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Competition

Bär & Karrer Ltd.

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Recognised for its ‘superior representation in connection with Swiss matters’, Bär & Karrer Ltd. is well positioned to assist clients with dawn raids, compliance programmes and merger control filings, among other issues, across a diverse range of sectors and industries. ’Very service-oriented’ and ‘extremely committed’ Mani Reinert spearheads the competition team, and is notably involved in a host of domestic and multijurisdictional merger control filings. Another key contact is Martin Werner, who possesses demonstrable knowledge and expertise in merger control filings and administrative proceedings before the Swiss competition authority.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Bar & Karrer offer superior representation in connection with Swiss matters.’

  • ‘Mani Reinhart is an excellent lawyer, very smart, dedicated, and responsive.’

  • ‘Mani Reinert is a very service-oriented and extremely qualified lawyer. He responds quickly and to the point. The cooperation is very pleasant. ’

  • ‘Mani Reinert and his team have a strong experience in antitrust generally and in financial services.’

  • ‘Mani Reinert is extremely committed and involved. As a senior partner, his direct involvement in the work stands out. His knowledge is vast, very experienced.’

Key clients

  • UBS Group AG
  • Astorg
  • Mobiliar
  • Novartis
  • Saint-Gobain
  • Swiss Life
  • H2 Energy AG
  • Stellantis
  • Valora Holding AG
  • DSV A/S
  • Warburg Pincus

Work highlights

  • Advising UBS in its acquisition of Credit Suisse in the merger control proceeding before FINMA and the Swiss Competition Commission. Bär & Karrer represents UBS in the merger control proceeding before FINMA, the financial regulator, and the Swiss competition authority.
  • Advising Stellantis and Hon Hai in their creation of a 50-50 joint venture to design and sell semiconductors for the automotive industry from 2026. Bär & Karrer represented Stellantis and Hon Hai in relation to the notification to the Swiss competition authority.
  • Advising Advent International and Warburg Pincus in their acquisition of Baxter's BioPharma Solutions Business. Bär & Karrer represents the parties in the merger control filing to the Swiss competition authority.

Lawyers

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.

Mani Reinert

Mani Reinert

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

Martin Werner

Martin Werner

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.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Mani Reinert

Other key lawyers

Martin Werner

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