MLL Legal

Product Regulation & Compliance | Competition | Corporate & M&A | Intellectual Property

Renato Bucher specialises in competition and commercial law.

He represents undertakings in proceedings before the Swiss competition authorities and private antitrust litigation, coordinates multi-jurisdictional merger filings, conducts trainings and advises on the implementation of antitrust compliance programs. He is also experienced in unfair competition related matters, in particular regarding price indications, and regularly deals with public procurement related matters.

Renato further possesses specialist knowledge and experience in all areas of commercial law. His main focus is on distribution related matters (franchising, agency, selective distribution etc.), but he is also an expert in variety of other commercial agreements, such as licensing, R&D, manufacturing and supply agreements. He frequently represents undertakings in contentious matters, for example regarding goodwill indemnity claims, extraordinary terminations of distribution relationships etc. He also has extensive experience in employment-related matters.

Within his practice areas, Renato frequently represents clients in domestic and cross-border litigation as well as in administrative (court) proceedings before all Swiss courts.

German, English, French

Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Swiss Distribution (former Swiss Franchise Association; listed expert), International Distribution Institute (IDI), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Vertriebsrecht e.V, Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, Swiss association of competition law (ASAS), Licensing Executives Society (LES)

University College Dublin, Sutherland School of Law, Sutherland Fellow (2019), University of Lucerne (Prosecutors‘ Academy), Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Forensics (2016), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (2015), Maastricht University, LL.M. Globalisation and Law / Corporate and Commercial Law (2012), University of Zurich, MLaw (2012)