Pestalozzi officialised the promotion of dispute resolution-specialist Yannick Schweizer (pictured) to counsel, effective January first 2026. The profile A member of Pestalozzi’s litigation and arbitration group in Geneva, Yannick Schweizer specialises in criminal litigation, white-collar
Effective 1 January 2026, Bratschi appointed four new partners: Bern-based Tobias Abt, Curdin Käser and Benjamin Trachsel, along with Zurich-based Kerem Altay. Tobias Abt A specialist in construction law, debt enforcement and bankruptcy law, contract law,
Walder Wyss officialised the promotion of Iliana Djagova (pictured right) to partner in the corporate and M&A team, and Matthias Lötscher (pictured left) to counsel in the banking & finance team, both
With the start of the new year, Homburger formalised the appointment of three new partners: Reto Ferrari-Visca (pictured centre), Jeremy Reichlin (pictured left), and Alexander Wherlock (pictured right). Reto Ferrari-Visca Reto Ferrari-Visca represents clients across
MME advised Kraken, as the US-based cryptocurrency exchange acquired Swiss tokenized assets specialist Backed Finance, the developer of blockchain platform xStocks. The MME team Partners Alex Enzler (corporate/M&A, pictured left) and Ronald
Effective January 1st 2026, Advestra promoted Anna Capaul to counsel. A member of the firm since its foundation in 2021, Capaul primarily focuses on M&A and other corporate transactions. She advises companies on corporate and
Niederer Kraft Frey (NKF) advised Georg Fischer (GF), as the SIX-listed Swiss industrial company completed the divestment of its iron foundry in Leipzig (Germany) to Linamar Corp, a globally active manufacturer of advanced mobility and
In December 2025, Oberson Abels officialised the opening of its new Bern office. In connection with the move, the firm welcomed Diego Clavadetscher (pictured), tax specialist and lecturer in VAT law at the University of Bern,
Kellerhals Carrard advised PostFinance as the Swiss company placed 536,000 shares in Swissquote Group Holding on the market, as part of an accelerated bookbuilding process. The package represents 3.5 per cent of the share capital and a
Bär & Karrer advised EPA-listed Synergie, as the company agreed to acquire a majority stake in House of Flexwork, a Swiss staffing agency operating under the brands Induserv, Hardworker and Payroll House. The Bä
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