The Corporate/M&A practice group provides domestic and foreign clients with a full range of Swiss corporate and commercial legal advisory services (contract law, corporate law, corporate services, M&A as well as capital market law).
Our expertise
For more than a century, Pestalozzi’s Corporate/M&A practice group has been providing domestic and foreign companies, shareholders, investors and executives with commercial and corporate law advice and solutions. We regularly represent and advise clients on corporate transactions and projects as well as matters in their day-to-day business. Our specialists have in-depth knowledge and expertise across a broad range of key industries. Where appropriate, our team draws on the assistance of our specialists in other practice groups, such as financial services, tax, competition and trade, IP/IT, pensions, employment and real estate.
Our services
We offer clients first-class advice in all areas of corporate, commercial and contractual law.
Corporate law
Our corporate specialists cover all fields of Swiss corporate law.
- Shareholders' rights
- Advice to companies and their boards on corporate governance and environmental, social & governance (ESG) topics
- Directors' and officers' liability
- Setup and reorganisation of corporate entities and groups
- Legal support for private and public companies
- Corporate housekeeping
- Shareholders' agreements
Mergers and acquisitions
Pestalozzi advises on the structuring and implementation of corporate transactions. Our services are targeted at private and public companies, boards of directors and executives, investors as well as owners and shareholders. Our core competences include:
- Representation of strategic and financial buyers, sellers, and target companies in all kinds of cross-border and domestic M&A transactions
- Advice to bidders and target companies in public takeovers and on matters of shareholder activism
- Structuring and implementation of joint ventures, spin-offs and carve-out transactions.
Commercial and contractual law
Our commercial law specialists advise clients along the entire value chain on all commercial and contract law issues such as:
- Supply, sourcing and procurement
- Research and development (R&D agreements, licensing, contract manufacturing)
- Sales and distribution
- Regulatory aspects (governmental licenses, compliance)
Team Members
![Ludivine Boisard](/media/cache/c6/4f/c64f35b80183447d5456f3d947099fee.jpg, /media/cache/c6/4f/c64f35b80183447d5456f3d947099fee@2x.jpg 2x)
Ludivine Boisard
Partner
![Sarah Drukarch](/media/cache/75/d4/75d409836a850285b1837ccad378e3eb.jpg, /media/cache/75/d4/75d409836a850285b1837ccad378e3eb@2x.jpg 2x)
Sarah Drukarch
Partner
![Petra Hanselmann](/media/cache/d4/f3/d4f3364382e89a30077e1dfafc911069.jpg, /media/cache/d4/f3/d4f3364382e89a30077e1dfafc911069@2x.jpg 2x)
Petra Hanselmann
Partner
![Franz J. Kessler](/media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac.jpg, /media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac@2x.jpg 2x)
Franz J. Kessler
Partner
![Christoph Lang](/media/cache/b3/76/b376e59005b008410686e6b502325702.jpg, /media/cache/b3/76/b376e59005b008410686e6b502325702@2x.jpg 2x)
Christoph Lang
Partner
![Christian Leuenberger](/media/cache/c2/17/c217300e78a1ec7f6d92c8512c47fb1d.jpg, /media/cache/c2/17/c217300e78a1ec7f6d92c8512c47fb1d@2x.jpg 2x)
Christian Leuenberger
Partner
![Michael Lips](/media/cache/f6/ab/f6abc2a7a34dbc21b0121c489a2862ff.jpg, /media/cache/f6/ab/f6abc2a7a34dbc21b0121c489a2862ff@2x.jpg 2x)
Michael Lips
Partner
![Martin L. Mueller](/media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2.jpg, /media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2@2x.jpg 2x)
Martin L. Mueller
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
![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
![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
![Robert Furter](/media/cache/61/06/610682fa7540f7c7c114e5f75d94e433.jpg, /media/cache/61/06/610682fa7540f7c7c114e5f75d94e433@2x.jpg 2x)
Robert Furter
Senior Counsel
![Jakob Hoehn](/media/cache/68/27/68274fbb8d34d4579b3ed6d436bdb1f9.jpg, /media/cache/68/27/68274fbb8d34d4579b3ed6d436bdb1f9@2x.jpg 2x)
Jakob Hoehn
Senior Counsel
![Christoph Ramstein](/media/cache/b3/4f/b34f2d687f48d95e9c5c05fe94a841fb.jpg, /media/cache/b3/4f/b34f2d687f48d95e9c5c05fe94a841fb@2x.jpg 2x)
Christoph Ramstein
Senior Counsel
![Kern Alexander](/media/cache/9a/c9/9ac9ce7029d1ec54bc57355db0261623.jpg, /media/cache/9a/c9/9ac9ce7029d1ec54bc57355db0261623@2x.jpg 2x)
Kern Alexander
Of Counsel
![Jean-Baptiste Lhôte](/media/cache/01/d3/01d3eaed6e3d353e8aef5b60ba206256.jpg, /media/cache/01/d3/01d3eaed6e3d353e8aef5b60ba206256@2x.jpg 2x)
Jean-Baptiste Lhôte
Senior Associate
![Mercedes Chiabotti](/media/cache/8e/b1/8eb1944c7c18d2a7316cd08b00528425.jpg, /media/cache/8e/b1/8eb1944c7c18d2a7316cd08b00528425@2x.jpg 2x)
Mercedes Chiabotti
Associate
![Dario Gomringer](/media/cache/bf/9e/bf9e72d6889a8813cdbc930dfdd2685f.jpg, /media/cache/bf/9e/bf9e72d6889a8813cdbc930dfdd2685f@2x.jpg 2x)
Dario Gomringer
Associate
![Martina Herzog](/media/cache/3a/90/3a90967f66e2d3a1e00c25a1758d8fa2.jpg, /media/cache/3a/90/3a90967f66e2d3a1e00c25a1758d8fa2@2x.jpg 2x)
Martina Herzog
Associate
![Frédéric Moioli](/media/cache/eb/34/eb34818d70c8228a5effd92633bd07eb.jpg, /media/cache/eb/34/eb34818d70c8228a5effd92633bd07eb@2x.jpg 2x)
Frédéric Moioli
Associate
![Xenia Pisarewski](/media/cache/a7/c0/a7c0b397a6b1d4308157d43242691c49.jpg, /media/cache/a7/c0/a7c0b397a6b1d4308157d43242691c49@2x.jpg 2x)
Xenia Pisarewski
Associate
![Julia Ramseyer](/media/cache/d4/8b/d48b1b35ed38dfa2394d2ae7ca8bf31f.jpg, /media/cache/d4/8b/d48b1b35ed38dfa2394d2ae7ca8bf31f@2x.jpg 2x)
Julia Ramseyer
Associate
![Larissa Rickenbacher](/media/cache/1d/b5/1db57d32014b13f84435adface442f7c.jpg, /media/cache/1d/b5/1db57d32014b13f84435adface442f7c@2x.jpg 2x)
Larissa Rickenbacher
Associate
![Yannic Schönenberger](/media/cache/5a/27/5a27c0902e4e4f65813247b14aced4a7.jpg, /media/cache/5a/27/5a27c0902e4e4f65813247b14aced4a7@2x.jpg 2x)
Yannic Schönenberger
Associate
![Nicole Sutter](/media/cache/1a/70/1a70278b4c6bdec193af2a777e8f73a6.jpg, /media/cache/1a/70/1a70278b4c6bdec193af2a777e8f73a6@2x.jpg 2x)
Nicole Sutter
Associate
![Raphael Widmer](/media/cache/da/c2/dac2fd44698a4c6c19c3053b170b83f5.jpg, /media/cache/da/c2/dac2fd44698a4c6c19c3053b170b83f5@2x.jpg 2x)
Raphael Widmer
Associate
![Simon Winkler](/media/cache/6a/bf/6abf7cf166690b6c39a7c4bc8184362c.jpg, /media/cache/6a/bf/6abf7cf166690b6c39a7c4bc8184362c@2x.jpg 2x)
Simon Winkler
Associate
![Melanie von Rickenbach](/media/cache/89/a5/89a5ccb1ca491407863bae9171f9e920.jpg, /media/cache/89/a5/89a5ccb1ca491407863bae9171f9e920@2x.jpg 2x)
Melanie von Rickenbach
Associate
![Déborah Beer](/media/cache/91/2c/912c9bee22d30fbcbbfe6e6c0bb19361.jpg, /media/cache/91/2c/912c9bee22d30fbcbbfe6e6c0bb19361@2x.jpg 2x)
Déborah Beer
Junior Associate
![Valerie Bühlmann](/media/cache/c2/0f/c20f6180d98ca3f6bbe574de3b7f3838.jpg, /media/cache/c2/0f/c20f6180d98ca3f6bbe574de3b7f3838@2x.jpg 2x)
Valerie Bühlmann
Junior Associate
![Andrew Galantay](/media/cache/67/1e/671e3dfb2e8f62049b2b6ad90de2ceff.jpg, /media/cache/67/1e/671e3dfb2e8f62049b2b6ad90de2ceff@2x.jpg 2x)
Andrew Galantay
Junior Associate
![Luise Locher](/media/cache/34/a5/34a52a4614ad4c83c070d292bee2b7e3.jpg, /media/cache/34/a5/34a52a4614ad4c83c070d292bee2b7e3@2x.jpg 2x)
Luise Locher
Junior Associate
![Ioannis Meili](/media/cache/6a/2c/6a2c0f32c7e0433b6501639fa5a65dae.jpg, /media/cache/6a/2c/6a2c0f32c7e0433b6501639fa5a65dae@2x.jpg 2x)
Ioannis Meili
Junior Associate
![Fabienne Schaub](/media/cache/23/22/2322d2aa7bc2bca458be0951bb4f04c9.jpg, /media/cache/23/22/2322d2aa7bc2bca458be0951bb4f04c9@2x.jpg 2x)
Fabienne Schaub
Junior Associate
![Nina Walder](/media/cache/6c/96/6c96bdbb4b96b4200e1e06dca15c94ed.jpg, /media/cache/6c/96/6c96bdbb4b96b4200e1e06dca15c94ed@2x.jpg 2x)
Nina Walder
Junior Associate
![Lorena Caredda](/media/cache/ad/a8/ada85d2d242a0ba9cef3cba1d116afe2.jpg, /media/cache/ad/a8/ada85d2d242a0ba9cef3cba1d116afe2@2x.jpg 2x)
Lorena Caredda
Paralegal
![Christa Elsener](/media/cache/93/03/9303e71b7d9031134a461743963546e9.jpg, /media/cache/93/03/9303e71b7d9031134a461743963546e9@2x.jpg 2x)
Christa Elsener
Paralegal
![Ascension Lozano](/media/cache/2c/90/2c90402ae3df2b9bb756a1daca0ad5b4.jpg, /media/cache/2c/90/2c90402ae3df2b9bb756a1daca0ad5b4@2x.jpg 2x)
Ascension Lozano
Paralegal
![Manuela Morel](/media/cache/19/5f/195f26c6baebb33871b68422810708fa.jpg, /media/cache/19/5f/195f26c6baebb33871b68422810708fa@2x.jpg 2x)
Manuela Morel
Paralegal