Bär & Karrer Ltd.
Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises domestic and international clients on the full spectrum of public and governmental service-related matters, with expertise in the healthcare, financial, infrastructure, and gambling industries, among others. The ‘highly qualified’ team has a particular focus on export controls relating to war materials and dual use goods. Practice head Markus Schott has extensive experience in administrative and regulatory matters, including governmental supervision, public procurement, and administrative sanctions. Vera Naegeli specialises in ESG matters, white collar crime, and compliance issues. Public institution financing expert Frédéric Bétrisey also supports the team. Raphael Wyss advises clients in the life sciences, telecommunications, and energy sectors.
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‘Highly qualified, skilled and experienced professionals, able to work on complex issues and find solutions in unprecedented situations.'
‘Markus Schott and Raphael Wyss form a very strong team.’
‘Markus Schott and Raphael Wyss can quickly familiarise themselves with complex, specific topics without losing the legally relevant overview. Very good and thoughtful legal writings. ’
‘Excellent knowledge in many different areas.’
‘Top experts in the industry.’
Key clients
- Genossenschaft Migros Zürich
- European Innovation Council
- Novartis Pharma Schweiz AG
- Canton of Geneva
Work highlights
- Representing Migros, Switzerland's largest consumer goods retail chain, in administrative proceedings before the Department of Economic Affairs of the Canton of Zurich regarding an appeal by Unia (one of Switzerland's biggest trade unions) against a pilot concept for unmanned stores opened on Sundays.
- Advised EIC Fund, an innovation fund owned by the European Commission, established to make direct investments (between EUR 500'000 and 15'000'000) in European start-up companies and SMEs, on its Investments in Six Swiss Start-Up Companies.
- Represents ETH Zurich in court proceedings regarding the legality of certain research involving experiments with birds.
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Markus Schott has broad experience in all kinds of regulatory and administrative law matters including governmental supervision, public procurement, and administrative sanctions. He advises and represents clients in the life science and food, banking, finance and insurance, transportation and infrastructure sectors. He also drafts expert opinions in these fields. Markus Schott is also specialized in representing clients in administrative and civil litigation proceedings as well as international administrative and legal assistance proceedings. He teaches public economic law at the University of Zurich and he publishes regularly in his fields of interest.
Practice head
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Markus Schott