Alongside considerable experience in assisting clients with commercial practices and agreements, ‘solution-oriented’ Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd includes strategic advice regarding civil law litigations, compliance programmes and internal investigations in its competition arsenal. The team handles matters pertaining to a diverse range of sectors, including telecoms, energy and financial services, and is recommended for its ability to ’challenge expectations’ and implement ideas in a ‘fast and understandable manner’. Practice head David Mamane is well positioned to assist clients with public procurement as well as licence and distribution agreements. Amalie Wijesundera’s diverse set of capabilities include multi-jurisdictional merger control procedures, dawn raids and leniency procedures, among others.
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‘Highly intelligent sparring-partners who will challenge expectations, offer solutions, and implement the client's ideas in an effective, fast, and understandable manner.'
'They understand what a company needs and do not try to push their own agenda, but have the client's interest at heart. It feels more like a collaboration on a project, rather than getting external legal advice. Highly appreciated!’
‘The best law firm in Switzerland for competition law matters. The team offers an extremely high level of service to clients and is always responsive and pragmatic/client-oriented.’
‘David Mamane is a very experienced and very pragmatic competition lawyer. His experience extends to all competition law matters and he is very quick to grasp the facts and potential issues.'
‘Competent and clear advice.’
‘Great knowhow - not only legal-wise but business-wise. They are always on time, solution-oriented, and provide the appropriate answer with respect to form/content.’
‘Very capable and always available team that provides professional support at short notice.’
‘Pleasant and uncomplicated handling.'
Rising stars
Amalie Wijesundera is a Senior Associate in our Competition as well as Information and Communication Technology Groups in Zurich. Experience: Swiss and multinational merger control procedures Experience in the Financial Services, Insurance, Health Care and Retail/Wholesale market sectors with reference to Competition and Data Protection Law Internal Investigations Cartel Investigations and Dawn Raids Competition and Data Protection Law Compliance
Leading individuals
David Mamane is a partner and head of Schellenberg Wittmer's Competition Group in Zurich. His main areas of practice are competition/antitrust law, telecommunications and energy regulation, public procurement, as well as license and distribution agreements. David regularly advises clients in proceedings before the Swiss Competition Commission and is experienced in all aspects of Swiss and European competition law, including national and multi-jurisdictional merger control procedures, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations, dawn raids, internal investigations, compliance, e-learning, and leniency procedures. David has established himself as one of the most renowned Swiss competition lawyers at the international level due to his involvement in international conferences and matters. David is additionally highly specialized in the field of IT and is a co-founder of a legal consulting firm in the IT sector. With this unique expertise, David leads IT and Knowledge Management at Schellenberg Wittmer.
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
David Mamane