People

Stefan Brunnschweiler
Stefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M.
Managing Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Stefan Brunnschweiler is the managing partner of CMS Switzerland and heads the CMS Corporate/M&A Practice Area Group Switzerland. He was named one of the top 10 lawyers in Switzerland in the edition of...
Pascal G. Favre
Dr Pascal G. Favre
Managing Partner
Switzerland, Geneva
Pascal Favre is the head of the Corporate/M&A and Competition Practice Groups of CMS Geneva. Pascal regularly advises clients on all types of international and domestic M&A deals, transaction and corporate...
David Hürlimann
David Hürlimann
Managing Partner
Attorney at Law, Certified Tax Expert
Switzerland, Zurich
David Hürlimann’s practice focuses on tax law, in particular taxation of groups, merger & acquisition, corporate restructuring, international tax and tax accounting. Other areas of his tax practice...

Expertise

Switzerland
CMS von Erlach Partners is a leading full-service law firm in Switzerland with more than 110 lawyers and tax experts and a total staff exceeding 160 employees. Our history dates back to more than 80...
Switzerland
jurisdiction
Intellectual Property
CMS offers an unparalleled IP-service portfolio with expertise ranging from trademark matters to copyright/software-related technology disputes as well as patent law offered with a global network and...
Switzerland
expertise
Corporate / M&A
Whether you are planning a merger as part of your growth strategy, thinking about diversifying into new sectors or looking for new funding options such as non-bank lending or through equity investment...
Switzerland
expertise

Locations

Zurich
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd
Dreikönigstrasse 7
P.O. Box
8022 Zurich
Switzerland
More than 60 legal and tax professionals are providing the full range of legal and tax services to you from our office in Zurich, which is the headquarter of CMS in Switzerland. Zurich office is a part...
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Geneva
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd
Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9
PO Box 1875
1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland
More than 30 legal and tax professionals are providing the full range of legal and tax services to you from our office in Geneva. Geneva office is a part of our firm which was founded in 1936 and strengthened...
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Manchester
CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
1 The Avenue
Manchester
M3 3AP
United Kingdom
CMS in Manchester is focused on banking & finance, construction, corporate finance, disputes, energy, infrastructure, M&A, pensions and real estate. We have had an office in Manchester since 2014. With...
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Innovation

CMS Insurance App
CMS Insurance App - Expertise at your fingertips As the insurance sector becomes more complex, (re)insurers, brokers and insureds need to have access to the right legal information across a number of...
Switzerland
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Online services newsletter
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CMS Public Procurement Remedies Toolbox
Public procurement laws provide for short procedures and quick decisions to enable projects to be realised within a short timeframe, but still allow certain decisions in a tender procedure to be reviewed...
Switzerland
innovation page

Careers

Your Application
To strengthen our teams in Zurich and Geneva offices, we are constantly looking for new, committed colleagues who are just as enthusiastic about our profession as we are. This is why we are looking for...
Switzerland
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Working for CMS
CMS is a Future Facing law firm. With more than 75 offices in more than 40 countries and 4,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview, giving us the...
Switzerland
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Geneva - Avocat-e stagiaire en droit fiscal
Switzerland
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About CMS

Awards & Rankings
Awards and rankings of our law firm We are in business to help your business. So we are proud to accept market recognition for our performance as a welcome indicator that we are succeeding in our efforts...
Switzerland
about us
Corporate Video
In our work, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview to help you shape your business’s future. Our lawyers are experts in their fields, who think ahead to anticipate likely...
Switzerland
about us
Press Office & Media Contacts in Switzerland
Are you a journalist or media representative looking for a guest author to write an article on a legal topic? Would you like a press briefing on a particular transaction? Do you need expert commentary...
Switzerland
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News

CMS advises Axpo on the acquisition of LINIA AG
09/04/2024 Axpo Grid AG acquires all shares in Zurich-based start-up company LINIA AG. The deal marks Axpo's further expansion into automated electricity grid inspection, giving it a unique full-service offering...
Switzerland
Corporate / M&A
W&I Insurance in Switzerland
28/03/2024 An article by Audrey Durand for GesKR
Switzerland
Insurance
CMS advised Vista Augenpraxis & Kliniken on the acquisition of Augenzentrum Muttenz-Pratteln
28/03/2024 Zurich, March 2024 | Vista Klinik Holding AG, domiciled in Binningen (Switzerland), integrated into its network Augenzentrum Muttenz-Pratteln GmbH, a renowned provider of ophthalmological services in...
Switzerland
Corporate / M&A

Publications

CMS Expert Guide to advertising of medicines and medical devices
25/04/2024 Advertising of pharmaceuticals and medical devices is a challenging area for the Life Sciences and Healthcare industry. The legal framework is constantly changing. Due to very few laws on this area, there...
International
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Expert Guide
CMS Expert Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws
24/04/2024 We are delighted to present the 7th edition of the CMS Guide to Anti-Bribery and Corruption Laws. Guide is now available in both offline PDF format and online on our website. The purpose of the Guide...
International
Dispute Resolution
Expert Guide
Transforming the Legal Landscape? The Impact of LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) are a branch of artificial intelligence (AI) that can generate human-like text based on deep learning techniques. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data, such...
Switzerland
Data Protection Law
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Insight

FinTech
Legal expertise tailored to the needs of the FinTech industry Our experienced banking & finance lawyers and tax experts guide banks, financial services providers, start-ups, technology companies providers...
Switzerland
Insight
Insight
On our Insight pages we address current topics, which affect you and your business. We provide you with legal advice to help meet upcoming and current legal challenges. At CMS, we monitor the trends...
Switzerland
Insight
Start-ups
What is equIP?  Starting and building a successful business takes a good idea, a lot of energy and determination plus the right opportunities and the right people. As an early-stage business, legal advice...
Switzerland
Insight

Events

05
Oct
Webinar: Brexit Management Intellectual Property
Past event
05/10/2016
Since the inception of the EU, intellectual property law has been an area of significant EU-wide harmonisation. As a consequence, the UK’s vote to leave the EU has resulted in a great deal of uncertainty...
Switzerland
Intellectual Property
Webinar
14
Dec
Webinar | The European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision: Consequences and Practical Guidance for HR
Past event
14/12/2015
The CMS Employment & Pensions and TMC Practice Groups are delighted to invite you to our joint webinar on the implications of the European Court of Justice's Safe Harbour Decision across various EU jurisdictions...
Switzerland
Participating Events
01
Sept
Revival of Protectionism? - A Look at USA, China and Europe
Past event
01/09/2009
The luncheon conference will deal with the question of whether in the aftermath of the world economic crisis we are seeing a revival of protectionism in the major regions of the world which may entail...
Switzerland
Participating Events