Advising across the full gamut of competition matters, Lenz & Staehelin demonstrates prowess across merger controls, abuse of dominance and cartel investigations, among other issues. Leveraging its strong cross-border capabilities, the team possesses notable expertise advising on international horizontal cartel investigations, as well as multi-jurisdictional merger filings. The practice enjoys an established presence in regulated industries, particularly telecoms, energy and media. Marcel Meinhardt, who specialises in a range of Swiss and European merger control work, and Benoît Merkt, who has a strong grounding in regulatory complexities across multiple sectors, jointly lead the practice. Astrid Waser, Sevan Antreasyan and Sinem Süslü are also recommended.
Testimonials
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- 'A very competent and courteous team. Great knowledge in the field and a very good and structured approach.'
Key clients
- Allfunds Bank Group
- AG Hallenstadion
- AURA Blockchain Consortium
- Bain Capital Private Equity
- BMW
- Chanel
- Cinven Limited
- City of Geneva
- Colgate Palmolive
- CRH
- CTS Eventim
- Daimler
- Dargaud
- Deutsche Bank
- ENGIE Services AG
- European Broadcasting Union
- Ford
- Geberit Vertriebs AG
- Geistlich Pharma AG
- HgCapital
- Honda
- HSBC
- Implenia
- INEOS Group (Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited)
- Mastercard
- Maus Frères SA (owner of companies and brands such as Manor, Gant and Lacoste)
- MSC
- Pfizer
- PostFinance
- Richemont
- Swiss Post
- Swisscom
- Swissquote
- TA Associates
- The Carlyle Group
- Ticketcorner
- TotalEnergies
- Unilever
- Vigier / Vicat
- XXXLutz
- Zendesk
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Marcel Meinhardt, Benoît Merkt