing, R&D, manufacturing and supply agreements. He frequently represents undertakings in contentious matters, for example regarding goodwill indemnity claims, extraordinary terminations of distribution relationships etc. He also has extensive experience in employment-related matters.
Within his practice areas, Renato frequently represents clients in domestic and cross-border litigation as well as in administrative (court) proceedings before all Swiss courts.
Languages
German, English, French
Memberships
Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Swiss Distribution (former Swiss Franchise Association; listed expert), International Distribution Institute (IDI), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Vertriebsrecht e.V, Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, Swiss association of competition law (ASAS), Licensing Executives Society (LES)
Education
University College Dublin, Sutherland School of Law, Sutherland Fellow (2019), University of Lucerne (Prosecutors‘ Academy), Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Forensics (2016), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (2015), Maastricht University, LL.M. Globalisation and Law / Corporate and Commercial Law (2012), University of Zurich, MLaw (2012)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
The ‘proactive’ and ‘client-oriented’ department at MLL Legal
fields a diverse workload that spans corporate, liability, IP, and debt enforcement issues, alongside extensive white-collar crime experience, and the team routinely operates for a range of sizeable corporations. The group is jointly steered by Urs Boller, who is engaged by a litany of clients to handle freezing orders, as well as foreign judgment and arbitral award enforcement, and Jean Marguerat, who is noted for his considerable experience in handling litigation on an international scale. Geneva-based Alain Gros is geared to handle corporate, aviation, and insurance disputes. Zurich-based Sabina Schellenberg, Marcel C. Steinegger, and Renato Bucher, alongside Geneva-based Léonard Stoyanov, are also recommended.
Switzerland > Competition
Counting an array of national and international clients in its roster, MLL Legal fields an established presence in distribution issues and in the e-commerce sector. The practice is led by Renato Bucher, who is highly experienced in relation to vertical agreements, dominance, and merger control issues. Previous co-head Hubert Orso Gilliéron left in August 2024 to join GROS & WALTENSPÜHL.
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Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Employment
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Private client
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Public law
- Sports law
- Tax
- Transport
- Competition
- Dispute resolution: arbitration