The team at Walder Wyss Ltd. have been actively involved in several high-profile bankruptcy and creditors’ composition cases that involve cross-border implications. The practice group advise big stake creditors or debtors, typically Swiss companies with the head company being subject to a US Chapter 11 proceeding. The team is co-led by Dominik Hohler, Dieter Hofmann, and Mark A. Reutter. Considered a ‘brilliant mind and strategic thinker’, Hohler advises national and international companies regarding their restructuring, financing, reorganisation measures and insolvency. Hofmann is an experienced litigator often handling cases concerning insolvency, directors’ liability, and shareholders’ agreements, whilst Reutter advises clients active in the IT field on insolvency and restructuring matters. Urs Schenker supports the team.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Dynamism and responsiveness. Listening to their clients with a perfect mastery of the issues and problems they face, allowing them to be confident in the solutions they deliver.’
- ‘Dominik Hohler is one of the best lawyers to work with in Switzerland. Very responsive and pro-active.’
- ‘The Walder Wyss restructuring, and insolvency team is outstanding and well-placed at the top of the market.’
- ‘Dominik Hohler is a brilliant mind and strategic thinker. He will certainly be a leading name on the market over the coming years. Also, the rest of the team is outstanding.’
- ‘Dominik Hohler and his team are very responsive, and the quality of their work is outstanding. It seems that they are well experienced not only for international but also for domestic Swiss work.’
- ‘Walder Wyss reorganisation team understands the needs of clients exceptionally well and quickly recognizes their problems. Their many years of experience and the way of working also make them the right choice for complex cross-border cases.’
- ‘Dominik Hohler is a very experienced partner in the Walder Wyss restructuring team. He responds extremely quickly, and his advice is tailor-made. He immediately gets into the middle of the issue and getting the deal done is paramount for him.’
Key clients
- Credit Suisse / UBS
- DTEK Energy
- Aryzta
- Arthouse Cinemas
- Meyer Burger Group
- STA Travel
- Paracelsus
- Candrian Catering Group
- Nestlé Nespresso
- Apollo International Management LLP
- Esprit Europe GmbH
- gategroup Holding AG
- The former CEO of one of the largest Swiss concert organizers
Work highlights
- Acted as Lead Counsel to Credit Suisse on the merger with UBS following the intervention of the Swiss Federal Department of Justice, the Swiss National Bank and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dominik Hohler, Dieter Hofmann, Mark A. Reutter