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
Kern Alexander
Of Counsel
Jean-Baptiste Lhôte
Senior Associate
Mercedes Chiabotti
Associate
Levy Corba
Associate
Dario Gomringer
Associate
Martina Herzog
Associate
Frédéric Moioli
Associate
Xenia Pisarewski
Associate
Julia Ramseyer
Associate
Stéphanie Reiff
Associate
Larissa Rickenbacher
Associate
Yannic Schönenberger
Associate
Nicole Sutter
Associate
Raphael Widmer
Associate
Simon Winkler
Associate
Seraina Würgler
Associate
Melanie von Rickenbach
Associate
Déborah Beer
Junior Associate
Nadine Jost
Junior Associate
Luise Locher
Junior Associate
Ioannis Meili
Junior Associate
Daniel Morbach
Junior Associate
Evelyn Motschi
Junior Associate
Chiara Pacciarelli
Junior Associate
Julia Pfister
Junior Associate
Fabienne Schaub
Junior Associate
Christa Elsener
Paralegal
Ascension Lozano
Paralegal
Manuela Morel
Paralegal
Julia Stevens
Paralegal
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