Andreas Suter advises national and international companies in corporate legal matters, in mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. Andreas Suter has a strong expertise in commercial law as well as contract law, with a focus in the field of industry. Further he advises family companies with succession planning and is specialized in sports law. Apart from these activities, Andreas Suter is a member of the Board of Directors in various companies.
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Christoph Gasser (Dr. iur. (Bern); LLM (Michigan)) is a partner and the head of the firm's IP/TMT department. His long-standing practice includes advice and litigation in all areas of intellectual property and information technology law as well as trademark and design prosecution. Christoph Gasser is the executive secretary of the Swiss IP association INGRES (Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz). He also serves as an adjunct judge at the Swiss Federal Patent Court, a court expert, and an expert examiner for the Swiss Patent Bar examination. Moreover, he is a frequent conference speaker and has written substantial publications on intellectual property law.
Cyrill Süess is an accomplished dispute resolution expert in civil and commercial matters representing international and domestic clients in state courts and arbitration. He worked for several years at different courts and law firms in London and Germany. Cyrill Süess’ profound knowledge of civil procedural law and his experience with contractual and non-contractual conflicts complement the pragmatic advice he offers. It also enables him to identify potential problems early on and act accordingly. He deepened his knowledge of arbitration during his LL.M. studies at Queen Mary University of London. In addition, he advises on employment law and is still a substitute judge at the district court of Dietikon.
Dr. Despina Mavromati is a widely recognized expert in international sports law and an arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). She provides legal advice to clubs, athletes and federations in contractual, disciplinary and governance matters and assists them in recognition and enforcement proceedings of arbitral awards. Dr. Mavromati is a member of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (Appeals Chamber) and has previously been appointed as an arbitrator to several tribunals of international federations (World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal; International Tennis Federation Independent Tribunal; Gymnastics Ethics Foundation; International Powerlifting Federation Doping Hearing Panel). She co-authored (with M. Reeb) the “Commentary on the CAS Code” (2015, Wolters Kluwer) and has been ranked as a WWL Thought Leader – Sports and Entertainment every year since 2018.
Hans-Peter Schwald advises national and international companies in corporate legal matters, in mergers & acquisitions and corporate governance. Moreover Hans-Peter Schwald acts as chairman and member on various boards of directors with listed and unlisted – especially trade and manufacturing – companies.
Marc Metzger has more than twenty years of experience in advising listed and privately-held companies in the areas of commercial and corporate law, general contract law, distribution agreement law, law governing contracts for work and labour, and law applicable to contracts for the supply of materials and services. His other areas of practice include public procurement law, health care law and sports law. Marc Metzger advises clients in relation to domestic and international transactions. He worked for a leading London law firm and then was a partner at Staiger, Schwald & Partner, Attorneys-at-law, Zurich/Bern, from 2000 until 2016.
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Stefan Scherrer has many years of experience in advising listed and privately held companies in connection with domestic and international M&A transactions and restructurings as well as in the areas of corporate law, contract law and stock exchange law. His other areas of practice include commercial law, banking and capital markets law. He is recognized by SIX Exchange Regulation as representative in the areas of bonds, derivatives and equity securities. Stefan Scherrer worked for a leading US law firm in New York in the area of mergers & acquisitions and is the author of a dissertation on public takeover law. He regularly publishes articles on current topics in his areas of expertise.
Head of the employment team, Stéphanie Fuld has more than 15 years of experience and is a widely recognized expert in the fields of Employment law, Immigration and Social security, acting for national and international companies in litigation matters, providing legal advice on complex participation plans, secondments, hiring of services, transfers and mass dismissal. Her in-depth knowledge of the administration allows her to obtain swiftly work permits and ensure a smooth transfer of executives from one country to another, providing sane advice on bilateral agreements and various insurance issues in EU and non-EU countries.
Thomas Schmid is a recognized expert and your competent partner regarding national and international corporate mergers & acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures. He has extensive experience with all stages of an investment process and private equity transactions. Additional areas of practice include corporate, commercial and contract law. Apart from his engagement with BianchiSchwald Thomas Schmid acts as Member of the Board of Directors with various companies.
Yves de Coulon heads the Real Estate and Construction practice group at BianchiSchwald LLC. He has an in-depth knowledge of the Lake Geneva region real estate market. He is one of the founding partners of the firm. His practice focuses on all major fields of real estate industry: transactions, construction, leases, management of real estate assets, financing and investment vehicles, public procurement and zoning as well as urban and mobility planning. He is a member of the board of the FPLC (Public Foundation for affordable and cooperative dwelling) a major player for the zoning and the housing development projects in Geneva. He also has an extensive experience of the hotel-restaurant industry. He advises institutional and private clients on these various matters and assists them before the competent civil and administrative courts. Furthermore, Yves de Coulon is Deputy Judge before the Leases and Rents court in Geneva.