Environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters have become a strategic priority for companies, while at the same time regulation has become increasingly complex. We help clients successfully navigating the multidimensional and complex ESG landscape.
Our expertise
Pestalozzi covers the whole range of ESG matters such as the increasingly complex regulatory playing field, ESG due diligence, sustainable finance, employee benefits, corporate governance and green taxation.
Our team provides advice and solutions that are tailored to your ESG priorities. Beyond a mere legal approach, we in particular support you with the implementation of ESG into your business processes – from strategic planning to daily business operations.
Our interdisciplinary team, compromising of experts with various backgrounds and expertise, applies an integrated approach to meet your ESG needs.
Our services
We represent and advise Swiss and foreign clients on a broad range of ESG matters, including:
- Advice on non-financial due diligence, transparency and reporting obligations
- Compliance with ESG regulations (in particular concerning board oversight of regulatory, compliance and risk management)
- Activist shareholders
- ESG due diligence
- Emissions trading
- Issuance and structuring of sustainable bonds (green bonds)
- Financial regulation
- Equal pay
- Workplace conditions
- Remuneration structures (management and employees)
- Cyber security and data protection
- Sustainability and competition law
- Greenwashing claims/unfair competition
- Green taxation
- ESG disputes
Team Members
![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
![Nils Harbeke](/media/cache/ca/87/ca878de2dee266311238c70b8fd936fb.jpg, /media/cache/ca/87/ca878de2dee266311238c70b8fd936fb@2x.jpg 2x)
Nils Harbeke
Partner
![Andrea Huber](/media/cache/84/45/8445acba22a901ed592c2f14883e2f13.jpg, /media/cache/84/45/8445acba22a901ed592c2f14883e2f13@2x.jpg 2x)
Andrea Huber
Partner
![Franz J. Kessler](/media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac.jpg, /media/cache/8f/c2/8fc2792314dda74f5956644a02735bac@2x.jpg 2x)
Franz J. Kessler
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
![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
![Martin L. Mueller](/media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2.jpg, /media/cache/e1/b7/e1b769306281a622e63cbb5288b669a2@2x.jpg 2x)
Martin L. Mueller
Partner
![Oliver Widmer](/media/cache/1f/16/1f162a54d9dce2b52b4a77ceeac4dc9f.jpg, /media/cache/1f/16/1f162a54d9dce2b52b4a77ceeac4dc9f@2x.jpg 2x)
Oliver Widmer
Partner
![Kern Alexander](/media/cache/9a/c9/9ac9ce7029d1ec54bc57355db0261623.jpg, /media/cache/9a/c9/9ac9ce7029d1ec54bc57355db0261623@2x.jpg 2x)
Kern Alexander
Of Counsel
![Christine Moehler](/media/cache/c6/4b/c64b9a880cfed44d2bab092a00c52d3b.jpg, /media/cache/c6/4b/c64b9a880cfed44d2bab092a00c52d3b@2x.jpg 2x)
Christine Moehler
Counsel
![Markus Winkler](/media/cache/b4/c7/b4c7753e50f81128a1d22fcb1ce45532.jpg, /media/cache/b4/c7/b4c7753e50f81128a1d22fcb1ce45532@2x.jpg 2x)
Markus Winkler
Counsel
![Alexandra Bühlmann](/media/cache/f2/65/f2653bb942f53a4c0b1379c21c095081.jpg, /media/cache/f2/65/f2653bb942f53a4c0b1379c21c095081@2x.jpg 2x)
Alexandra Bühlmann
Associate
![Niku Gholamalizadeh](/media/cache/94/6a/946a5bee18c01a189ae604b76da51fe2.jpg, /media/cache/94/6a/946a5bee18c01a189ae604b76da51fe2@2x.jpg 2x)
Niku Gholamalizadeh
Associate
![Martina Herzog](/media/cache/3a/90/3a90967f66e2d3a1e00c25a1758d8fa2.jpg, /media/cache/3a/90/3a90967f66e2d3a1e00c25a1758d8fa2@2x.jpg 2x)
Martina Herzog
Associate
![Yannic Schönenberger](/media/cache/5a/27/5a27c0902e4e4f65813247b14aced4a7.jpg, /media/cache/5a/27/5a27c0902e4e4f65813247b14aced4a7@2x.jpg 2x)
Yannic Schönenberger
Associate