Mr Bernhard Lötscher > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. Offices
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
Switzerland
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Mr Bernhard Lötscher
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
(Leading partners)CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. provides market-leading public law counsel to both domestic and international clients due to its extensive team and range of expertise. The firm has a strong reputation in complex competition-related issues, representing clients before the Competition Commission through to the Federal Supreme Court. Moreover, the team specialises in procurement and white-collar crime issues, with notable activity in the field of economic sanctions due to geopolitical trends. Marquard Christen heads the public procurement and ESG group and is an expert in advising on compliance issues in these areas. Bernhard Lötscher leads on white-collar crime issues, with expertise in fraud investigations and anti-money laundering projects. Julia Haas has been noted by clients as being ‘an exceptional legal talent’.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Competition
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Insurance
- Private client
- Real estate
- TMT
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Intellectual property
- Sports law
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: arbitration