Saskia Eschmann (pictured) has taken on an additional global responsibility within Beiersdorf Group. Since June 2026, she serves as General Counsel Luxury Division & Head of Global Intellectual Property, combining her current role as global General Counsel of La Prairie and Beiersdorf’s Luxury Division, including Chantecaille, with the leadership of Beiersdorf’s global IP function. In […]
Kellerhals Carrard has elected Prof. Dr Edgar Philippin as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Managing Partner at its Annual General Assembly, succeeding Beat Brechbühl as the firm marks its 20th anniversary.
Swiss law firm Bratschi has appointed Florian S. Jörg as its new Managing Partner, succeeding Sandra De Vito, while the firm's Board of Directors also undergoes significant changes with Claudio Bazzi taking over as
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre has appointed Domitille Baizeau and Victor Dawes as Co-Chairs and Thomas Walsh and Huawei Sun as Vice-Chairs, all effective 1 July 2026.
Nokia has appointed Emiliano Berti (pictured) as Lead Counsel with global responsibility for its Microwave Radio (MWR) division, effective 1 April 2026. The move places one of the company’s most experienced in-house lawyers at the helm
Effective 1 April 2026, Mirjam Koller-Trunz (pictured) is Times Attorneys’ new managing partner. Prior to joining Times Attorneys —where she became a partner in October 2023—Koller-Trunz worked as a trainee and later as an attorney-at-law at Bä
Daniel Kinzer (pictured), partner and head of dispute resolution practice at CMS in Geneva, has been elected president (bâtonnier) of the Geneva Bar Association. An expert in litigation, criminal law and white-collar crime, Kinzer
VIscher appointed managing associates Basile Walder, Elias Mühlemann and Luzius Zumstein to head the firm’s startup desk. The trio succeeds partners Christian Wyss, Damien Conus and Gian-Andrea Caprez, previous heads of the desk.
The European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA) has renewed its leadership team, unanimously reappointing Stéphanie Fougou as president for the next three years and naming Laure Lavorel and Teresa Mí
Bratschi expands its in tenancy and real estate law lineup in Lausanne with the appointment of partner Ingrid Cueva Molnar (pictured), effective since 1 March 2026. Moving from HCML Avocats, the one of Cueva Molnar is a
