Lenz & Staehelin has been recommended as a TOP-TIER FIRM in 14 practice areas and been recommended in 7 practice areas in The Legal 500 EMEA - 2024 edition
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARY
FIRM RANKINGS SUMMARYTOP TIER FIRM in
14
practice areas
RECOMMENDED in
7
practice areas
TOP TIER FIRM Practice Areas
- ►Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva
- ►Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich
- ►Switzerland > Capital markets
- ►Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- ►Switzerland > Competition
- ►Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection
- ►Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration
- ►Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
- ►Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- ►Switzerland > Intellectual property
- ►Switzerland > Private client
- ►Switzerland > Public law
- ►Switzerland > Real estate and construction
- ►Switzerland > Tax
RANKED Practice Areas
- ►Switzerland > Employment Tier:2
- ►Switzerland > Fintech Tier:2
- ►Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences Tier:2
- ►Switzerland > Insurance Tier:2
- ►Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations Tier:2
- ►Switzerland > Sports law Tier:2
- ►Switzerland > TMT Tier:2
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARY
LAWYER RANKINGS SUMMARYHall of Fame
10
lawyers are listed in the Hall of Fame.
Leading Individuals
20
lawyers are listed in the elite "Leading lawyers" group.
Partners: Next Generation lawyers
5
lawyers are listed in the "Next generation lawyers" group.
Associates: Rising Stars lawyers
9
lawyers are listed in the "Rising stars" group.
Legal 500 commentary: A total of 55 lawyers are mentioned by name in Legal 500 EMEA commentary for their standout contribution to respective practices.
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All individuals mentioned in the editorial, either in firm write-ups, client testimonials, as heads of practice or other key lawyer listings, should be regarded as recommended lawyers in The Legal 500
Full list of ranked lawyers
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva > Leading partners
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva > Leading associates
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich > Leading partners
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich > Leading associates
Switzerland > Capital markets > Leading partners
Switzerland > Capital markets > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Capital markets > Next Generation Partners
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Leading partners
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A > Next Generation Partners
Switzerland > Competition > Leading partners
Switzerland > Competition > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Competition > Leading associates
Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection > Leading partners
Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection > Leading associates
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration > Leading associates
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation > Leading partners
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery > Leading partners
Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery > Next Generation Partners
Switzerland > Intellectual property > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Intellectual property > Next Generation Partners
Switzerland > Private client > Leading partners
Switzerland > Private client > Leading associates
Switzerland > Public law > Leading partners
Switzerland > Real estate and construction > Leading partners
Switzerland > Real estate and construction > Hall of Fame
Switzerland > Tax > Leading partners
Switzerland > Tax > Leading associates
Switzerland > Tax > Next Generation Partners
Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations > Leading partners
Switzerland > Sports law > Leading partners
Switzerland > TMT > Leading partners
Switzerland > TMT > Leading associates
FIRM & LAWYER RANKING DETAILS: IN DEPTH
TIER 1 FIRM RANKINGS
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva
TIER 1
Leading partners Hall of Fame Leading associatesRecommended:
- David Ledermann
- Fedor Poskriakov
- François Rayroux
- Isy Isaac Sakkal
- Laurence Vogt Scholler
- Olivier Stahler
- Shelby du Pasquier
- Valérie Menoud
Practice Head(s):
- Shelby du Pasquier
Other key lawyer(s):
- François Rayroux
- Olivier Stahler
- David Ledermann
- Fedor Poskriakov
- Valérie Menoud
- Laurence Vogt Scholler
- Isy Isaac Sakkal
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich
TIER 1
Leading partners Hall of Fame Leading associatesRecommended:
- Marcel Tranchet
- Martin Burkhardt
- Patrick Hünerwadel
- Patrick Schleiffer
Practice Head(s):
- Marcel Tranchet
Other key lawyer(s):
- Patrick Hünerwadel
- Patrick Schleiffer
- Martin Burkhardt
- Patrick Schärli
- Norman Walczak
- Christian Grahlmann
- Sven Infanger
Switzerland > Capital markets
TIER 1
Leading partners Hall of Fame Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Ariel Ben Hattar
- Jacques Iffland
- Marcel Tranchet
- Patrick Schärli
- Patrick Schleiffer
- Tino Gaberthüel
Practice Head(s):
- Jacques Iffland
- Patrick Schleiffer
- Tino Gaberthüel
Other key lawyer(s):
- Marcel Tranchet
- Ariel Ben Hattar
- Patrick Schärli
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
TIER 1
Leading partners Hall of Fame Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Andreas Rötheli
- Jacques Iffland
- Matthias Wolf
- Simone Ehrsam
- Stephan Erni
- Tino Gaberthüel
Practice Head(s):
- Tino Gaberthüel
- Andreas Rötheli
Other key lawyer(s):
- Stephan Erni
- Jacques Iffland
- Matthias Wolf
- Simone Ehrsam
- Roman Graf
Switzerland > Competition
TIER 1
Leading partners Hall of Fame Leading associatesRecommended:
- Astrid Waser
- Benoît Merkt
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Sinem Süslü
Practice Head(s):
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Benoît Merkt
Other key lawyer(s):
- Astrid Waser
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Sinem Süslü
Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection
TIER 1
Leading partners Leading associatesRecommended:
- Guy Vermeil
- Jürg Simon
- Lukas Morscher
Practice Head(s):
- Guy Vermeil
- Lukas Morscher
- Jürg Simon
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration
TIER 1
Hall of Fame Leading associatesRecommended:
- Daniel Tunik
- Harold Frey
- Martin Aebi
- Martin Burkhardt
- Thierry Calame
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
Practice Head(s):
- Harold Frey
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
Other key lawyer(s):
- Martin Burkhardt
- Thierry Calame
- Daniel Tunik
- Martin Aebi
- Hanno Wehland
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
TIER 1
Leading partners Hall of FameRecommended:
- Daniel Tunik
- Dominique Müller
- Harold Frey
- Hikmat Maleh
- Martin Burkhardt
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
Practice Head(s):
- Harold Frey
- Daniel Tunik
Other key lawyer(s):
- Martin Burkhardt
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Dominique Müller
- Miguel Oural
Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery
TIER 1
Leading partners Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Daniel Tunik
- Dominique Müller
- Roman Graf
- Tanja Luginbühl
Practice Head(s):
- Tanja Luginbühl
- Roman Graf
Other key lawyer(s):
- Dominique Müller
- Daniel Tunik
- Anja Affolter Marino
- Eva Müller
- Anna Pellizzari
Switzerland > Intellectual property
TIER 1
Hall of Fame Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Jürg Simon
- Peter Ling
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Thierry Calame
Practice Head(s):
- Thierry Calame
- Jürg Simon
- Sevan Antreasyan
Other key lawyer(s):
- Peter Ling
Switzerland > Private client
TIER 1
Leading partners Leading associatesRecommended:
- Alexander Greter
- Daniel Schafer
- Géraldine Auberson
- Heini Rüdisühli
- Lucien Masmejan
- Mark Barmes
Practice Head(s):
- Lucien Masmejan
- Heini Rüdisühli
Other key lawyer(s):
- Mark Barmes
- Géraldine Auberson
- Frédéric Neukomm
- Alexander Greter
- Alexandra Hirt
- Daniel Schafer
Switzerland > Public law
TIER 1
Leading partnersRecommended:
- Astrid Waser
- Benoît Merkt
- Marcel Meinhardt
Practice Head(s):
- Benoît Merkt
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Astrid Waser
Switzerland > Real estate and construction
TIER 1
Leading partners Hall of FameRecommended:
- Beat Kühni
- Cécile Berger Meyer
Practice Head(s):
- Cécile Berger Meyer
- Beat Kühni
Other key lawyer(s):
- Andreas Rötheliö
Switzerland > Tax
TIER 1
Leading partners Leading associates Next Generation PartnersRecommended:
- Daniel Schafer
- Floran Ponce
- Frédéric Neukomm
- Heini Rüdisühli
- Jean-Blaise Eckert
- Pascal Hinny
Practice Head(s):
- Jean-Blaise Eckert
- Pascal Hinny
Other key lawyer(s):
- Daniel Schafer
- Frédéric Neukomm
- Floran Ponce
- Rébecca Dorasamy
- Heini Rüdisühli
- Lukas Aebi
- Franziska Stadtherr
- Stephan Brandner
- Alexander Greter
- Maximilien de Ridder
TIER 2 FIRM RANKINGS
Switzerland > Employment
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Anja Affolter Marino
- Daniel Tunik
- Dominique Müller
- Matthias Oertle
- Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux
Practice Head(s):
- Dominique Müller
- Matthias Oertle
- Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux
- Daniel Tunik
Other key lawyer(s):
- Anja Affolter Marino
- Jacomo Restellini
Switzerland > Fintech
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Fedor Poskriakov
- Lukas Morscher
- Marcel Tranchet
Practice Head(s):
- Lukas Morscher
- Marcel Tranchet
- Fedor Poskriakov
Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Andreas Rötheli
- Guy Vermeil
- Harold Frey
- Thierry Calame
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
Practice Head(s):
- Thierry Calame
- Harold Frey
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Andreas Rötheli
- Guy Vermeil
Switzerland > Insurance
TIER 2
Recommended:
- Lukas Morscher
- Olivier Stahler
Practice Head(s):
- Olivier Stahler
- Lukas Morscher
Other key lawyer(s):
- Leo Rusterholz
- Lukas Staub
Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
TIER 2
Leading partnersRecommended:
- Astrid Waser
- Dominique Müller
- Hikmat Maleh
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Shelby R. du Pasquier
- Valérie Menoud
Practice Head(s):
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Dominique Müller
- Hikmat Maleh
- Valérie Menoud
Other key lawyer(s):
- Astrid Waser
- Shelby R. du Pasquier
Switzerland > Sports law
TIER 2
Leading partnersRecommended:
- Hikmat Maleh
- Lucien Masmejan
- Peter Ling
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Stephan Erni
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
Practice Head(s):
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Stephan Erni
Other key lawyer(s):
- Lucien Masmejan
- Hikmat Maleh
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Peter Ling
Switzerland > TMT
TIER 2
Leading partners Leading associatesRecommended:
- Emilie Jacot-Guillarmod
- Guy Vermeil
- Lukas Morscher
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Peter Ling
- Thierry Calame
Practice Head(s):
- Lukas Morscher
- Guy Vermeil
Other key lawyer(s):
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Thierry Calame
- Peter Ling
- Emilie Jacot-Guillarmo
ALL FIRM RANKINGS
- David Ledermann
- Fedor Poskriakov
- François Rayroux
- Isy Isaac Sakkal
- Laurence Vogt Scholler
- Olivier Stahler
- Shelby du Pasquier
- Valérie Menoud
- Shelby du Pasquier
- François Rayroux
- Olivier Stahler
- David Ledermann
- Fedor Poskriakov
- Valérie Menoud
- Laurence Vogt Scholler
- Isy Isaac Sakkal
- Marcel Tranchet
- Martin Burkhardt
- Patrick Hünerwadel
- Patrick Schleiffer
- Marcel Tranchet
- Patrick Hünerwadel
- Patrick Schleiffer
- Martin Burkhardt
- Patrick Schärli
- Norman Walczak
- Christian Grahlmann
- Sven Infanger
- Ariel Ben Hattar
- Jacques Iffland
- Marcel Tranchet
- Patrick Schärli
- Patrick Schleiffer
- Tino Gaberthüel
- Jacques Iffland
- Patrick Schleiffer
- Tino Gaberthüel
- Marcel Tranchet
- Ariel Ben Hattar
- Patrick Schärli
- Andreas Rötheli
- Jacques Iffland
- Matthias Wolf
- Simone Ehrsam
- Stephan Erni
- Tino Gaberthüel
- Tino Gaberthüel
- Andreas Rötheli
- Stephan Erni
- Jacques Iffland
- Matthias Wolf
- Simone Ehrsam
- Roman Graf
- Astrid Waser
- Benoît Merkt
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Sinem Süslü
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Benoît Merkt
- Astrid Waser
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Sinem Süslü
- Guy Vermeil
- Jürg Simon
- Lukas Morscher
- Guy Vermeil
- Lukas Morscher
- Jürg Simon
- Daniel Tunik
- Harold Frey
- Martin Aebi
- Martin Burkhardt
- Thierry Calame
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Harold Frey
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Martin Burkhardt
- Thierry Calame
- Daniel Tunik
- Martin Aebi
- Hanno Wehland
- Daniel Tunik
- Dominique Müller
- Harold Frey
- Hikmat Maleh
- Martin Burkhardt
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Harold Frey
- Daniel Tunik
- Martin Burkhardt
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Dominique Müller
- Miguel Oural
- Anja Affolter Marino
- Daniel Tunik
- Dominique Müller
- Matthias Oertle
- Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux
- Dominique Müller
- Matthias Oertle
- Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux
- Daniel Tunik
- Anja Affolter Marino
- Jacomo Restellini
- Fedor Poskriakov
- Lukas Morscher
- Marcel Tranchet
- Lukas Morscher
- Marcel Tranchet
- Fedor Poskriakov
- Andreas Rötheli
- Guy Vermeil
- Harold Frey
- Thierry Calame
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Thierry Calame
- Harold Frey
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Andreas Rötheli
- Guy Vermeil
- Daniel Tunik
- Dominique Müller
- Roman Graf
- Tanja Luginbühl
- Tanja Luginbühl
- Roman Graf
- Dominique Müller
- Daniel Tunik
- Anja Affolter Marino
- Eva Müller
- Anna Pellizzari
- Lukas Morscher
- Olivier Stahler
- Olivier Stahler
- Lukas Morscher
- Leo Rusterholz
- Lukas Staub
- Jürg Simon
- Peter Ling
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Thierry Calame
- Thierry Calame
- Jürg Simon
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Peter Ling
- Alexander Greter
- Daniel Schafer
- Géraldine Auberson
- Heini Rüdisühli
- Lucien Masmejan
- Mark Barmes
- Lucien Masmejan
- Heini Rüdisühli
- Mark Barmes
- Géraldine Auberson
- Frédéric Neukomm
- Alexander Greter
- Alexandra Hirt
- Daniel Schafer
- Astrid Waser
- Benoît Merkt
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Benoît Merkt
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Astrid Waser
- Beat Kühni
- Cécile Berger Meyer
- Cécile Berger Meyer
- Beat Kühni
- Andreas Rötheliö
- Astrid Waser
- Dominique Müller
- Hikmat Maleh
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Shelby R. du Pasquier
- Valérie Menoud
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Dominique Müller
- Hikmat Maleh
- Valérie Menoud
- Astrid Waser
- Shelby R. du Pasquier
- Hikmat Maleh
- Lucien Masmejan
- Peter Ling
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Stephan Erni
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Xavier Favre-Bulle
- Stephan Erni
- Lucien Masmejan
- Hikmat Maleh
- Sevan Antreasyan
- Peter Ling
- Emilie Jacot-Guillarmod
- Guy Vermeil
- Lukas Morscher
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Peter Ling
- Thierry Calame
- Lukas Morscher
- Guy Vermeil
- Marcel Meinhardt
- Thierry Calame
- Peter Ling
- Emilie Jacot-Guillarmo
- Daniel Schafer
- Floran Ponce
- Frédéric Neukomm
- Heini Rüdisühli
- Jean-Blaise Eckert
- Pascal Hinny
- Jean-Blaise Eckert
- Pascal Hinny
- Daniel Schafer
- Frédéric Neukomm
- Floran Ponce
- Rébecca Dorasamy
- Heini Rüdisühli
- Lukas Aebi
- Franziska Stadtherr
- Stephan Brandner
- Alexander Greter
- Maximilien de Ridder
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich
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Switzerland > Capital markets
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading partners
Hall of Fame
Next Generation Partners
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Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading partners
Hall of Fame
Next Generation Partners
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Switzerland > Competition
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Switzerland > Data privacy and data protection
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Switzerland > Employment
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
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Switzerland > Fintech
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
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Switzerland > Healthcare and life sciences
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
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Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Next Generation Partners
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Switzerland > Insurance
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
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Switzerland > Intellectual property
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Switzerland > Private client
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
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Switzerland > Public law
FIRM RANKED: TIER 1
Leading partners
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Switzerland > Real estate and construction
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Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
FIRM RANKED: TIER 2
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Switzerland > Sports law
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Switzerland > TMT
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Switzerland > Tax
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