Mr Bernhard Lötscher > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
Switzerland

Work Department

Dispute Resolution, White Collar Crime.

Position

Partner

Career

Bernhard Lötscher’s main practice areas are national and cross-border litigation and arbitration, international mutual assistance in administrative, civil and criminal matters and advising an international corporate clientele on issues of criminal law and investigations. His professional experience encompasses also general contract, banking and financial services law.

He is a member of the CMS Dispute Resolution Practice Group, the CMS Anti-Bribery and Corruption Practice Group and the Banking and Finance Practice Group.

Bernhard Lötscher graduated with honours from the University of Zurich in 1990. After an internship with Union Bank of Switzerland (today UBS), he joined CMS von Erlach Poncet Ltd. in 1993 and was admitted to the bar in 1996. He is a partner of our company since 2001, leading the firm’s white collar crime team.

Languages

German, English, French.

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association, International Bar Association (Member of the Criminal Law Section, Dispute Resolution Section and Financial Services Section), Bankrechtliche Vereinigung – Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Bankrecht e.V.

Education

University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland), Licentiate of Laws (graduation with honours) – 1990 / Bar Admission – 1996.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Public law

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. has particular strengths in public procurement law, administrative penal law, white-collar crime, economic sanctions, and competition law matters. Marquard Christen, who heads the team, has extensive experience representing and advising clients in administrative court proceedings concerning public procurement law. Bernhard Lötscher assists corporate and private clients in economic crime matters, handling criminal and regulatory investigations as well as international mutual assistance in administrative, criminal and civil matters. Julia Haas has a special focus on economic administrative law and regulated markets.