Competition
Hall of Fame
The lawyers at the very top of the profession, widely known and respected by peers and clients for their longstanding involvement in market-leading work.
Hall of fameBär & Karrer Ltd.
Mani Reinert’s practice covers all aspects of antitrust law in a wide range of industries. He routinely represents clients in merger control filings before the Swiss Competition Commission and coordinates multijurisdictional merger control filings. Furthermore, Mani Reinert advises and represents clients in administrative proceedings before the Swiss Competition Commission. In addition, he assists clients in dawn raids as well as in the implementation of compliance programs and advises clients regarding the administration of distribution networks. In Chambers Europe, Mani Reinert is ranked in band 1 of the leading lawyers for Competition/Antitrust. Mani Reinert is recognised as a leading lawyer in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame in Switzerland in the area of competition law.
Rising stars
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Martin P. Werner's practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He represents and assists clients in investigations and merger control proceedings before the Swiss Competition Authorities and in the coordination of antitrust and investment screening in multijurisdictional transactions. In addition, Martin advises companies on the implementation of compliance programs, the administration of distribution systems as well as on cooperation projects, licensing agreements and dawn raids. Since 2020, Martin is Research Coordinator for Digitalization at the Centre for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (CIPCO) at the University of Zurich. In 2023 and 2024, Martin was recognized by The Legal 500 as a "Rising Star" in the field of competition law.
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Amalie Wijesundera is a Senior Associate in our Competition as well as Information and Communication Technology Groups in Zurich. Experience: Swiss and multinational merger control procedures Experience in the Financial Services, Insurance, Health Care and Retail/Wholesale market sectors with reference to Competition and Data Protection Law Internal Investigations Cartel Investigations and Dawn Raids Competition and Data Protection Law Compliance
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Homburger
Partner. Richard Stäuber focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He has extensive experience in all areas of competition law, including cartel and abuse of dominance proceedings; national and international merger control proceedings; dawn raids; and leniency proceedings. He advises clients with respect to distribution systems, co-operation agreements and licensing arrangements.
Baker McKenzie LLP
Roger Thomi is a partner at Baker McKenzie Switzerland and the co-head of the Swiss Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. Roger is specialized in antitrust & competition law, in commercial law – in particular distribution, franchising, and joint ventures – and regulatory matters. He has practical industry expertise in the food & beverages and the healthcare industries. The Legal 500 ranked Roger as a “Next Generation Partner" in competition law, praised for his "solution-oriented" approach and extensive "knowledge comprising a significant range of antitrust law issues." Roger Thomi has vast experience in all aspects of Swiss and European antitrust and competition law. He represents Swiss and international clients before competition authorities and courts, including in national and international cartel investigations and abuse of dominance proceedings, merger control or investment control filings, as well as in civil antitrust disputes. Roger's experience includes the introduction of selective or exclusive international distribution systems and the structuring of horizontal cooperation agreements (e.g., R&D cooperation, joint purchasing and joint production) and strategic alliances between competitors, setting up robust antitrust compliance programs, as well as advice on unfair competition law and advertising law. As an experienced commercial lawyer, Roger assists clients in drafting all kinds of commercial agreements, particularly distribution, franchise, agency, e-commerce, manufacturing, supply and joint venture agreements. In addition, he helps clients to strengthen and transform their supply chains and to pursue their sustainability goals and manage sustainability-related legal risk. Roger has extensive industry expertise in the food and beverages and healthcare industries. With his practical knowledge in food regulatory matters, he supports clients in launching food innovations, in food labelling and marketing, as well as in sustainability. He also regularly advises healthcare and pharmaceutical companies in connection with distribution of their products.
Wenger Vieli Ltd
Michael Tschudin primarily works in the areas of Swiss and European competition law as well as public business law and M&A. He heads the ICT/IP/Competition Law practice group at Wenger & Vieli Ltd. Michael Tschudin assists Swiss and international companies in all questions of competition law. He represents sanctioned companies in various industries before authorities and courts and advises clients on distribution systems, licenses, joint ventures and other forms of cooperation as well as merger control. He regularly publishes articles in his areas of expertise in scientific journals. Since 2015, he has been a lecturer on competition law and intellectual property law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). Chambers and Partners describes his practice in competition law as "excellent".
Leading individuals
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Nicolas Birkhäuser advises undertakings in the field of Swiss and European competition law, merger control, horizontal and vertical restraints, exchange of information, distribution, parallel imports, cooperation, licensing, joint ventures, dominance, compliance, risk management, investigation proceedings, including dawn raids and leniency programs. Nicolas Birkhäuser combines this with a strong expertise in IP.
Homburger
Franz Hoffet is a partner of Homburger's Competition and Regulatory teams. He has extensive experience in all areas of Swiss and European competition law, ranging from merger control to administrative and civil antitrust litigation. He represents a wide range of companies and trade associations in proceedings before the Swiss competition authorities, the European Commission and in civil courts and arbitration proceedings. He also advises clients on compliance matters of Swiss and European competition law. Other areas of practice include regulated markets (in particular health care and life sciences, telecommunications and media, energy, infrastructure and transport), international trade and public procurement. Franz Hoffet is also a member of Homburger's Corporate / M&A team as well as its White Collar / Investigations working group.
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
David Mamane is a partner and head of Schellenberg Wittmer's Competition Group in Zurich. His main areas of practice are competition/antitrust law, telecommunications and energy regulation, public procurement, as well as license and distribution agreements. David regularly advises clients in proceedings before the Swiss Competition Commission and is experienced in all aspects of Swiss and European competition law, including national and multi-jurisdictional merger control procedures, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, dawn raids, internal investigations, compliance, e-learning, and leniency procedures. David has established himself as one of the most renowned Swiss competition lawyers at the international level due to his involvement in international conferences and matters. David is additionally highly specialized in the field of IT and is a co-founder of a legal consulting firm in the IT sector. With this unique expertise, David leads IT and Knowledge Management at Schellenberg Wittmer.
