Petra Hanselmann

Partner
Attorney at law, LL.M.

Feldeggstrasse 4
8008 Zürich
Schweiz
T +41 44 217 92 37
petra.hanselmann@pestalozzilaw.com

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Petra Hanselmann is a very strong lawyer with great dedication to the deal.

Chambers & Partners, 2025

Petra Hanselmann has a really high level of experience in M&A transactions and is an outstanding negotiator.

Chambers & Partners, 2025

She is very commercial and calm in her approach to get results.

Chambers & Partners, 2024

Petra Hanselmann is an excellent lawyer with high commercial awareness.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

She is a great lawyer with a very high level of responsiveness who is able to provide pragmatic and practical solutions to complex legal issues.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

She is very business-minded and service-oriented.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

The team, including Petra Hanselmann, is very hands-on and easy to deal with, while at the same time persistent and always acting in the best interest of the client.

The Legal 500, 2022

Petra Hanselmann is very pragmatic, well-organized and always on top of things as well as business-minded and a strong negotiator. Her advice exceeds expectations as she understands and considers the client’s strategy, business model and industry.

The Legal 500, 2020

Petra Hanselmann is a partner and member of the Corporate / M&A group in Zurich. She advises clients in mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and corporate reorganisations, including pre-transaction restructurings and post-acquisition integrations. Petra Hanselmann has broad experience in cross-border M&A, carve-outs and joint venture transactions in particular. She also routinely advises on general corporate and corporate governance matters.

Petra Hanselmann has broad experience in a range of product and service sectors, including consumer goods, industrial, healthcare and technology.

Petra Hanselmann is recommended in her fields of expertise by various leading legal directories, including Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500. Recent reports include the following:

• "The team, including Petra Hanselmann, is very hands-on and easy to deal with, while at the same time persistent and always acting in the best interest of the client." (The Legal 500, 2022)

• "Petra Hanselmann continues to develop a strong practice in Zurich, offering expertise in cross-border acquisitions, carve-outs and restructuring mandates." (Chambers, 2022)

• "Petra Hanselmann is very pragmatic, well-organized and always on top of things as well as business-minded and a strong negotiator. Her advice exceeds expectations as she understands and considers the client’s strategy, business model and industry." (The Legal 500, 2020)

Petra graduated from the University of Zurich Law School in 2002. After her bar admission in Switzerland in 2005, she obtained an LL.M. in corporate law from New York University in 2007. Before joining Pestalozzi Petra was a partner with a major international law firm in Zurich.

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