Best-in-class legal services, made in Switzerland
With offices in Zurich and Geneva and specialists with expertise in all areas of business law, we are able to form customized teams to meet the needs of a vast range of international and domestic clients. Drawing on our wide-ranging experience and the total commitment of our people, we help our clients to achieve their goals quickly and efficiently. Our firm is known for diversity, integrity, outstanding quality standards and proven effectiveness.
Our expertise
As our client, you benefit from the know-how of over 150 partners, attorneys and support staff. With practice groups and expertise in all areas of business law, we are able to form customized teams to meet any challenge.
Our contacts with our international top-tier network of law firms and lawyers and our membership in Lex Mundi (www.lexmundi.com) give you access to top-quality legal services in jurisdictions worldwide.
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Our expertise
As our client, you benefit from the know-how of over 150 partners, attorneys and support staff. With practice groups and expertise in all areas of business law, we are able to form customized teams to meet any challenge.
Our contacts with our international top-tier network of law firms and lawyers and our membership in Lex Mundi (www.lexmundi.com) give you access to top-quality legal services in jurisdictions worldwide.
Our vision
As one of Switzerland’s most respected law firms, we have a single overarching ambition: to help our clients achieve their goals. In our quest for client satisfaction, we take guidance from three clearly defined values:
- caring for our clients and giving them effective, realizable and result-oriented solutions;
- professionalism and integrity, as expressed through responsible action and excellent quality; and
- our commitment to attracting and retaining skilled and dedicated people.
Our clients
We work primarily with large domestic and foreign corporations but also assist medium-sized companies in the following sectors and industries, among others:
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Banking
- Biotechnology
- Chemicals
- Commodities
- Electronics
- Financial services
- Fintech
- Food and beverage
- Government & public sector
- Industrial manufacturing
- Information technology and software
- Insurance
- Life sciences
- Luxury goods
- Mechanical engineering
- Media
- Medical devices
- Pharmaceuticals
- Power & utilities
- Private equity
- Real estate
- Shipping and logistics
- Telecommunications
- Textiles
- Trading and retail
- Travel and entertainment
Our clients, whether corporate or private, are the focus of everything we do. Drawing on the wide-ranging expertise of a diverse group of lawyers and a dynamic company culture, we are able to offer a swift, effective response whatever your needs.
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Our history
Founded in 1911 by Dr. Josef Henggeler, our firm is the longest established of all of Switzerland’s major law firms. It subsequently grew and flourished under the management of Dr. Anton Pestalozzi and Dr. Paul Gmür, providing top-flight legal advice and services to a wide range of national and international clients.
In 1992, we extended our geographical reach and opened offices in Geneva.
Since 2008 the firm has operated under the name Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd.
Our professionals
We pride ourselves on our team of eminently qualified professionals, both women and men, that enables us to handle a vast spectrum of Swiss legal issues.
Partners and Counsels
![Christophe Berclaz](/media/cache/5e/f9/5ef99f8f41e811af2979191207e0187f.jpg, /media/cache/5e/f9/5ef99f8f41e811af2979191207e0187f@2x.jpg 2x)
Christophe Berclaz
Counsel
![Ludivine Boisard](/media/cache/c6/4f/c64f35b80183447d5456f3d947099fee.jpg, /media/cache/c6/4f/c64f35b80183447d5456f3d947099fee@2x.jpg 2x)
Ludivine Boisard
Partner
![Michèle Burnier](/media/cache/33/47/33476209c1da3ea23d5536134d5af9a2.jpg, /media/cache/33/47/33476209c1da3ea23d5536134d5af9a2@2x.jpg 2x)
Michèle Burnier
Partner
![Lara Dorigo](/media/cache/4f/93/4f93e32c9fdc95e155c72cd47d6d0c35.jpg, /media/cache/4f/93/4f93e32c9fdc95e155c72cd47d6d0c35@2x.jpg 2x)
Lara Dorigo
Partner
![Sarah Drukarch](/media/cache/75/d4/75d409836a850285b1837ccad378e3eb.jpg, /media/cache/75/d4/75d409836a850285b1837ccad378e3eb@2x.jpg 2x)
Sarah Drukarch
Partner
![Christophe Emonet](/media/cache/a8/a3/a8a386c8d9e96bfca983d67c618117c6.jpg, /media/cache/a8/a3/a8a386c8d9e96bfca983d67c618117c6@2x.jpg 2x)
Christophe Emonet
Partner
![Petra Hanselmann](/media/cache/d4/f3/d4f3364382e89a30077e1dfafc911069.jpg, /media/cache/d4/f3/d4f3364382e89a30077e1dfafc911069@2x.jpg 2x)
Petra Hanselmann
Partner
![Nils Harbeke](/media/cache/ca/87/ca878de2dee266311238c70b8fd936fb.jpg, /media/cache/ca/87/ca878de2dee266311238c70b8fd936fb@2x.jpg 2x)
Nils Harbeke
Partner
![Nicolas C. Herren](/media/cache/0e/e2/0ee26bf05f347600be455fdeb427b7be.jpg, /media/cache/0e/e2/0ee26bf05f347600be455fdeb427b7be@2x.jpg 2x)
Nicolas C. Herren
Partner
![Andrea Huber](/media/cache/84/45/8445acba22a901ed592c2f14883e2f13.jpg, /media/cache/84/45/8445acba22a901ed592c2f14883e2f13@2x.jpg 2x)
Andrea Huber
Partner
![Alexandra C. Johnson](/media/cache/42/43/4243916e4b22c921926fc6fef7678164.jpg, /media/cache/42/43/4243916e4b22c921926fc6fef7678164@2x.jpg 2x)
Alexandra C. Johnson
Partner
![Franz J. Kessler](/media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac.jpg, /media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac@2x.jpg 2x)
Franz J. Kessler
Partner
![Laurent Killias](/media/cache/5a/45/5a45ad4f317d52730766595b4189d6fc.jpg, /media/cache/5a/45/5a45ad4f317d52730766595b4189d6fc@2x.jpg 2x)
Laurent Killias
Partner
![Michael Kramer](/media/cache/fb/de/fbde18f09083d001cda7ac5bc17ee02b.jpg, /media/cache/fb/de/fbde18f09083d001cda7ac5bc17ee02b@2x.jpg 2x)
Michael Kramer
Partner
![Christoph Lang](/media/cache/b3/76/b376e59005b008410686e6b502325702.jpg, /media/cache/b3/76/b376e59005b008410686e6b502325702@2x.jpg 2x)
Christoph Lang
Partner
![Thomas Legler](/media/cache/d7/44/d74445bc81e26899e694a21ec679980b.jpg, /media/cache/d7/44/d74445bc81e26899e694a21ec679980b@2x.jpg 2x)
Thomas Legler
Partner
![Christian Leuenberger](/media/cache/c2/17/c217300e78a1ec7f6d92c8512c47fb1d.jpg, /media/cache/c2/17/c217300e78a1ec7f6d92c8512c47fb1d@2x.jpg 2x)
Christian Leuenberger
Partner
![Andreas Lienhard](/media/cache/cc/ce/ccce6f0e094afba9da0f3da0764279fa.jpg, /media/cache/cc/ce/ccce6f0e094afba9da0f3da0764279fa@2x.jpg 2x)
Andreas Lienhard
Partner
![Michael Lips](/media/cache/f6/ab/f6abc2a7a34dbc21b0121c489a2862ff.jpg, /media/cache/f6/ab/f6abc2a7a34dbc21b0121c489a2862ff@2x.jpg 2x)
Michael Lips
Partner
![Fabian Martens](/media/cache/73/f8/73f81141bfb63158815466a4fff0a632.jpg, /media/cache/73/f8/73f81141bfb63158815466a4fff0a632@2x.jpg 2x)
Fabian Martens
Partner
![Christine Moehler](/media/cache/c6/4b/c64b9a880cfed44d2bab092a00c52d3b.jpg, /media/cache/c6/4b/c64b9a880cfed44d2bab092a00c52d3b@2x.jpg 2x)
Christine Moehler
Counsel
![Florian Mohs](/media/cache/1f/04/1f04af9ca0a1cc8170d7d96081b274a9.jpg, /media/cache/1f/04/1f04af9ca0a1cc8170d7d96081b274a9@2x.jpg 2x)
Florian Mohs
Partner
![Martin L. Mueller](/media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2.jpg, /media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2@2x.jpg 2x)
Martin L. Mueller
Partner
![Tanja Planinic](/media/cache/aa/99/aa99ee970bde030d6a260a91fc960bf4.jpg, /media/cache/aa/99/aa99ee970bde030d6a260a91fc960bf4@2x.jpg 2x)
Tanja Planinic
Partner
![Pascal Richard](/media/cache/7f/48/7f48b0727cf6a50eeb6f2b932ce10086.jpg, /media/cache/7f/48/7f48b0727cf6a50eeb6f2b932ce10086@2x.jpg 2x)
Pascal Richard
Partner
![Severin Roelli](/media/cache/7e/d0/7ed0ee4bee3726c8f25b6b8444839ffe.jpg, /media/cache/7e/d0/7ed0ee4bee3726c8f25b6b8444839ffe@2x.jpg 2x)
Severin Roelli
Partner
![Thomas Rohner](/media/cache/b2/b7/b2b710589492261e3b428f42da3b9661.jpg, /media/cache/b2/b7/b2b710589492261e3b428f42da3b9661@2x.jpg 2x)
Thomas Rohner
Partner
![Christian Roos](/media/cache/9c/53/9c533ed82dbb94e4b16dbf4e0bd5720c.jpg, /media/cache/9c/53/9c533ed82dbb94e4b16dbf4e0bd5720c@2x.jpg 2x)
Christian Roos
Partner
![Sébastien Roy](/media/cache/36/92/36928ad2b83e9da52052eb82af43d321.jpg, /media/cache/36/92/36928ad2b83e9da52052eb82af43d321@2x.jpg 2x)
Sébastien Roy
Partner
![Lukas Rusch](/media/cache/f3/25/f325ee2ff734cf5fcd2186f7e2fe7245.jpg, /media/cache/f3/25/f325ee2ff734cf5fcd2186f7e2fe7245@2x.jpg 2x)
Lukas Rusch
Partner
![Franz Schubiger](/media/cache/6e/92/6e92386c4494e92f55142c5f91340cec.jpg, /media/cache/6e/92/6e92386c4494e92f55142c5f91340cec@2x.jpg 2x)
Franz Schubiger
Partner
![Beat Schwarz](/media/cache/58/8d/588d36e48cbb2c3266c1cc94e1b42262.jpg, /media/cache/58/8d/588d36e48cbb2c3266c1cc94e1b42262@2x.jpg 2x)
Beat Schwarz
Partner
![Jonas Sigrist](/media/cache/36/d0/36d075b35aece9273cc3bd844527f8a0.jpg, /media/cache/36/d0/36d075b35aece9273cc3bd844527f8a0@2x.jpg 2x)
Jonas Sigrist
Partner
![Oliver Widmer](/media/cache/1f/16/1f162a54d9dce2b52b4a77ceeac4dc9f.jpg, /media/cache/1f/16/1f162a54d9dce2b52b4a77ceeac4dc9f@2x.jpg 2x)
Oliver Widmer
Partner
![Markus Winkler](/media/cache/b4/c7/b4c7753e50f81128a1d22fcb1ce45532.jpg, /media/cache/b4/c7/b4c7753e50f81128a1d22fcb1ce45532@2x.jpg 2x)
Markus Winkler
Counsel
![Paola Wullschleger](/media/cache/b4/df/b4df6cd4e4e0097c0f1a1caae1b2d134.jpg, /media/cache/b4/df/b4df6cd4e4e0097c0f1a1caae1b2d134@2x.jpg 2x)
Paola Wullschleger
Counsel