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CMS once again named as one of the top law firms in Switzerland

For the sixth time, the leading Swiss business magazine BILANZ and the newspapers Handelszeitung and Le Temps have published their rankings of the  top law firms in Switzerland. CMS von Erlach Partners (CMS Switzerland) is ranked as one of the top 25 law firms in Switzerland in a total of 28 out of 31 practice areas, which is more than any other law firm in Switzerland. This further underlines our position as a leading full-service law firm.

We have achieved top rankings (5 stars incl. 6 top 3 rankings*) in the following practice areas

  • Antitrust and Competition*
  • Banking and Capital Markets
  • Compliance*
  • Construction Law*
  • Corporate Law
  • Dispute Resolution
  • General Contract Law
  • Insurance
  • Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Public Procurement
  • Real Estate*
  • Tax*
  • Technology and Telecommunications
  • Tenancy Law*
  • Tort Law

Other rankings (four stars) include Criminal Law, Employment Law (employer side), Energy and Environmental Law, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Inheritance Law, Intellectual Property, International Law, Media Law, Migration Law, Restructuring and Insolvency, Sports Law as well as White Collar Crime.

The survey took place from 18 October to 3 December 2021. More than 6,800 lawyers, around 1,000 in-house lawyers, the heads of the legal departments of the 500 largest companies in Switzerland and clients of law firms were invited to take part in the survey and made more than 27,000 recommendations. On average, at least 136 law firms have received recommendations in each area of law.

Access full ranking (in German)

The full ranking in German can be found on the website of BILANZ / Handelszeitung.

Access full ranking (in French)

The full ranking in French can be found on the website of Le Temps.

Key contacts

Marquard Christen, LL.M., MAS
Partner
Co-Head of Competition and Head of Public Procurement
Zurich
T +41 44 285 11 11
Pierre Ducret, LL.M.
Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law
Geneva
T +41 22 311 00 10

Contact

Do you have any questions about our rankings or any other topic? Please do not hesitate to contact us