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Insurance Lawyers

Whether you are an insurer, broker, reinsurer or insured party, you face an increasingly unpredictable world. From day-to-day operational matters to strategic planning, liability and disputes resolution, policy drafting, coverage and regulatory issues, your world is changing rapidly as tougher capital and risk requirements impact your business.

Our specialist lawyers are attuned to your commercial interests and can protect them in your home market and across borders. Our approach is based on strong local legal knowledge delivered to you on a European-wide basis by experts who truly understand the insurance sector.

Many of our lawyers have worked in the insurance sector which means we understand the complexities of your markets. Whether you require guidance on claims, regulation policy drafting, wider business disputes, M&A, capital raisings and restructurings, cyber liability, HR, tax, real estate or commercial issues, our multi-disciplinary specialists can help you. We have a recognised domestic and cross-border track record of delivering for clients on the most complex transactional and advisory engagements in this sector. Equally, In the event of a domestic or cross-border insurance or reinsurance dispute, we can guide you through the disputes process, striving to secure the best business outcome.

 
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...
Tina Balzli
Tina Balzli, LL.M. (NYU), LL.M. (NUS)
Partner
Head of Fintech & Blockchain, CMS Switzerland and Co-Head of the CMS Crypto, Digital Assets and FinTech International Focus Group
Switzerland, Zurich
Tina Balzli specializes in banking, insurance, financial and capital markets law, general corporate and commercial law as well as mergers & acquisitions, with a particular focus on fintech and blockchain. She...
Kaspar Landolt
Dr Kaspar Landolt, LL.M.
Partner
Head of Banking & Finance Team
Switzerland, Zurich
Kaspar Landolt focuses on banking & finance, capital markets and corporate law. He has more than twenty years of experience in acquisition finance, corporate lending, real estate finance, project finance...
André E. Lebrecht
Dr André E. Lebrecht, LL.M.
Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Dr André E. Lebrecht’s main focus is on legal issues in commercial matters, in particular transactions, litigation, arbitration and regulatory work, mainly but not exclusively for banks, collective...
Stephan Werlen
Dr Stephan Werlen, LL.M.
Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Stephan Werlen focuses on M&A and corporate law, joint ventures, MBOs, acquisition finance and venture capital transactions. He has broad experience both in domestic and international mergers and acquisitions...
Jodok Wicki
Dr Jodok Wicki
Partner
Switzerland, Zurich
Jodok Wicki concentrates on dispute resolution, litigation and international arbitration. He led our firm's dispute resolution group for many years and is involved in the dispute resolution group of...
Fabienne von Moos
Fabienne von Moos
Senior Associate
Switzerland, Zurich
Fabienne von Moos advises corporate and private clients in civil and business law matters and represents parties before state courts as well as in domestic and international arbitration. After her studies...
Alexander Salamon
Alexander Salamon
Attorney Trainee
Switzerland, Zurich
Alexander Salamon studied law at the University of Zurich. He graduated in 2020 with a Master of Law. Since 2021, he has been a doctoral student at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich. Alexander...