Noted for being able to ‘handle large and complex cases’, VISCHER’s arsenal of skills encompasses commercial lease disputes, aviation-related cases, and insurance litigation. The practice is jointly led by experienced commercial litigator Daniele Favalli, Thomas Weibel, who handles a plethora of cross-border financial services, defence, and aviation matters, and Gerald Virieux, who leverages his considerable experience in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions alongside a variety of employment disputes. In Zurich, Karin Graf is retained by an array of private clients and corporations for assistance on banking, commercial, and insolvency disputes, while in Basel, Christian Oetiker has recently been engaged to handle complex pharmaceutical and medical devices litigation.
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Testimonials
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‘Thomas Weibel is an extremely thorough, simply magnificent attorney.'
- 'Christian Oetiker is well known everywhere and has a fantastic performance in contentious matters.’
‘A practical approach to meet the needs of the business.’
‘Karin provides practical answers with a legal approach explained to non-lawyers. She is presenting all options with details. She is available for going over them and discussing about the best options for the business.’
‘They are no nonsense, always have the client's need in mind, and are effective.'
- 'They can handle large and complex cases and have an international reputation for being result oriented.’
‘VISCHER has a superb team of great individuals led by top litigator and disputes head Daniele Favalli.'
- 'Daniele Favalli is a master of the court room, has sharp cross examination skills, and is respected by courts and opposing counsel.'
Key clients
- MCH Group, Art Basel Hong Kong
- Art Basel Miami Beach
- AIG
- EBT swiss engineering AG
- Pirelli
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Sakto Corporation
- T-Systems
Work highlights
Advised Sakto on a false campaign by a Swiss NGO.
Supporting PricewaterhouseCoopers in a EUR500m claim of Tschira and defending an action from the Italian pension fund Enasarco.
Advising MCH on enforcing claims against their insurers (Llodys) under a cancellation policy.
Lawyers
Practice head
Daniele Favalli; Thomas Weibel; Gérald Virieux
Other key lawyers
Karin Graf; Christian Oetiker; Felix C Meier-Dieterle, Lorenz Ehrler, Raphael Butz