Marjolaine Jakob heads up the insolvency and restructuring team at CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. The team is well-equipped to handle the full range of mandates, including corporate rescues, debt enforcement, bankruptcy proceedings, including litigation, as well as cross-border insolvency disputes. Jakob acts for debtors, creditors, administrators and regulators in insolvency and restructuring proceedings and restructurings. Reto Hunsperger is a key contact for cross-border enforcement, asset recovery and bankruptcy litigation.
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- ‘Marjolaine Jakob is a rockstar, always providing fast and in-depth feedback when needed. Highly appreciated.’
- ‘Marjolaine Jakob and Reto Hunsperger are great lawyers, smart, quick, down to earth and know all the details. Brilliant.’
Key clients
- Swiss ancillary insolvency estate of Manfred Schmider/Foreign insolvency administrator of the insolvency estate of Manfred Schmider
- Insolvency administrator of the assets of OpenLimit SignCubes GmbH
- OLIVEDA Switzerland Ltd.
- CC Private Equity Partners Ltd.
- Signa Financial Services AG
- SIGNA Real Estate Management Schweiz GmbH
- GfV Gesellschaft für Vermögensverwaltung mbH
- knecon ag
Work highlights
Assisted the Swiss ancillary insolvency estate of Manfred Schmider in enforcing a CHF40m settlement against a third party, following a 16-year cross-border litigation.
Advised the insolvency administrator of OpenLimit SignCubes GmbH on Swiss bankruptcy proceedings after failed composition efforts.
Acted for FINMA as bankruptcy administrator of OLIVEDA Switzerland Ltd., repatriating foreign assets to the Swiss estate, notably from Spain.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Marjolaine Jakob
Other key lawyers
Reto Hunsperger