CMS Switzerland ranked in Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2021

We are delighted to announce that 13 of our lawyers across 9 practice areas are recommended in the Chambers and Partners Europe Guide 2021.

The following lawyers from our offices in Zurich and Geneva have been recommended in their fields of expertise:

• Stefan Brunnschweiler – Corporate / M&A

• Olivier Carrard – Sport

• Marquard Christen – Competition / Antitrust

• Christian Gersbach – Employment

• Stefan Gerster – Real Estate

• David Hürlimann – Tax

• Daniel Jenny – Corporate / M&A

• Kaspar Landolt – Banking & Finance

• Bernhard Lötscher – White-Collar Crime

• Andrio Orler – Tax

• Sibylle Schnyder – Real Estate

• Patrick Sommer – Competition / Antitrust

• Jodok Wicki – Dispute Resolution: Litigation

These recommendations are the result of extensive research and interviews conducted by Chambers and Partners. Please find below a selection of what clients have said about our law firm and our lawyers:

 Banking & Finance

• The team receives praise from clients for its "knowledge and speed of execution".

• One client particularly stresses that Kaspar Landolt is "very good at closing complex transactions on tight deadlines".

Competition / Antitrust

• Clients comment: "They have a very business-minded approach and strive to come up with a solution rather than just outlining problems from a legal perspective.".

• Marquard Christen is "very responsive, a great person to work with and very flexible when it comes to adapting to a new situation" according to clients.

Corporate / M&A

• One client appreciates that Stefan Brunnschweiler "provides pragmatic and to-the-point legal advice" and goes on to say he has a "strong understanding of the commercial aspects in a transaction".

• Daniel Jenny is noted by interviewees for being "very determined to ensure clients get the best out of its transactions".

Dispute Resolution: Litigation

• The team is lauded for being "strong and diverse, with good and readily available resources".

• Sources report Jodok Wicki to be "client-centric, proactive and able to build up trust" before going on to laud his "good strategic advice".

Real Estate 

• Sources describe Sibylle Schnyder as a "pragmatic and fair negotiator".

• According to sources, Stefan Gerster is a "tremendous lawyer". Another client comments "He is very experienced and well connected in the Swiss real estate market.".

Tax

• Andrio Orler is "to the point, very well prepared and personally engaged" according to clients.

• David Hürlimann is well regarded by sources for his "good advice and good client base".

White-Collar-Crime

• Clients applaud the lawyers for their commitment and dedication, before lauding them for being "very well prepared from the legal and technical point of view and considering the multi-discipline issues".

• Sources say Bernhard Lötscher "explains things in a way that is understandable to all".  

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