Beat Schwarz

Beat Schwarz is named by various leading legal directories in his fields of expertise. Recent reports include:

• “Beat Schwarz is a strong performer who can run every aspect of a deal, from commercial and strategic matters down to the nuts-and-bolts process points.” Chambers M&A 2023
• “He helped navigate complex shareholder dynamics to achieve an optimal outcome for our team.” Chambers M&A 2023
• "Beat Schwarz was particularly impressive in his unfailing availability, affability and acumen." Chambers M&A 2021
• "His ability to keep composure under pressure is spectacular, regardless of the time of day or night." Chambers M&A 2021
• “very skilled and knowledgeable” Chambers M&A 2020
• "experienced, diligent and pragmatic" Chambers M&A 2020
• Beat Schwarz was also mentioned as recommended by clients in IFLR 2020 and 2021 (M&A) and Legal500 2021 for M&A, debt capital market and insurance regulatory work
• "knowledgeable and practical" - Legal500 2019 (M&A)
• "He's quick, always responsive and competent" - IFLR1000 2018 (M&A)
• "Beat Schwarz impresses in banking M&A and financial transactions." - Legal500 2018
• Beat Schwarz was also mentioned as recommended by clients in Legal500 2018 for capital markets work and as "a name to note" in Legal500 2019.

Beat Schwarz is a graduate of the University of St. Gallen (lic. iur. HSG, 2004) and Cornell University School of Law (LL.M., 2008). In 2003, he worked for the Swiss Federal Competition Authorities practicing Swiss antitrust law. Beat Schwarz joined Pestalozzi as a junior associate in 2004 and became an associate after his admission to the Zurich bar in 2006. After graduating from Cornell in 2008, he practiced as a foreign associate with a U.S. law firm in New York in international and U.S. domestic commercial, corporate/M&A and financing transactions and rejoined Pestalozzi end of 2009.