People

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...
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...

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
Private Equity
As a private equity fund, investor or management team, you face daily pressures of valuations, performance, exit strategies and regulation. The relative availability of debt together with significant...
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expertise
Commercial
As a business operating in today’s increasingly regulated markets, you need to manage your commercial risk while achieving your business objectives. Your success is built upon the effectiveness of your...
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expertise

Locations

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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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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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

Innovation
Innovation underlies everything that we do at CMS. In a rapidly changing world, all law firms talk about reinventing legal service delivery, embracing technology and having an innovative culture. We focus...
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innovation
RegZone
RegZone provides you with expert analysis and daily news from the fast-changing world of financial institution regulation. The platform has a substantial online research resource and a flexible email...
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innovation page
Webinars
We stay on top of the news agenda, regulatory discussions and new legislation in the industries we serve and the countries we work in and we share these insights with you via regular webinars. On a CMS...
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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...
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careers
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...
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careers
Avocat(e) Stagiaire en droit fiscal
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careers

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...
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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...
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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

Navigating clinical trial disclosures: No reasonable expectation of success in a patient sub-population in view of prior art reporting phase III clinical trial (T 1437/21)
Recent EPO Board of Appeal decision T 1437/21 adds to a growing number of decisions concerning the patentability of second or further medical use inventions where the prior art relates to a clinical trial...
Switzerland
Life Sciences & Healthcare
law-now
Designs practice update: EU Court of Justice upholds Advocate General’s opinion on strict rules for design priority
BackgroundIn our previous article (here), we discussed the opinion of Advocate General Capeta in EUIPO v The KaiKai Company Jaeger Wichmann. That opinion was provided following an appeal against the General...
Switzerland
Consumer Products
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Federal Council issues preliminary draft of new Administrative Criminal Law Act
On 31 January 2024, the Swiss Federal Council suggested a total revision of the Administrative Criminal Law Act of 22 March 1974 (ACLA) and issued a preliminary draft including an explanatory report.According...
Switzerland
Dispute Resolution
law-now

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...
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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...
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Insight
New Media & Technologies
Changing business models through new technologies
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Insight

Events

23
Apr
On the Pulse webinar series 2024
23/04/2024
Welcome to the 2024 On the Pulse webinar series.  This webinar series brings you updates on the latest legal and commercial developments in the life sciences & healthcare sector from around the world...
Switzerland
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Webinar
15
Dec
Webinar Series: Lifesciences 2016
Past event
15/12/2016
On behalf of the CMS Lifesciences sector group, we are pleased to invite you to a series of webinars in which we will draw on experts from across the CMS network to give multi-jurisdictional views on...
Switzerland
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Webinar
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