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CMS Switzerland recommended among the best law firms in Switzerland by The Legal 500 EMEA 2023

Rankings of CMS Switzerland in The Legal 500 EMEA 2023 Edition

This year CMS Switzerland has been recommended by The Legal 500 in 21 categories in the  European, Middle Eastern and African edition. In addition, 42 of our lawyers are recognized individually for their expertise, including 5 of them as "Leading Individuals" or "Next Generation Partner" in the areas of Real Estate & Construction, Competition, Insurance and Insolvency & Corporate Recovery.

The Legal 500 ranks CMS Switzerland in the following areas in 2023:

Tier 1

  • Real estate and construction

Tier 2

  • Competition
  • Dispute resolution: litigation
  • Employment
  • Healthcare and life sciences
  • Insurance
  • Leading firms: French-speaking Switzerland
  • Leading firms: German-speaking Switzerland
  • Private client
  • Public law
  • TMT

Tier 3

  • Banking and finance: Zurich
  • Capital markets
  • Commercial, corporate and M&A
  • Data privacy and data protection
  • Fintech
  • Intellectual property
  • Sports law
  • Tax

Tier 4

  • Dispute resolution: arbitration
  • Insolvency and corporate recovery

42 lawyers of our firm are recommended, of which Marquard Christen (Competition), Stefan Gerster (Real estate and Construction), Sibylle Schnyder (Real estate and Construction) and Jodok Wicki (Insurance) are identified as Leading Individuals in their respective fields. Furthermore, Marjolaine Jakob is highlighted as a Next Generation Partner in Insolvency and Corporate Recovery.

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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
Zurich
Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser, LL.M.
Dr Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser, LL.M.
Partner
Co-Head of the practice groups TMC and IP
Zurich
Stefan Brunnschweiler
Stefan Brunnschweiler, LL.M.
Managing Partner
Zurich
Sarah Busca Bonvin
Sarah Busca Bonvin
Partner
Certified Tax Expert
Geneva
Mark Cagienard
Mark Cagienard, LL.M. VAT
Partner
Attorney at Law, Certified Tax Expert, Co-Head of Tax Group
Zurich
Olivier Carrard
Olivier Carrard
Partner
Geneva
Marquard Christen
Marquard Christen, LL.M., MAS
Partner
Co-Head of Competition and Head of Public Procurement
Zurich
Philipp J. Dickenmann
Philipp J. Dickenmann, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Pierre Ducret
Pierre Ducret, LL.M.
Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law
Geneva
Pascal G. Favre
Dr Pascal G. Favre
Managing Partner
Geneva
Christian Gersbach
Christian Gersbach, LL.M.
Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law
Zurich
Stefan Gerster
Dr Stefan Gerster, LL.M., MRICS
Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
Zurich
Franziska Hammer
Franziska Hammer
Counsel
Zurich
Reto Hunsperger
Reto Hunsperger, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
David Hürlimann
David Hürlimann
Managing Partner
Attorney at Law, Certified Tax Expert
Zurich
Marjolaine Jakob
Dr Marjolaine Jakob, ArbP
Partner
Head of Insolvency and Restructuring Zurich
Zurich
Daniel Jenny
Dr Daniel Jenny, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Daniel Kinzer
Daniel Kinzer
Partner
Geneva
Matthias Kuert
Dr Matthias Kuert, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Kaspar Landolt
Dr Kaspar Landolt, LL.M.
Partner
Head of Banking & Finance Team
Zurich
André E. Lebrecht
Dr André E. Lebrecht, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Portrait of Bernhard Lötscher
Bernhard Lötscher
Partner
Head of White Collar Crime Team
Zurich
Louise Lutz Sciamanna
Louise Lutz Sciamanna, LL.M.
Counsel
Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law
Zurich
Christian Lüscher
Christian Lüscher, LL.M.
Partner
Geneva
Sidonie Morvan
Sidonie Morvan
Partner
Head of the real estate practice group
Geneva
Vaïk Müller
Dr Vaïk Müller
Partner
Head of Banking & Finance Geneva
Geneva
Andrio Orler
Andrio Orler
Partner
Certified Tax Expert
Geneva
Alain Raemy
Alain Raemy, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Sibylle Schnyder
Dr Sibylle Schnyder, LL.M.
Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law
Zurich
Tobias Somary
Tobias Somary, LL.M.
Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law
Zurich
Patrick Sommer
Dr Patrick Sommer, H.E.E.
Partner
Co-Head of Competition
Zurich
Dirk Spacek
Dr Dirk Spacek, LL.M.
Partner
Co-Head of the practice groups TMC and IP
Zurich
Stephan Werlen
Dr Stephan Werlen, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Jodok Wicki
Dr Jodok Wicki
Partner
Zurich
Niklaus Zaugg
Dr Niklaus Zaugg, LL.M.
Partner
Zurich
Thomas Zweifel
Thomas Zweifel, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Zurich
Aline Steffen
Aline Steffen-Züger
Senior Associate
Zurich
Audrey Durand
Audrey Durand, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Geneva
Dominique Gemperli
Dominique Gemperli, LL.M.
Counsel
Zurich
Jerome Levrat
Jérôme Levrat
Partner
Head of Private Equity & Commercial Geneva
Geneva
Sébastien Moret
Dr Sébastien Moret, LL.M.
Counsel
Zurich
Tanja Schaub
Tanja Schaub
Counsel
Certified Tax Expert
Zurich
Fabian Martens, LL.M., LL.M., MA