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18/08/2022
The Merger Control Review in Switzerland
Introduction Merger control in Switzerland is governed primarily by the Federal Act on Cartels and Other Restraints of Competition (CartA) and the Merger Control Ordinance (MCO; see Section III). These...
21/08/2018
Your introduction to CMS Switzerland
Who we are and what we can do for you CMS von Erlach Partners is the result of the 2014 merger of CMS von Erlach Henrici and ZPG Avocats, which brought together two prominent Geneva and Zurich based law...
21/02/2018
Judgement of the Federal Administrative Court of 19 December 2017 in the...
The Federal Administrative Court, in a so-called cause célèbre, has handed down its judgements in the Hors-Liste case. The case concerned the question as to whether pharmaceutical companies made an...
09/05/2017
Decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in the Gaba / Gebro case –...
On 21 April 2017, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court published its decision in the case regarding the manufacturing and distribution of Elmex products (teeth and mouth care products). A public deliberation...
19/12/2016
International Business Acquisitions: Major Legal Issues and Due Diligence
Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of twenty-six states (Cantons). Most areas of substantive law which are relevant for business acquisitions (e.g., laws pertaining to contracts, companies...
23/11/2016
Competition Practice
Specialist advice across the full range of competition law services Our specialist competition lawyers offer you expert advice on all aspects of Swiss and European competition law, tailored to the specific...
29/06/2016
2015 Antitrust Year in Review
The "2015 Antitrust Year in Review" is a compilation of the latest antitrust developments in jurisdictions around the world. Each contribution covers significant developments that took place in 2015 in...
20/06/2016
CMS Annual Review 2015-2016
We are pleased to bring you ‘Delivering legal expertise to transform your business - CMS Annual Review 2015-2016’. This publication shows how we at CMS stay close to the practical, ‘real life’...
10/09/2015
The Merger Control Review - Swiss Chapter
We are pleased to inform you that the sixth edition of The Merger Control Review was recently published. The chapter for Switzerland was contributed by Dr Pascal G. Favre (CMS Geneva) and Dr Patrick Sommer...
24/03/2015
Resellers of door mountings fined for alleged price fixing
According to a recent Competition Commission decision (November 17 2014), five resellers of door mountings met on an annual basis between 2002 and 2007 to fix minimum margins to be observed in the resale...
17/03/2015
CMS Competition Group
The CMS Competition Group is one of the largest competition teams in Europe and at the same time one of the most widespread. We offer a one-stop-shop solution to clients for all their competition law...
17/03/2015
CMS Competition services: Dawn raid response team
Managing your risk - what CMS can do to help