Marcel Dietrich and Mariella Orelli are at the helm at Homburger, steering a team that has extensive experience advising on public law matters within regulated sectors. The group acts for the financial services and energy sectors, advising on compliance matters and investigations, also representing sovereign states in international arbitrations. Dietrich leads the competition and regulatory groups and provides advice on a wide array of issues, from competition law to administrative proceedings. Orelli heads up the arbitration side of the practice and specialises in international dispute resolution. Richard Stäuber is also recommended for his expertise in a range of matters, including regulatory and compliance issues, as well as intellectual property matters.
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Key clients

  • Swiss Federal Administration
  • The People’s Republic of China
  • WEF
  • Volkswagen
  • Astara
  • AMAG
  • Sonic Healthcare
  • Alpiq
  • A company of the Palestinian Investment Fund
  • Safran
  • Auto-Suisse

Work highlights

Represented The People’s Republic of China in requests for a review of an arbitration tribunal’s decisions and an appeal against the final award in a $453m arbitration.
Advised New Zealand's Local Government Funding Agency on its debut issuance under its EMTN Programme and first issuance in Swiss francs.
Advised the WEF in relation to a cross-border internal investigation.

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Practice head

Marcel Dietrich; Mariella Orelli

Other key lawyers

Richard Stäuber