Borel & Barbey has strengthened its Private Clients department with the appointment of Edouard Houman as Counsel, bringing expertise in international wealth structuring, trusts and foundations, with a particular focus on clients with ties to the Middle East.
Bär & Karrer has appointed Clara-Ann Gordon as Partner and co-head of its Tech, Data and Cyber Group, joining the firm from NKF alongside existing partners Christian Kunz, Markus Wang and Michele Bernasconi.
MLL Legal has strengthened its Private Clients practice in Zurich with the arrival of Florence Hediger as Partner, bolstering the firm's tax and succession planning capabilities for high-net-worth clients.
Pestalozzi has added Matthias Courvoisier as a partner in its Zurich office, strengthening the firm's capital markets practice with a lawyer experienced in equity and debt transactions, public takeovers and cross-border M&A.
Wenger Vieli has appointed Markus Dörig as Of Counsel, effective 1 September 2026, reinforcing the firm's insurance practice and broadening its offering in banking, financial services, investment funds and private client work.
MME Legal expands its partnership base with the hire of tax and legal partner Sven Kälin (pictured). Moving from Niederer Kraft Frey, where he spent more than six year from 2020 onwards, Kälin advises
MLL Legal has strengthened its Zurich tax practice with the return of Dr Julian Kläser as partner, bringing expertise in cross-border tax matters, private clients advisory and DLT/crypto-related tax issues.
Giulio Palermo has left Archipel after more than eight years to establish his own arbitration boutique, GPA Law, based in Geneva, with a practice now focused primarily on serving as arbitrator.
Wenger Plattner has appointed Dr. Dirk Spacek as partner in its IP/IT & Data Protection Practice Group, effective July 1, 2026, bringing expertise in technology, cybersecurity and data protection law.
Swiss law firm Advestra has appointed Aïleen Legré as Counsel, reinforcing its M&A and corporate reorganisation practice with international transactional expertise spanning healthcare, financial services, industrials and tech.
