Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd leverages its capabilities across a wide range of restructuring and insolvency mandates, including reorganisations, distressed M&A and corporate governance matters, as well as bond restructuring, recovery and enforcement proceedings and insolvency-related litigation. Key individuals include Olivier Hari, who specialises in distressed refinancing matters and cross-border insolvency and restructuring proceedings. Tarek Houdrouge handles corporate restructurings, while Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny is an expert in commercial litigation. Matthias Gstoehl combines expertise in insolvency and asset tracing procedures. Vincent Jeanneret is well-regarded for his expertise in prominent domestic and international insolvency cases.
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- ‘Deep understanding of complex multijurisdictional litigation strategies combined with a partner-level personal and attentive service.’
- ‘Matthias Gstoehl is knowledgeable, commercial, tactically astute and not afraid to tell me when I’m wrong. His service is always personal. His supporting team are all experts.’
Key clients
- Fondation Hypotheka
- Gilbert Albert employees' pension plan/Cantonal Department of Finance/The Cantonal Supervisory Board for Foundations
- HOCN AG
- Parc d'Attractions du Châtelard VS SA
- Joint Liquidators of Phoenix Commodities Pvt. Limited
- Kinarus Therapeutics AG
- Liquidators of Joannou & Paraskevaides (Overseas) Limited
- not guilty Restaurants AG/District Court of Zurich
- Creditors of Ethical Coffee Company Ltd and Ethical Coffee Company (Switzerland)
- Sosei Heptares
- Stigma Partners SA
- Zenith Vie
Work highlights
Obtained recognition of a foreign insolvency decree for the liquidators of a British Virgin Islands company to bring a directors' liability claim against a de facto director who resides in Switzerland.
Advised HOCHDORF Holding AG on the sale of its operating subsidiary HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG to AS Equity Partners.
Appointed by the District Court of Zurich to act as administrator during the debt-restructuring moratorium involving not guilty Restaurants AG.
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Practice head
Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny; Tarek Houdrouge; Olivier Hari
Other key lawyers
Matthias Gstoehl; Vincent Jeanneret