One client describes Pestalozzi's insurance team as 'very supportive, focused on business needs, provides pragmatic approaches and open to discuss creative solutions.' The group, supported by experienced insurance practitioners, delivers advice across all areas affecting insurers, reinsurers, insureds, brokers and corporates by combining expertise from the firm's financial services, corporate, IP and litigation teams. The practice is led by Christoph Lang, Andrea Huber and Beat Schwarz, whose combined experience spans governance, regulatory and insurance-related transactional work.
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Testimonials
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- 'Beat Schwarz has a creative spirit, is very focused and pragmatic, client oriented and solution driven.'
- 'The team is very supportive, focused on business needs, provides pragmatic approaches and open to discuss creative solutions.'
- 'Christopher Lang and Markus Winkler have good working knowledge of insurance law and are responsive and commercial - great to work with.'
- 'Great team for insurance matters.'
- 'The individuals are deeply familiar with the subject matter and work extremely swiftly and pragmatically, not only during transactions but also afterwards, when we need legal support on specific issues.'
- 'Pestalozzi’s team combines strong legal expertise with pragmatic, business-oriented advice. They are highly responsive, collaborative and efficient, which clearly sets them apart from other firms.'
Key clients
- AIG
- AXA Climate
- AXA XL
- AXIS
- Bolttech
- Credit Suisse
- Credit Suisse Insurance Linked Strategies AG
- Howden
- Hyperion Insurance Group
- Sompo International
- Swiss Life
- EcoHub
Work highlights
Advised 23 Swiss insurers and brokers, including Swiss Life, AXA, Mobiliar, Allianz Suisse and Zurich in connection with their insurtech joint venture, EcoHub AG.
Represented AXA XL on strategic and transactional matters in Switzerland.
Assisted SwissLife on corporate and transactional matters in Switzerland.
Practice head
Christoph Lang; Andrea Huber; Beat Schwarz
Other key lawyers
Irene Roethlisberger; Markus Winkler