PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

 

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

CMS

Homburger

Lenz & Staehelin

MLL Legal

Loyens & Loeff

Niederer Kraft Frey

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR

 

Stefan Gerster – CMS

Tino Gaberthüel – Lenz & Staehelin

Frank Gerhard – Homburger

Tamir Livschitz – 5Gambit Disputes

David Mamane – Schellenberg Wittmer

Andrea Mondini – TIMES Attorney

Christoph Neeracher – Bär & Karrer

Thomas U. Reutter – Advestra

Hans-Jakob Diem – Walder Wyss

Eric Stupp – Bär & Karrer

Beat Baumgartner – Loyens & Loeff

Simon Holzer  – MLL Legal

Philippe Weber – Niederer Kraft Frey

Oliver Widmer – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Alexander Wyss – Baker McKenzie

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL

 

Bär & Karrer

Bratschi

Kellerhals Carrard

Lalive

Lenz & Staehelin

Niederer Kraft Frey

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL

 

Domitille Baizeau – Lalive

Isabelle Häner – Bratschi

Christoph Jäger – Kellerhals Carrard

Valérie Menoud – Lenz & Staehelin

Vera Naegeli – Bär & Karrer

Isabelle Romy – Kellerhals Carrard

Hans Rudolf Trüeb – Walder Wyss

Astrid Waser – Lenz & Staehelin

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION

 

Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

Eversheds Sutherland

Gunter Arbitration

HabeggerArbitration

Homburger

Kellerhals Carrard

Lalive

Lenz & Staehelin

Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Loyens & Loeff

Lustenberger + Partners

MLL Legal

Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte

Niederer Kraft Frey

Patocchi & Marzolini

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Peter & Kim

rothorn legal

Schellenberg Wittmer

Sidley Austin

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION

 

Manuel Arroyo – Eversheds Sutherland

Philippe Bärtsch – Schellenberg Wittmer

Bernhard Berger – Kellerhals Carrard

Sébastien Besson – Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Urs Boller   – MLL Legal

Christopher Boog – Schellenberg Wittmer

Aurélie Conrad Hari – Bär & Karrer

Daniele Favalli – VISCHER

Xavier Favre-Bulle – Lenz & Staehelin

Harold Frey – Lenz & Staehelin

Pierre-Yves Gunter – Gunter Arbitration

Philipp Habegger – Habegger Arbitration

Pascal Hachem – Bär & Karrer

Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler – Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Nadja Jaisli Kull – Bär & Karrer

Michael Kramer – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Catherine Anne Kunz – Lalive

Laurent Lévy – Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler

Jean Marguerat  – MLL Legal

Florian Mohs – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Robin Moser  – Loyens & Loeff

Gabrielle Nater-Bass – Homburger

Christian Oetiker – VISCHER

Mariella Orelli – Homburger

Paolo Michele Patocchi – Patocchi & Marzolini

Matthias Scherer – Lalive

Pierre-Yves Tschanz – Tschanz Arbitration

Georg von Segesser – von Segesser Law Offices

Clarisse von Wunschheim – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Urs Weber-Stecher – Weber-Stecher Arbitration • Mediation

Urs Zenhäusern – Baker McKenzie

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE

 

Advestra

Aegis

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

BGPartner | Attorneys-at-law

Bratschi

CMS

Deloitte

FBT Avocats

Homburger

KÜNZI HESS MACNAB Attorneys at Law

Lenz & Staehelin

Loyens & Loeff

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Nobel & Hug

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

Wenger Vieli

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE

 

Sandro Abegglen – Niederer Kraft Frey

Martin Anderson – Jacquemoud Stanislas

Rashid Bahar – Advestra

Frédérique Bensahel – FBT Avocats

Cédric Chapuis – Bär & Karrer

Daniel Dedeyan – Loyens & Loeff

Adrian Dörig – VISCHER

Oliver Gnehm – BGPartner | Attorneys-at-law

Daniel Haeberli – Homburger

Theodor Härtsch – Walder Wyss

Christine Hohl – Wenger Plattner

Tarek Houdrouge – Schellenberg Wittmer

Barbara Jecklin – Bratschi

Dunja Koch – MLL Legal

Kaspar Landolt – CMS

Ralph Malacrida – Bär & Karrer

Vaïk Müller – CMS

Judith Raijmakers  – Loyens & Loeff

Alexandre Richa – Aegis

Sébastien Roy – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Philip Spoerlé – Niederer Kraft Frey

Eric Stupp – Bär & Karrer

Marcel Tranchet – Lenz & Staehelin

Grégoire Tribolet – Schellenberg Wittmer

Oliver Widmer – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Markus Wolf – Baker McKenzie

Lukas Wyss – Walder Wyss

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS

 

Advestra

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

CMS

Homburger

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS

 

Robert Bernet – VISCHER

Philippe Borens – Schellenberg Wittmer

Matthias Courvoisier – Baker McKenzie

Adrian Dörig – VISCHER

Urs Kägi – Bär & Karrer

Kaspar Landolt – CMS

Benjamin Leisinger – Homburger

Christian Leuenberger – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Yves Mauchle – Baker McKenzie

Wolfgang Müller  – MLL Legal

Lukas Roesler – Bär & Karrer

Lorenzo Togni – Homburger

Annette Weber – Advestra

Philippe Weber – Niederer Kraft Frey

Thomas U. Reutter – Advestra

Oliver Widmer – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A

 

Advestra

Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

BGPartner | Attorneys-at-law

BianchiSchwald

Bratschi

CMS

Eversheds Sutherland

Homburger

id est avocats

Kellerhals Carrard

Lenz & Staehelin

Loyens & Loeff

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

Wenger Plattner

Wenger Vieli

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A

 

Martin Anderson – Jacquemoud Stanislas

Beat Brechbühl – Kellerhals Carrard

Stefan Brunnschweile – CMS

Massimo Calderan – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Gian-Andrea Caprez  – VISCHER

Hans-Jakob Diem – Walder Wyss

Alexander Fischer – Baker McKenzie

Tino Gaberthüel – Lenz & Staehelin

Urs P Gnos – Walder Wyss

Philipp Haas – Niederer Kraft Frey

Mariel Hoch – Bär & Karrer

Michel Jaccard – id est avocats

Daniel Jenny – CMS

Christoph Lang – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Jérôme Levrat – CMS

Jürg Luginbühl – VISCHER

Ralph Malacrida – Bär & Karrer

Christoph Neeracher – Bär & Karrer

Anna Peter – Homburger

Daniel Raun – Advestra

Andreas Rötheli – Lenz & Staehelin

Sébastien Roy – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Philippe Seiler – Bär & Karrer

Andrea Sieber – MLL Legal

Beat Speck – Wenger Vieli

Thierry Thormann – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Marco Toni – Loyens & Loeff

Oliver Triebold – Schellenberg Wittmer

Alexander Vogel – MLL Legal

Christoph Vonlanthen – Schellenberg Wittmer

Rolf Watter – Bär & Karrer

Philippe Weber – Niederer Kraft Frey

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST

 

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

CMS

Homburger

Kellerhals Carrard

Lenz & Staehelin

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Norton Rose Fulbright

Prager Dreifuss

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST

 

Allegra Arnold – Homburger

Nicolas Birkhäuser – Niederer Kraft Frey

Jürg Borer – Borer Attorneys at Law

Renato Bucher – MLL Legal

Marquard Christen – CMS

Daniel Emch – Kellerhals Carrard

Reto Jacobs – Walder Wyss

David Mamane – Schellenberg Wittmer

Fabian Martens – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Marcel Meinhardt – Lenz & Staehelin

Benoît Merkt – Lenz & Staehelin

Klaus Neff – VISCHER

Peter Picht  – Schellenberg Wittmer

Mani Reinert – Bär & Karrer

Patrick Sommer – CMS

Jens Steger – Norton Rose Fulbright

Mario Strebel – CORE Attorneys

Astrid Waser – Lenz & Staehelin

Boris Wenger – Baker McKenzie

Philipp E Zurkinden – Prager Dreifuss

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

 

Bär & Karrer

Baur Hürlimann

Lenz & Staehelin

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

STAIGER Rechtsanwälte

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

Wenger  Vieli

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR ENERGY & INFRASTRUCTURE

 

Philippe Bärtsch – Schellenberg Wittmer

Marc Bernheim – STAIGER Rechtsanwälte

Harold Frey – Lenz & Staehelin

Gaudenz Geiger – STAIGER Rechtsanwälte

Anya George – Schellenberg Wittmer

Franz J. Kessler – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Michael  Merker – Baur Hürlimann

Stefan Rechsteiner – VISCHER

Markus Schott – Bär & Karrer

Beat Speck – Wenger Vieli

Ramona Wyss – Walder Wyss

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCES, PHARMA

 

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

BGPartner | Attorneys-at-law

BianchiSchwald

Bratschi

CMS

Homburger

Kellerhals Carrard

Lenz & Staehelin

MLL Legal

Nater Dallafior

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

Wenger Vieli

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCES, PHARMA

 

Sevan Antreasyan – Lenz & Staehelin

Marc Balavoine – Jacquemoud Stanislas

Nicola Benz  – MLL Legal

Oliver M. Brupbacher – Bär & Karrer

Thierry Calame – Lenz & Staehelin

Lara Dorigo – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Philippe Ducor –  Ducor Law / Health & Technology

Thomas Eichenberger – Kellerhals Carrard

Lorenza Ferrari Hofer – Schellenberg Wittmer

Oliver Gnehm – BGPartner | Attorneys-at-law

Claudia Götz Staehelin – Nater Dallafior

Philipp Groz – Schellenberg Wittmer

Simon Holzer  – MLL Legal

Felix Kesselring – Bratschi

Stefan Kohler – VISCHER

Peter Ling – Lenz & Staehelin

Marc Metzger – Valfor Attorneys-at-Law

Julia Schieber – Baker McKenzie

Frank Scherrer – Wenger Vieli

Markus Schott – Bär & Karrer

Franz Schubiger – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Philippe Seiler – Bär & Karrer

Richard Stäuber – Homburger

Markus Wang – Bär & Karrer

Andreas Wildi – Walder Wyss

Christoph Willi – CMS

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE

 

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

CMS

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

STAIGER Rechtsanwälte

Schellenberg Wittmer

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE

 

Pierre Ducret – CMS

Olivier Favre – Schellenberg Wittmer

Joachim Frick – Baker McKenzie

Peter Hsu – Bär & Karrer

Reto M. Jenny – Prager Dreifuss

Philipp Känzig – STAIGER Rechtsanwälte

Kevin M. Hubacher – VISCHER

Christoph Lang – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Beat Schwarz – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Jodok Wicki – CMS

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR IP&TMT

 

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

BianchiSchwald

CMS

Fuhrer Marbach

Homburger

HOUSE attorneys

id est avocats

Kasser Schlosser avocats

Kellerhals Carrard

Laux Lawyers

Lenz & Staehelin

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Rentsch Partner

Schellenberg Wittmer

Times Attorneys

Troller Hitz Troller

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

Weinmann Zimmerli

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT

 

Sevan Antreasyan – Lenz & Staehelin

Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser – CMS

Thierry Calame – Lenz & Staehelin

Alessandro Celli – Baker McKenzie

Ivan Cherpillod – Bourgeois Avocats

Rolf Auf der Maur – VISCHER

Luca Dal Molin – Homburger

Lara Dorigo – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Markus R. Frick – Walder Wyss

Christoph Gasser – Valfor Attorneys-at-Law

Clara-Ann Gordon – Niederer Kraft Frey

Christian Hilti – Rentsch Partner

Simon Holzer  – MLL Legal

Michel Jaccard – id est avocats

Gallus Joller – Troller Hitz Troller

Stefan Kohler – VISCHER

Christian Kunz  – Bär & Karrer

Peter Ling – Lenz & Staehelin

Andrea Mondini – TIMES Attorneys

Eugen Marbach – Fuhrer Marbach

Roland Mathys – Schellenberg Wittmer

Lukas Morscher – Lenz & Staehelin

Peter Neuenschwander – Suffert Neuenschwander & Partner

Mark Reutter – Walder Wyss

Michael Ritscher – MLL Legal

Julia Schieber – Baker McKenzie

Jürg Simon – Lenz & Staehelin

Dirk Spacek – CMS

Magda Streuli-Youssef – Streuli Legal

David Rosenthal – VISCHER

Frédéric Serra – HOUSE attorneys

Peter Schramm – MLL Legal

Patrick Troller – Troller Hitz Troller

Markus Wang – Bär & Karrer

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR

 

Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

BianchiSchwald

Blesi & Papa

Bratschi

CBWM & Associes

CMS

Littler

Lustenberger + Partners

MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

Streiff von Kaenel

THOUVENIN

Troillet Balzan Avocats

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR

 

Marie-Christine Balzan – Troillet Balzan Avocats

Alfred Blesi – Blesi & Papa

Romina Carcagni Roesler – Streiff von Kaenel

Vincent Carron – Schellenberg Wittmer

Stéphanie Fuld – Valfor Attorneys-at-Law

Christian Gersbach – CMS

Angela Hensch – Bratschi

Rayan Houdrouge – Walder Wyss

Thomas Kälin – MLL Legal

Daniel Kinzer – CMS

Laurent Lehner – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Thomas Loher – THOUVENIN

Valerie Meyer Bahar – Niederer Kraft Frey

Monika McQuillen – Lustenberger + Partners

Martin L. Müller – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Philippe Nordmann – Walder Wyss

Roberta Papa – Blesi & Papa

Marc Ph. Prinz – VISCHER

Peter Reinert – Baker McKenzie

Christian Roos – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Roger Rudolph – Streiff von Kaenel

Ueli Sommer – Littler

Thomas Stoltz – Bär & Karrer

Michèle Stutz – MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

Christoph Stutz – Baker McKenzie

Anne Troillet – Troillet Balzan Avocats

Gérald Virieux – VISCHER

Adrian von Kaenel – Streiff von Kaenel

Laura Widmer – Bär & Karrer

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR ADVISORY

 

Baker McKenzie

Blesi & Papa

CMS

Littler

Lustenberger + Partners

MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

Streiff von Kaenel

THOUVENIN

Troillet Balzan Avocats

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR ADVISORY

 

Marie-Christine Balzan – Troillet Balzan Avocats

Alfred Blesi – Blesi & Papa

Romina Carcagni Roesler – Streiff von Kaenel

Vincent Carron – Schellenberg Wittmer

Christian Gersbach – CMS

Rayan Houdrouge – Walder Wyss

Thomas Kälin – MLL Legal

Thomas Loher – THOUVENIN

Valerie Meyer Bahar – Niederer Kraft Frey

Monika McQuillen – Lustenberger + Partners

Martin L. Müller – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Philippe Nordmann – Walder Wyss

Roberta Papa – Blesi & Papa

Marc Ph. Prinz – VISCHER

Ueli Sommer – Littler

Michèle Stutz – MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

Christoph Stutz – Baker McKenzie

Anne Troillet – Troillet Balzan Avocats

Adrian von Kaenel – Streiff von Kaenel

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION

 

5Gambit Disputes

Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

CMS

Homburger

Kellerhals Carrard

Lalive

Lenz & Staehelin

Loyens & Loeff

MLL Legal

Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte

Niederer Kraft Frey

Niedermann Attorneys at Law

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Prager Dreifuss

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

Wartmann Merker

Wenger Vieli

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION

 

Urs Boller   – MLL Legal

Maria Walter Burkhardt – Nater Dallafior

Peter Burckhardt – Schellenberg Wittmer

Aurélie Conrad Hari – Bär & Karrer

Roberto Dallafior – Nater Dallafior

Daniel Eisele – Niederer Kraft Frey

Christophe Emonet – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Harold Frey – Lenz & Staehelin

Joachim Frick – Baker McKenzie

Rodolphe Gautier – Walder Wyss

Sandrine Giroud – Lalive

Karin Graf – VISCHER

Robin Grand – Niedermann Attorneys at Law

Peter Hafner – Wenger Vieli

Valentina Hirsiger – Baker McKenzie

Daniel Hochstrasser – Daniel Hochstrasser

Dieter A. Hofmann – Walder Wyss

Nadja Jaisli Kull – Bär & Karrer

Laurent Killias – Killias & Legler Dispute Resolution

Daniel Kinzer – CMS

Stefan Leimgruber – Schellenberg Wittmer

Tamir Livschitz – 5Gambit Disputes

Jean Marguerat  – MLL Legal

Florian Mohs – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Robin Moser  – Loyens & Loeff

Simon Ntah – Baker McKenzie

Stefanie Pfisterer – Homburger

Peter Reichart – Wartmann Merker

Matthew Reiter – Bär & Karrer

Birgit Sambeth – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Daniel Tunik – Lenz & Staehelin

Clarisse von Wunschheim – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Thomas Weibel – VISCHER

Jodok Wicki – CMS

 

 

LAWFIRM OF THE YEAR PRIVATE EQUITY

 

CMS

Bär & Karrer

id est avocats

Loyens & Loeff

Niederer Kraft Frey

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR PRIVATE EQUITY

 

Marina Castelli-Joos – id est avocats

Daniel Jenny – CMS

Stefan Knobloch – Walder Wyss

Jürg Luginbühl – VISCHER

Christoph Neeracher – Bär & Karrer

Nicolas Wehrli – Loyens & Loeff

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

 

Advestra

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

Baur Hürlimann

BianchiSchwald

Bratschi

CMS

Kellerhals Carrard

Lenz & Staehelin

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Schellenberg Wittmer

Walder Wyss

Wenger Vieli

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

 

Cécile Berger Meyer – Lenz & Staehelin

Josef Caleff – Schellenberg Wittmer

Stefan Gerster – CMS

Roman Heiz – Wenger Vieli

Roland Hürlimann – Baur Hürlimann

Beat Kühni – Lenz & Staehelin

Michael Lips – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Samuel Marbacher – Baker McKenzie

Fabiano Menghini  – Niederer Kraft Frey

Marc Metzger – Valfor Attorneys-at-Law

Wolfgang Müller – MLL Legal

Francis Nordmann – Walder Wyss

Corrado Rampini – Bär & Karrer

Rocco Rigozzi – Bär & Karrer

Sibylle Schnyder – CMS

Andreas Vögeli – Niederer Kraft Frey

Alexander Wyss – Baker McKenzie

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX

 

ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein

Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

CMS

Deloitte

Homburger

Lenz & Staehelin

Loyens & Loeff

Ludwig + Partner

MLL Legal

Niederer Kraft Frey

Oberson Abels

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

PwC

Riedweg & Partner

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

Walder Wyss

Wenger Vieli

 

 

PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR TAX

 

Lukas Aebi – Lenz & Staehelin

Daniel Bader – Bär & Karrer

Beat Baumgartner – Loyens & Loeff

Sarah Busca Bouvin – CMS

Mark Cagienard – CMS

Harun Can – SwissVAT

Jean-Blaise Eckert – Lenz & Staehelin

Sebastiano Garufi Giuliani – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Pierre-Marie Glauser – OBERSON ABELS

Thomas Graf – Niederer Kraft Frey

Andreas Helbing – ADB Altorfer Duss & Beilstein

Susanne Liebel-Kotz – Baker McKenzie

Jean-Frédéric Maraia – Schellenberg Wittmer

Arnaud Martin  – MLL Legal

René Matteotti – Tax Partner

Thomas Nabholz – MLL Legal

Christoph Niederer – VISCHER

Xavier Oberson – OBERSON ABELS

Stefan Oesterhelt – Homburger

Andrio Orler – CMS

Floran Ponce – Lenz & Staehelin

Peter Riedweg – Riedweg & Partner

Dimitri Rotter  – MLL Legal

Susanne Schreiber – Bär & Karrer

Jonas Sigrist – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Christoph Suter – Bär & Karrer

Fabian Sutter – Loyens & Loeff

Nadia Tarolli – VISCHER

Pierre-Yves Vuagniaux – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

Maurus Winzap – Walder Wyss

 

 

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR WHITE COLLAR CRIME

 

Baker McKenzie

Bär & Karrer

Brun & Forrer

CMS

Homburger

Lalive

Lenz & Staehelin

MANGEAT

Monfrini Bitton Klein

Niederer Kraft Frey

OBERSON ABELS

Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

RVMH Avocats

Schellenberg Wittmer

VISCHER

 

 

LAWYER OF THE YEAR WHITE COLLAR CRIME

 

Claudio Bazzani – Homburger

Anne Valérie Julen Berthod – OBERSON ABELS

David Bitton – Monfrini Bitton Klein

Peter Burckhardt – Schellenberg Wittmer

Jean-Marc Carnicé – Canonica Valticos Carnicé & Associés

Flavio Delli Colli – Lenz & Staehelin

Christophe Emonet – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Andrew M. Garbarski – Bär & Karrer

Jonas D. Gassmann – VISCHER

Sandrine Giroud – Lalive

Maurice Harari – Harari Avocats

Marc Henzelin – REGO AVOCATS

Patrick Hunziker – RVMH Avocats

Christoph Kurth – Baker McKenzie

Saverio Lembo – Bär & Karrer

Bernhard Lötscher – CMS

Alain Macaluso – Poncet Turrettini avocats

Hikmat Maleh – Lenz & Staehelin

Grégoire Mangeat – MANGEAT

Dominique Müller – Lenz & Staehelin

Philippe Neyroud – Aubert Neyroud Stückelberg Fratini

Simon Ntah – Baker McKenzie

Alec Reymond – @lex avocats

Thomas Werlen – Quinn Emanuel

 

 

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

 

ABB

Acer

Audemars Piguet

Avolta Group

AXA Switzerland

Bayer Consumer Care

Climeworks

CNH Industrial

Duferco

EFG International

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Galderma

gategroup

Glencore

implenia

Kanadevia Inova

Lindt & Sprüngli

Linxon

Lonza

Microsoft

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Nestlé

Novartis

Ringier

Roche

ROLEX

SBB Immobilien

SMG Swiss Marketplace Group

STMicroelectronics

UBS

Zurich Insurance Group

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR

 

Dahir Ali – CNH Industrial

Pierre-Jérôme Blain – Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Claudia Böckstiegel  – Roche

Andreas Bohrer – Lonza

Stefan Buerge – Oxyle

Pascal Buergin – Bayer Consumer Care

Melissa Cacciotti – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Claudio Elia – STMicroelectronics

Kevin Forjette – gategroup

Mathias Gaertner – ABB

Leanne Geale – Nestlé

German Grüniger – implenia

Karen Hale – Novartis

Philippe Hengy – AXA Switzerland

Bobby Jacob – Avolta Group

Barbara Keiser – gategroup

Arnold Koger- Novartis

Barbara Levi – UBS

Manuel Liatowitsch – Ringier

Federico Piccaluga  – Duferco

Jennifer Picenoni –  Lindt & Sprüngli

Nicole Olsman – Linxon

Katja Roth Pellanda – Zurich Insurance

Nakisa Serry – Galderma

Vincenzo Spandri – Kanadevia Inova

Géraldine Stalder – Audemars Piguet

Shaun Teichner – Glencore

Karim Tejani – Microsoft

Alexander Troller – ROLEX

David Wang – Climeworks

Guido Wennemer – Acer

Matteo Zapparoli – EFG International

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT

 

Alstom (Bombardier Transportation)

Autoneum

Bcomp

BMW

CNH Industrial

DHL

DSV

easyJet

Garrett – Advancing Motion

Kuehne-nagel

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Nova Marine Carriers

Oetiker Group

SBB CFF FFS

Swiss International Airlines

SwissMarine

Swissport

The Carlyle Group

Thurcargo

Zurich Airport

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT

 

Dahir Ali – CNH Industrial

Stephanie Bregy- SBB CFF FFS

Melissa Cacciotti – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Ilse De Loof – Swissport

Edoardo Disetti – MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

Elizabeth Leonhardt – SwissMarine

Veronica Lierau – Autoneum

Angelika Lins – Zurich Airport

Jérôme Maironi – Garrett – Advancing Motion

Victoria Müller – Oetiker Group

Marc Pfeffer – Kuehne-Nagel

Gabriella Reccia  – Nova Marine Carriers

Samuel Siegrist – BMW

Nora Zinsli – DHL

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM BANKING & FINANCE

 

AMAG Leasing

Banca del Ceresio

Banca dello Stato del Canton Ticino

Banca Zarattini & Co

BCV – Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Caterpillar Financial

Corner Banca

Deutsche Bank

Edmond de Rothschild

EFG International

Gryphon Invest

Intesa Sanpaolo Privatbank (Suisse)

Julius Baer

Mirabaud Group

Nexent Bank (Suisse)

Partners group

Pictet Asset Management

Schroders

SIX

Swisscard AECS

TAS

Temenos

UBS

Valiant Bank

Zürcher Kantonalbank

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL BANKING & FINANCE

 

Kateryna Bondar – Nexent Bank (Suisse)

Pascale Colin – EFG International

Deirdre Dempsey – Temenos

Chantal Dreher – Deutsche Bank

Roberto Fior  – Banca Zarattini & Co

Tom Fischer – Zürcher Kantonalbank

Giacomo Gianella  – Banca del Ceresio

Christian Haitz – Gryphon Invest

Christoph Hiestand – Julius Baer

Andreas Knecht – Partners group

Philippe L’Eplattenier – BCV – Banque Cantonale Vaudoise

Barbara Levi – UBS

Vasco Nesti  – Intesa Sanpaolo Private bank (Suisse)

Oliver Oexl – Schroders

René Oppliger – Valiant Bank

Fabienne-Anne Rehulka – SIX

Flavio Spagnolo – Corner Banca

Nicolas Tschopp – Pictet Asset

Damian Weiss – Swisscard AECS

Matteo Zapparoli – EFG International

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM CONSTRUCTION, PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE

 

ABB

AMMEGA

Arbonia

Clariant International

Emerson Corporate

Garrett Garrett – Advancing Motion

Gurit

implenia

ISS Schweiz

IXM

LafargeHolcim

Le Creuset

Linxon

Metalor Technologies

Mikron Group

SBB CFF FFS

Schindler

SIG

Sika

Verisure

Vesuvius

Von Roll

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL CONSTRUCTION, PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE

 

Stephanie Bregy – SBB CFF FFS

Valérie Collaudin – AMMEGA

Nina Cronstedt- Verisure

Alexandre Fellay – Metalor Technologies

Mathias Gaertner – ABB

German Grüniger – Implenia

Thomas Högfors – ABB

Philippe A. Huber – SIG Group

Daniel Hufschmid – Gurit

Jérôme Maironi – Garrett – Advancing Motion

Raffaella Marzi – Sika

Nicole Olsman – Linxon

Luigi Rancan – Aziende Industriali di Lugano

Elisa Romano- Mikron Group

Urs Schwartz- Victorinox

Sandro Sergio – Arbonia

Marco Stefanoni – ISS Schweiz

Jason Podrats  – IXM

Petra Andrea Winkler – Schindler Group

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM REAL ESTATE

 

AXA Investment Managers

implenia

HRS Real Estate

PSP Swiss Property

SBB Immobilien

Swiss Life Asset Management

Swiss Prime Site

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL REAL ESTATE

 

Corinne Bühler – AXA Investment Managers

Stefan Grob –  Swiss Life Asset Management

German Grüniger – Implenia

Jürg Sommer – Swiss Prime Site

Gregory Pauli – SBB Immobilien

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM FASHION, DESIGN, LUXURY

 

Abercrombie & Fitch

Audemars Piguet

Bally

Cartier

DSQUARED2

Ermenegildo Zegna Group

Guess

Lalique Group

La Martina Europe

Montblanc

Prada Group

Ralph Lauren

Richemont

ROLEX

SWAROVSKI

Tally Weijl

Valentino

VF Corporation

Zegna

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FASHION, DESIGN, LUXURY

 

Andrea Casu – VF Corporation

Massimiliano Giulini  – La Martina

Giulia Marinoni – poltronesofà

Elena Mauri – Ermenegildo Zegna Group

Axel Meyer – Richemont

Stefania Panigada – DSQUARED2

Giulio Paracino – SWAROVSKI

Géraldine Stalder – Audemars Piguet

Alexander Troller – ROLEX

Murielle Vincenti – Prada Group

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM ENERGY & RENEWABLES

 

Accelleron

AEW Energie

Ail

Azienda Elettrica Ticinese

Capital Dynamics

Climeworks

DITH

Duferco

DXT Commodities

Glencore

Hitachi Zosen Inova

Jinko Solar Co

Kanadevia Inova

Landis+Gyr

MET Group

Meyer Burger Technology

NLMK Group

Oxyle

Partners Group

Trasteel international

VAROPreem

Weatherford International

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL ENERGY & RENEWABLES

 

Oliver Albrecht – Accelleron

Charles Anderson – MET Group

Keir Ashton – VAROPreem

Stefan Buerge – Oxyle

Francesco De Stales – Jinko Solar Co

Graham Donnell – DITH

Holger Klafs – Landis+Gyr

Andreas Knecht – Partners Group

Alberto Malavenda – NLMK Group

Federico Piccaluga  – Duferco

Katja Tavernaro – Meyer Burger Technology

Shaun Teichner – Glencore

Vincenzo Spandri – Kanadevia Inova

David Wang – Climeworks

Harald Zeiter – Capital Dynamics

Carlotta Zerega  – DXT Commodities

 

 

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM FOOD & BEVERAGE

 

Barry Callebaut Group

Cargill

Coca-Cola HBC

Coop

gategroup

Lindt & Sprüngli

Louis Dreyfus Group

Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund

Nestlé

Selecta

Transgourmet Schweiz

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FOOD & BEVERAGE

 

Leanne Geale  – Nestlé

Matthias Glatthaar – Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund

Jan Gustavsson – Coca-Cola HBC

Pascal Favre – Castel Africa

Kevin Forjette – gategroup

Christian Joss – Coop

Barbara Keiser – gategroup

Jennifer Picenoni – Lindt & Sprüngli

Neal Sawatzke – Cargill

Massimiliano Talli – Louis Dreyfus Group

Philipp Muheim – Barry Callebaut Group

 

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM INSURANCE

 

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty

AXA Switzerland

Chubb

CSS Versicherung

Generali Switzerland

Helvetia Baloise Group

Octium Group

Schweizerische Mobiliar

Swiss Life

Swiss Re

wefox

Zurich Insurance

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL INSURANCE

 

Hermann Geiger – Swiss Re

Philippe Hengy – AXA Switzerland

Andreas Letsch – Chubb

Marc Olivier Morant – wefox

Katja Roth Pellanda – Zurich Insurance

Stefan Thomann – Helvetia Baloise Group

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM PHARMA, HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES

 

3M

Araris Biotech

Axmed

Bayer

Bayer Consumer Care

Clariant International

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Fresenius Medical Care

Galderma

Ineos

Ivoclar Vivadent

KD Pharma Group

Lonza

medmix

Memo Therapeutics

Novartis

Numab Therapeutics

Pfizer

Roche

Sandoz

Santhera Pharmaceuticals

SHL Medical

Sonova Group

Tecan

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL PHARMA, HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES

 

Alejandro Bes – Axmed

Pierre-Jérôme Blain – Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Andreas Bohrer – Lonza

Claudia Böckstiegel  – Roche

Franz Brand – Sonova Group

Pascal Buergin – Bayer Consumer Care

Elmar Büth  – Ivoclar Vivadent

Ana Gil-Robles – Galderma

Karen Hale – Novartis

Kathleen Hofmann – KD Pharma Group

Barbara Lange – SHL Medical

Oliver P. Kronenberg – Santhera Pharmaceuticals

Martin Kraft – Pfizer

Xavier Schops – medmix

Nakisa Serry – Galderma

James Singleton – Numab Therapeutics

Ingrid Sollerer – Sandoz

Olga Tapias Cia – Exact Sciences

Andreas Wilhelm – Tecan

 

 

IN-HOUSE TEAM TMT

 

Acer

Capgemini

citrix systems

eBay

Google

Kyndryl

Microsoft

Netflix

Oracle

PHOENIQS

Ripple

RUAG International

Semtech

STMicroelectronics

Swisscom

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

 

 

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL TMT

 

Thomas Eisenring – Capgemini

Claudio Elia – STMicroelectronics

Karim Ferdjani – Kyndryl

Jeffrey Gutierrez – Semtech

Pejman Madani – Oracle

Philipp Setz – PHOENIQS

Karim Tejani – Microsoft

Guido Wennemer – Acer

IN-HOUSE CATEGORIES

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR

Novartis

The legal department demonstrates strong capabilities in supporting an innovative medicines business, effectively navigating regulatory, compliance, and commercial challenges. The team combines multidisciplinary expertise with a proactive approach, enabling efficient management of complex cross-border projects and alignment with evolving market and regulatory demands.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR

Manuel Liatowitsch – Ringier

The professional is highly regarded legal practitioner who plays a central role in supporting complex media and digital operations, combining strategic oversight with a strong ability to navigate evolving commercial and regulatory challenges.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company

The legal team stands out for its deep sector knowledge and ability to address complex operational and regulatory matters within the transport and logistics industry. By supporting large-scale international operations, the team plays a key role in ensuring business continuity and operational efficiency.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORT

Dahir Ali – CNH Industrial

The professional demonstrates strong leadership in supporting complex industrial and transport operations, navigating regulatory frameworks, and leading high-value negotiations in a dynamic, cross-border environment.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE

EFG International

The legal department demonstrates strong expertise in handling sophisticated financial and regulatory matters, providing high-level support across banking and wealth management activities.  The team is recognized for its ability to manage complex transactions and compliance frameworks.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE

Fabienne-Anne Rehulka – SIX

The professional is recognized for a precise and analytical approach to complex financial and regulatory matters, while effectively leading a cohesive team and supporting critical infrastructure within the financial sector.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR CONSTRUCTION, PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE

ABB

The team shows notable strength in supporting large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects, addressing contractual, regulatory, and risk management challenges with precision. The team contributes to the successful execution of complex projects while aligning legal frameworks with broader business objectives.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR CONSTRUCTION, PROJECTS, INFRASTRUCTURE

Stephanie Bregy – SBB CFF FFS   

The well-known professional brings extensive expertise in engineering and infrastructure law, advising on large-scale projects and cross-border matters while overseeing legal and compliance functions with a strategic focus.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

SBB Immobilien

The team demonstrates solid expertise in real estate matters, effectively supporting the company’s portfolio management and development activities. With a strong understanding of sector-specific legal frameworks, professionals play important role in structuring transactions and mitigating risks in a dynamic market environment.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

German Grüniger – Implenia

With deep expertise in real estate law, the professional plays a key role in structuring complex projects and transactions while consistently delivering commercially sound legal solutions.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FASHION, DESIGN, LUXURY

Ermenegildo Zegna Group 

The legal department brings strong capabilities in supporting a global luxury business, addressing matters related to brand protection, commercial agreements, and international expansion. The team consistently delivers legal guidance that aligns with the company’s strategic positioning and growth in the fashion and luxury sector.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FASHION, DESIGN, LUXURY

Géraldine Stalder – Audemars Piguet  

The highly regarded professional advises a globally known heritage luxury brand, combining litigation expertise with a strong grasp of brand protection, regulatory, and commercial matters in a highly reputation-driven sector.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR ENERGY & RENEWABLES

Climeworks

The legal team demonstrates expertise in navigating the regulatory and contractual complexities of the energy transition and carbon removal sector. By supporting innovative projects and emerging technologies, the team plays a key role in enabling the company’s growth while ensuring compliance within an evolving legal and policy landscape.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR ENERGY & RENEWABLES

Vincenzo Spandri – Kanadevia Inova

The professional plays a key role in supporting energy transition projects, advising on complex regulatory and contractual frameworks while enabling the development of innovative and capital-intensive infrastructure.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE

gategroup  

The team plays a central role in supporting complex, high-volume operations, effectively managing a broad range of legal matters while ensuring alignment with strategic and operational priorities.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR FOOD & BEVERAGE

Jennifer Picenoni – Lindt & Sprüngli  

Through a transparent and solution-oriented leadership style, she strengthens corporate governance while supporting brand-driven operations and navigating regulatory and commercial challenges in a highly competitive market.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR INSURANCE

AXA Switzerland

Distinguished by its strong analytical capabilities, the legal department navigates intricate regulatory and operational frameworks, delivering consistent and strategically grounded legal support.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR INSURANCE

Katja Roth Pellanda – Zurich Insurance

An experienced legal professional operating within a global insurance environment, bringing extensive experience to complex regulatory and claims-related matters, and consistently delivering pragmatic solutions in a highly supervised sector.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR PHARMA, HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES

Lonza

With a well-structured and coordinated approach, the team delivers high-quality legal support on critical matters, ensuring efficient and business-focused outcomes in a complex regulatory environment.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR PHARMA, HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES

Pascal Buergin – Bayer Consumer Care

With significant international experience, the professional advises a leading healthcare business on regulatory, compliance, and commercial matters, supporting market-facing activities in a tightly controlled and science-driven sector.

IN-HOUSE TEAM OF THE YEAR TMT

STMicroelectronics  

Operating at the intersection of technology, IP, and data regulation, the team supports complex innovation-driven activities, delivering commercially focused guidance in a fast-evolving and highly technical environment.

IN-HOUSE COUNSEL OF THE YEAR TMT

Pejman Madani – Oracle

The professional combines deep understanding of technology-driven business models with expertise in data, cloud, and commercial contracting, supporting operations in a highly dynamic and innovation-led environment.

PRIVATE PRACTICE CATEGORIES

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR

Bär & Karrer

This team has consistently shown its strong capability to handle highly complex, high-value mandates in the market, blending extensive legal expertise with a sharp strategic outlook and a strong commercial focus.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR

Frank Gerhard – Homburger

The professional brings extensive experience in managing high-value domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, with broad exposure across a wide range of industries and practice areas. He is recognized among clients and market peers for his extensive expertise and solution-driven approach.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR ADMINISTRATIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL

Astrid Waser – Lenz & Staehelin

The lawyer heads the ESG practice, focusing on public procurement, administrative, and environmental law. She is widely recognized for her strong expertise and comprehensive advice in complex legal matters.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION

Homburger

The team is known for its outstanding track record in complex commercial disputes. It supports clients across diverse industries, including energy, manufacturing, and logistics, delivering strategic, solutions-driven advice in high-stakes matters.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR ARBITRATION

Clarisse von Wunschheim – Altenburger Ltd legal + tax

The lawyer leverages her international expertise to manage a broad spectrum of arbitration cases, including contractual and post-M&A disputes. She is known for her strong commitment to client needs.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE

Bär & Karrer

The highly specialized team advises financial sector clients on a broad range of regulatory matters. The professionals represent both lenders and borrowers across various financing transactions, such as corporate finance, secured facilities, and acquisition finance.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR BANKING & FINANCE

Oliver Widmer – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

The lawyer has extensive expertise in banking, finance, and capital markets, spanning both regulatory and transactional matters. Known for his pragmatic approach and deep expertise, he advises domestic and international banks, financial institutions, wealth managers, and high-net-worth individuals.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS

Niederer Kraft Frey

The team is one of the leading national practices in complex capital markets transactions, particularly recognized for its expertise in debt deals and bond issuances, and is known for its reliable legal guidance and strong commercial awareness.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR CAPITAL MARKETS

Matthias Courvoisier – Baker McKenzie

The professional has extensive experience in Swiss capital markets transactions, including public takeovers, IPOs, and other equity offerings. He combines deep legal expertise with a pragmatic approach to managing complex issues.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A

Homburger

The team is highly regarded for its expertise in acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity deals, and divestments. It advises both domestic and international clients, offering broad corporate law expertise and delivering clear, business-focused legal guidance.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR CORPORATE M&A

Tino Gaberthüel – Lenz & Staehelin

The professional leads the firm’s practice and brings extensive experience advising on both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, with a particular focus on public tender offers and private equity buyouts. Under his leadership, the team advised on one of the most significant Swiss public M&A transactions in recent years.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST

Schellenberg Wittmer

The team has deep experience in competition law, supporting clients in obtaining clearance for proposed mergers and representing them in investigations concerning alleged abuse of dominance or cartel activity. It advises leading clients across a variety of sectors, including pharmaceuticals and energy.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION & ANTITRUST

Jens Steger – Norton Rose Fulbright

The lawyer advises multinational and Swiss companies, as well as industry associations, on a wide range of antitrust and merger control matters. With strong regulatory expertise and a proven track record in both domestic and cross-border transactions, he is consistently recognized for maintaining exceptional standards.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCES, PHARMA

MLL Legal

The team is one of the leading players in Switzerland for advising pharmaceutical clients especially at the interface between IP issues and regulatory questions as well as reimbursement and pricing. With extensive expertise and a proven track record, the team is a trusted choice for major pharmaceutical companies seeking to protect their most valuable products.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR HEALTHCARE, LIFE SCIENCES, PHARMA

Claudia Götz Staehelin – Nater Dallafior

With over 20 years of experience, the lawyer advises leading clients in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sector on a broad range of regulatory matters, including supply chain and manufacturing compliance and advertising issues. She also handles complex litigation and arbitration matters.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR IP&TMT

Lara Dorigo – Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

As head of the Intellectual Property group, the professional has extensive experience across all areas of intellectual property law, with a particular focus on technology-related matters. She is known for her work in advising on patent and trademark litigation and prosecution.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LABOUR

Streiff von Kaenel

The team advises employers and employees on employment law across various industries, with particular expertise in social security, pensions, and public sector matters. The professionals combine strong legal expertise with practical experience and deep knowledge of the Swiss labour market.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR

Roberta Papa – Blesi & Papa

The professional advises clients on a broad range of employment matters, including pensions, contracts, working time disputes, and employment aspects of corporate reorganisations. She is highly dedicated and combines strong legal expertise with a pragmatic approach.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR LABOUR ADVISORY

Ueli Sommer – Littler

The professional has extensive experience across all areas of employment law, with a strong focus on supporting clients in their day-to-day HR needs and complex compensation matters.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LITIGATION

Schellenberg Wittmer

The firm runs one of Switzerland’s leading and largest practices, advising major domestic and international clients on complex commercial disputes, including shareholder and post-M&A litigation. The team is known for its strong legal expertise, innovative thinking, and client-focused service.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR LITIGATION

Tamir Livschitz – 5Gambit Disputes

The lawyer focuses on cross-border, corporate, and post-M&A litigation, and advises on contractual disputes and regulatory investigations. He is regarded as one of Switzerland’s leading litigation practitioners, known for his strong expertise and extensive legal knowledge.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR PRIVATE EQUITY

Niederer Kraft Frey

The professionals provide advice to both domestic and international companies on a broad spectrum of private equity and strategic transactions. The team stands out for its distinctive combination of deep legal knowledge and solution-driven approach.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR PRIVATE EQUITY

Nicolas Wehrli – Loyens & Loeff

The lawyer is highly experienced in advising on both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, with a strong emphasis on private M&A and private equity deals. He works with international private equity funds and multinational corporations operating across diverse industries.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

Wenger Vieli

The team advise and represents clients across all stages and types of real estate and construction projects. The professionals are known for their pragmatic, solution-focused, and hands-on approach, with a strong focus on clients’ needs.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR REAL ESTATE

Alexander Wyss – Baker McKenzie

The lawyer frequently supports clients on property acquisitions and real estate M&A transactions, representing developers, hospitality operators, and asset managers. He is valued for his forward-thinking approach, understanding of business priorities, and responsiveness.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR TAX

Loyens & Loeff

The professionals regularly advise clients on the tax structuring of corporate transactions and reorganisations. The team is well equipped to handle complex, high-value cross-border matters. Clients particularly appreciate their pragmatic and straightforward problem-solving approach.

PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR TAX

Susanne Schreiber – Bär & Karrer

Under her leadership, the team provides strategic tax advice on complex, high-value M&A transactions, financing structures, and capital markets deals. Clients value her for her precision and clarity, as well as her ability to explain complex issues in a concise manner.

LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR WHITE COLLAR CRIME

Lenz & Staehelin

The team has a strong expertise in corporate investigations and criminal defence work. It supports companies and financial institutions in disputes involving financial misconduct, such as bribery, fraud, and misappropriation of funds. Clients value the team for its solid legal knowledge, prompt communication, and reliable support.

LAWYER OF THE YEAR WHITE COLLAR CRIME

Grégoire Mangeat – MANGEAT

The lawyer is a highly experienced professional who often advises and represents private clients across a broad spectrum of criminal cases, including financial crimes. Combining in-depth legal knowledge with a sharp strategic mindset, he is widely regarded as a trusted advisor for intricate matters.