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.
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.
Dominique Christin is a recognized expert in corporate, tax, contract and banking law. He provides legal advice to companies and their shareholders and assists in the setting-up and administration of non-profit organisations. He assists clients in their dealings with the tax authorities and represents them before administrative and judiciary courts. He further provides legal advice to private clients and has a solid experience in Swiss international tax matters including international tax assistance. He is the co-founder and moderator of a forum for in-house bank lawyers. Dominique Christin has also completed the SBA (Swiss Bar Association) mediation training course, enabling him to assist clients in this dispute resolution process, either as counsel or mediator. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Caran d’Ache SA and Accuro Trust (Switzerland) SA.
Gianni Fera advises companies and individuals primarily in the areas of national and international tax law, with an emphasis on corporate tax law. He assists and represents clients in negotiations with tax authorities particularly in case of restructuring and corporate acquisitions. He advises private clients on tax and estate planning. Gianni Fera deals with matters related to the application of double taxation treaties, and also assists the clients with regularization of undeclared assets and representation before administrative and judicial authorities in case of claims/litigation.
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.
For many years, Hélène Weidmann has been advising private and public companies as well as entrepreneurs. She assists her clients from the incorporation of their business to its sale, with respect to all contractual and regulatory issues that may arise during the business life of their company. Hélène Weidmann has a strong expertise in the fields of commercial transactions, shareholders’ disputes and stock exchange regulations. She is active, in particular, in mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, restructuring and corporate governance. She also regularly assists her clients with the drafting and negotiation of all types of commercial contracts. Her personal and professional skills as well as her great interest in the activities of her clients allow her to offer contractual structures adapted to her clients’ individual needs and tailored to secure their interests. In the field of stock exchange regulations, Hélène Weidmann regularly assists both issuers with their ongoing listing duties (ad hoc publicity, corporate governance, financial reporting, management transactions and regular reporting obligations) and their shareholders in particular with respect to the disclosures of significant shareholdings. Hélène Weidmann is recognized by SIX Swiss Exchange Regulation as a recognized representative in the areas of bonds, derivatives and equity securities.
Jean-Marc Carnicé is one of the founding Partners of BianchiSchwald LLC (formerly BCCC Attorneys-at-Law LLC). He heads the dispute resolution and white collar crime practice groups within the firm. He is widely recognized for his outstanding expertise in white collar crime, as well as international assistance in criminal matters, commercial and banking litigation.
A former clerk at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, Philippe Vladimir Boss has a broad experience in dealing with complex white-collar crime as well as international assistance in civil, criminal and administrative matters, including money-laundering, bribery and fraud cases. Philippe Vladimir Boss also advises and appears before various jurisdictions in sports law related matters. He specifically advises international federations and officials in sport integrity issues (good governance, disciplinary proceedings, match-fixing, anti-doping, clubs’ multi-ownership).
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.
Thierry Amy has many years of experience in representing and advising the various actors of the Swiss banking and financial market for commercial and regulatory matters, including procedures before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) and the SIX Swiss Exchange, as well as in assisting such actors before criminal, civil and administrative authorities/tribunals both at the cantonal and federal levels. His other areas of practice include company law, commercial law, real estate law, debt enforcement and bankruptcy law as well as international criminal and administrative judicial cooperation law (including for tax purposes). He is the author of a prized dissertation and he regularly publishes articles on current topics in his areas of expertise. He has developed a strong expertise in advising and supporting clients in the public sector, public companies owned by the Confederation, cantons and municipalities, as well as their partners organised along private-sector lines, on all issues of public law and their interfaces with private law (administrative, energy, traffic, environmental, public procurement, public building and public procedural law). He supports his clients in negotiation procedures and in the conclusion of administrative and financing agreements, and helps them in settling disputes arising under administrative law, as well as in creating public private partnerships.
