Litigation firm LALIVE employs its expertise across litigation, investigations, regulatory, and compliance mandates to represent a plethora of hedge funds, private equity firms, and insurance companies, among others. Practice leader Dominik Elmiger excels at handling banking and commercial disputes on a domestic and international scale, while Daniel Lucien Bühr is well-equipped to advise on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and white-collar crime issues. André Brunschweiler and Christian Exner are other key members of the team. Matthias Gstoehl and Simone Nadelhofer left the firm.

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Work highlights

  • Acted for a significant number of institutional AT1 investors who are executing a multi-jurisdictional litigation strategy to secure compensation and redress in connection with the write-down of AT1-Notes by Credit Suisse Group AG on 19 March 2023.
  • Acted for several major institutional and private ultra-high-net-worth investors over potential major losses incurred in connection with the Greensill collapse.
  • Representing a leading global travel retailer in a dispute with a global Swiss bank acting as custodian to release shares held in escrow as part of a business transaction.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dominik Elmiger

Other key lawyers

Daniel Lucien Bühr, André Brunschweiler, Christian Exner