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
Partner

Sarah Drukarch
Partner

Petra Hanselmann
Partner

Franz J. Kessler
Partner

Christoph Lang
Partner

Christian Leuenberger
Partner

Michael Lips
Partner

Martin L. Mueller
Partner

Pascal Richard
Partner

Severin Roelli
Partner

Christian Roos
Partner

Sébastien Roy
Partner

Franz Schubiger
Partner

Beat Schwarz
Partner

Jonas Sigrist
Partner

Robert Furter
Senior Counsel

Jakob Hoehn
Senior Counsel

Christoph Ramstein
Senior Counsel

Jean-Baptiste Lhôte
Senior Associate

Florian Schnyder
Senior Associate

Catherine Braun
Associate

Mercedes Chiabotti
Associate

Evelyn V. Frei
Associate

Martina Herzog
Associate

Frédéric Moioli
Associate

Julia Ramseyer
Associate

Larissa Rickenbacher
Associate

Yannic Schönenberger
Associate

Raphael Widmer
Associate

Simon Winkler
Associate

Melanie von Rickenbach
Associate

Andrew Galantay
Junior Associate

Nira Ibe
Junior Associate

Alessandro Merlino
Junior Associate

Daniel Molino
Junior Associate

Fabienne Schaub
Junior Associate

Margaretha Schulz
Junior Associate

Katja Stehrenberger
Junior Associate

Nina Walder
Junior Associate

Christa Elsener
Paralegal

Ascension Lozano
Paralegal

Manuela Morel
Paralegal

Philipp Wehrli
Paralegal

Kern Alexander
Of Counsel