Associate

Dr Alexander Salamon

Languages

German
English
French

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Alexander Salamon's practice focuses on corporate law, M&A transactions, capital markets law (with a particular focus on insurance supervision law) and insolvency law.

Alexander Salamon studied law at the University of Zurich. In 2024, he completed his doctorate on the topic of “Restructuring of Insurance Companies under the Insurance Supervision Act”. The dissertation was published in 2024 in the series “Schweizer Schriften zum Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht”. Alexander Salamon publishes regularly on insurance supervision law.

From January 2023 until June 2024, Alexander Salamon was an attorney trainee at CMS, and in January and February 2025, he supported as a jurist. Alexander Salamon joined CMS as a lawyer in September 2025. Before joining CMS, Alexander Salamon worked as a research and teaching assistant at the Chair of Private and Business Law of Prof. Dr. iur. Hans-Ueli Vogt from September 2020 until August 2022.

Publications

Commentary on Art. 62 und Art. 63 para. 2 of the Swiss Insurance Supervision Act, in: Peter Ch. Hsu/Eric Stupp (eds.), Basler Kommentar zum Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz, 2nd edition, Basel 2026 (with Dr. Alexander Lacher) (to be published in April 2026)
Sanierung von Versicherungsunternehmen nach dem Versicherungsaufsichtsgesetz, Diss. Zurich 2024, Zurich/St. Gallen 2024 (SSHW, volume 369)
“Versicherungsgenossenschaften” und deren Behandlung durch das VAG in einer finanziellen Schieflage, HAVE 2024, pp. 142–151
Wandeldarlehen als Publikumseinlagen, Urteil: 6B_1355/2020 vom 14. Januar 2022, dRSK, 23. Februar 2024 (with Matthias Kuert and Alina Fancelli)
Auslegung von versicherungsaufsichtsrechtlichen Normen, GesKR 2023, pp. 505–510
Versicherungsunternehmen in der Krise – Notwendigkeit eines Sanierungsrechts?, in: Irina Lehner et al. (eds.), APARIUZ XXIII, Recht in der Krise, Zurich 2022, pp. 67–81
Zur Rechtsnatur von SRO-Reglementen, Besprechung des Urteils 2C_887/2017 des schweizerischen Bundesgerichts vom 23. März 2021, GesKR 2021, pp. 480–487 (with Dr. Pascal Hodel)

Education

2025 – Bar admission, Zurich
2024 – Doctor of Law, University of Zurich
2020 – Master of Law, University of Zurich
2019 – Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich

Practice Areas

Corporate / M&A Banking & Finance Insolvency and Restructuring

sectors

Insurance

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News Switzerland

CMS advises the owners and founders on the sale of a majority stake in MyBikePlan AG to JobRad Holding

22 Jan 2026 2 min read

Deals Switzerland

CMS advises Capiton/CymbiQ on the sale of ISPIN AG and Koch IT AG

16 Jan 2026 2 min read

Deals Switzerland

CMS advised Bruker on the acquisition of an additional 60% ownership stake in TOFWERK AG

06 Jan 2026 2 min read

Legal Update Switzerland

Switzerland to ease reinsurance brokerage (again)

16 Dec 2025 3 min read