Dispute resolution: litigation

Homburger

Counting a multitude of blue-chip clients in its roster, the ‘highly regarded’ team at Homburger fields a diverse practice that encompasses M&A, banking, IP, and employment litigation, to name a few areas of expertise. The practice also demonstrates extensive experience in regulated industries such as pharmaceutical, energy, and nutrition. Balz Gross, who is a tour-de-force in relation to complex cross-border litigation, and Roman Baechler, an experienced practitioner when it comes to banking disputes and the enforcement of foreign judgments and awards, helm the practice. Mariella Orelli and Gabrielle Nater-Bass bolster the group with their skills in managing cross-border litigation, and Felix Dasser possesses a strong grounding in investment disputes. Stefanie Pfisterer is well-positioned to advise on ESG, trust, and estate litigation issues.

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Testimonials

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‘The Homburger dispute resolution practice gave us excellent and unique services, with excellent hands-on involvement and advice.'
‘Stefanie Pfisterer is an outstanding attorney, and the assistance she provided our team with was invaluable, both in terms of legal excellence and in level of responsiveness and service.'
'Gabrielle Nater-Bass is a unique team leader and her experience and candid approach enables us to get a clear understanding of complex legal issues under Swiss law. Felix Dasser is a scholar of high credit and provided us with a highly professional and impressive legal opinion submitted to the court.’
‘The people in Homburger I worked with are always on top of legal developments and have a vast experience in their respective areas. Their legal knowledge combined with a good perception of the cases and the persons involved makes a vast difference to other law firms.’
‘I highly appreciate working with Gabrielle Nater-Bass as she is a very intelligent and ambitious person always willing to go the extra mile. Intuitively she knows what her clients need and is a very approachable and nice person.'
‘The firm is a perfect mixture of being large enough to have abundant resources at its disposal while maintaining very individualised services. Working with Homburger never feels like you are receiving "pre-canned" services. When in need for specialised services, this is when Homburger's size shines as they have an expert in every field you might need.'
'Specifically with regards to technology and litigation, Homburger is at the forefront of legal cutting-edge tech. They have some pretty amazing systems to be able to sift through a large amount of data to be able to pull the relevant information. They go so far as to use AI to analyse data which is cutting-edge on international standards.’
‘Homburger has built a wonderful reputation in dispute resolution over the years. They have a great team of partners and associates that are highly professional and experienced in complex litigations and international arbitrations. Their clients are top tier, and they are highly regarded in the legal community.’

Key clients

Holcim
Novartis
Sandoz
Janssen Biotech
Nestlé
Nespresso
Wilhelm Schmidlin AG

Work highlights

Represented Holcim in the first climate change litigation ever filed in Switzerland.
Represented an international bank in a cross-border prospectus liability case regarding bonds.
Represented a German entrepreneur in a $2.8bn Bitcoin dispute.

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