Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd maintains a broad insurance offering, including notable expertise in relation to complex multi-jurisdictional litigation. Key undertakings for the practice involve private insurance and reinsurance law, insurance fraud defence and insurance broker-related issues. Alexander von Ziegler and Olivier Favre lead from the firm’s Zurich office and Tarek Houdrouge from the Geneva office. Von Ziegler is a key contact for clients needing assistance with high-profile defence, disputes and regulatory issues, while Favre’s expertise encompasses commodities as well as insurance and reinsurance regulation, among others. Houdrouge handles various mandates, such as lending transactions and the distribution of financial products, for the team.
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Key clients
- Uber
- Baloise
Work highlights
- Advised Switzerland's largest health insurance provider CSS on the setup of a digital health platform for patients and health service providers in joint venture with different other players.
- Ongoing advice on acquisitions, capital market transactions as well as on tax compliance aspects.
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Alexander von Ziegler , Olivier Favre, Tarek Houdrouge