Christoph Ramstein | Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Christoph Ramstein

Senior Counsel
Attorney at law

Feldeggstrasse 4
8008 Zürich
Schweiz
T +41 44 217 92 43
christoph.ramstein@pestalozzilaw.com

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Christoph R. Ramstein is a Senior Counsel at Pestalozzi and member of the Corporate/M&A, Tax as well as Private Clients groups in Zurich. He prefers to advise start-up and mid-size companies in medical, pharma and fintech as well as transition planning. His background covers micro/macro economy, industry development/relocation, real estate, active and passive investor activity as well as asset management including financial services, industry and charitable organisations.

Christoph R. Ramstein has been a long time member of several boards of directors of bank/finance, hospitality and industrial corporations and boards of trustees of charitable foundations; he is Chairman of the board of trustees of Werner Abegg Fonds and a member of the board of directors and audit committee of Credit Agricole Indosuez (Suisse). His areas of practice are asset management, corporate law, business organization, venture capital/private equity, M&A and Integration/reorganisation, supply chain management, trade/distribution, independently wealthy entrepreneurs/private clients and related tax work. His experience includes international charitable foundations, estate planning and execution, charitable structures, and inheritance related litigation. He served as party representative and as arbitrator in commercial disputes. His industry experience includes life sciences, consumer, banking & finance, chemical and hospitality.

Christoph R. Ramstein is a former managing partner at Pestalozzi, a former president of the Banking and Finance Commission of the AIJA, and an active member of the Company Law Commission of the UIA - Union Internationale des Avocats. He frequently lectures and publishes.

Karriere

2014
  • Senior Counsel at Pestalozzi
1986
  • Partner at Pestalozzi
1983
  • Foreign associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York
1981
  • Associate at Pestalozzi
1980
  • Admitted to the Swiss Bar (Zurich)
1979
  • Law clerk District Court of Meilen
1978
  • Graduated from University of Zurich (lic. iur.)
1976
  • Graduated from University of St. Gallen, (lic. oec.)

Sprachen

Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch

Mitgliedschaften

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA)
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