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CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. Offices

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

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Work Department

Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets, Private Equity

Position

Partner

Career

Daniel Jenny specialises in M&A transactions, capital markets, corporate restructurings as well as general corporate and commercial matters (e.g. joint ventures, shareholders’ agreements). He is active in various sectors, including Private Equity/Venture Capital, TMC and Life Science & Healthcare.

Besides his vast experience in a broad range of national and international M&A and private equity transactions, Daniel Jenny represents investors and startups in venture capital investments and financing rounds. He also has a broad experience in corporate restructurings, including distressed M&A (e.g. purchase of companies in insolvency proceedings). Further, he advises on corporate governance, in particular concerning questions on directors’ liability. In his fields of expertise, Daniel Jenny often represents clients in corporate litigation such as post M&A, directors’ liability or other corporate disputes (e.g. special audits or challenge of shareholders’ resolutions).

After his traineeship with CMS and his clerkship with the District Court of Zurich, Daniel Jenny was admitted to the bar in 2007 and has since been working as a lawyer with CMS. He gained additional work experience as an international associate in a New York-based law firm and as legal counsel with an industrial multinational (Hilti AG). Daniel Jenny has authored various legal publications. His thesis “Means of Defence of Board Members in Directors’ Liability Lawsuits”, approved by the University of Zurich in 2012 (summa cum laude), was awarded with the Professor Walther Hug prize.

Languages

German, English and French

Memberships

  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • SECA

Education

  • 2012 Doctorate, Dr. iur., summa cum laude, University of Zurich, Prof. Walther Hug Preis
  • 2010 Master of Laws, LL.M ,New York University School of Law, Half Tuition Dean’s Graduate Award
  • 2007 Bar admission
  • 2004 Visiting Scholar, Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Private Law, Hamburg
  • 2003 Law studies, lic. iur., magna cum laude, University of Zurich

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Drawing on its global network, the ‘very dedicated’ CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. acts for a stellar client roster across a diverse array of sectors, from energy and financial services to life sciences and technology. Key areas of expertise for the practice include private equity, transaction risk insurance and an extensive range of M&A. Stefan Brunnschweiler and Daniel Jenny, who are based in the Zurich office, and Pascal Favre and Jérôme Levrat, who are based in the Geneva office, spearhead the practice. Brunnschweiler is routinely entrusted to advise on strategic investments and M&A, while Jenny is well known for his capabilities in private equity and cross-border transactions. Favre enjoys a strong reputation with clients across the manufacturing, pharma, media and transport sectors, among others, and Levrat’s strengths lie in M&A and venture capital transactions, among others. Alain Raemy is also recommended.

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