Walder Wyss

Switzerland

Address:
Seefeldstrasse 123
Zurich, 8034
Switzerland

+41586585858


Key contacts:

Partner: Florian Gunz Niedermann
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Partner: Michael Isler
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Partner: Pierre-Alain Guillaume
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Partner: Katja Schott-Morgenroth
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Quick facts:

Number of lawyers: 290
Number of partners: 85
Languages: Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Rhaeto Romanic, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish


Walder Wyss is one of Switzerland’s leading law firms, specialising in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution and tax law. Walder Wyss has established a leading position in specific sectors and product areas. Its national and international networks of correspondents and partners from a broad range of disciplines are selected according to the highest standards of professional competence.

“Extremely responsive, knowledgeable, patient. Careful, precise. Readily explained local formalities.”

“Hands on work mentality, always punctual and try to find the best possible outcome for all sides.”

  • Arbitration
  • Art & Entertainment
  • Banking, Finance & Insurance
  • Capital Markets
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Competition
  • Corporate / M&A
  • Data & Technology
  • Employment
  • Energy & Infrastructure
  • ESG & Sustainability
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Intellectual Property
  • Litigation
  • Notarial Services
  • Private Clients
  • Private Equity & Funds
  • Public Law & Litigation
  • Public Procurement
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Restructuring & Insolvency
  • Sports
  • Start-ups & Venture Capital
  • Tax
  • White Collar Crime & Investigations

Banking & Finance:
Pierre-Alain Guillaume
Partner
pag@walderwyss.com

Francis Nordmann
Partner
francis.nordmann@walderwyss.com

Lukas Wyss
Partner
lukas.wyss@walderwyss.com

Recent transactional highlights:

  • Advising Swiss Life Ltd. (SIX-listed) on its EUR 750m undated subordinated bond;
  • Advising Gategroup (SIX-delisted) on its CHF 350m bond.
  • More deals and cases.

Mergers & Acquisitions:
Urs Gnos
Partner
urs.gnos@walderwyss.com

Markus Vischer
Partner
markus.vischer@walderwyss.com

Urs Schenker
Senior Counsel
urs.schenker@walderwyss.com

Recent transactional highlights:

  • Advising Sanofi on its strategic partnership with Lonza regarding the establishment of a joint venture to build and operate a large-scale facility;
  • Advising the sole owner of software solution provider AutoForm on the sale of a majority stake in the AutoForm Group to Astorg Partners, one of the most successful independent private equity companies in Europe;
  • Advising Allied World Assurance Company Holdings (NYSE-listed) on its USD 4.9bn sale to Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX-listed) through public exchange offer.
  • More deals and cases.

Capital Markets:
Theodor Härtsch
Partner
theodor.haertsch@walderwyss.com

Alexander Nikitine
Partner
alexander.nikitine@walderwyss.com

Lukas Wyss
Partner
lukas.wyss@walderwyss.com

Recent transactional highlights:

  • Advising Auris Medical Holding AG (NASDAQ-listed) on its first Controlled Equity Offering (structured as an “at the market offering”);
  • Advising a syndicate of lenders in connection with the public takeover offer for all shares in Kuoni Reisen Holding AG (SIX-delisted).
  • More deals and cases.

Real Estate:
Johannes Bürgi
Partner
johannes.buergi@walderwyss.com

Francis Nordmann
Partner
francis.nordmann@walderwyss.com

Marco Strahm
Partner
marco.strahm@walderwyss.com

Recent transactional highlights:

  • Advising the seller of a large life science campus in Basel towards the community of Basel as buyer;
  • Advising Pradera on the acquisition of a Swiss real estate asset within a pan-European real estate portfolio of IKEA Centers.
  • More deals and cases.

TMT:
Mark Reutter
Partner
mark.reutter@walderwyss.com

Hans Rudolf Trüeb
Partner
hansrudolf.trueb@walderwyss.com

Recent transactional highlights:

  • Advising a global Swiss-based financial services group on several global IT outsourcing transactions, including drafting and negotiating the contracts and assisting in their implementation;
  • Advising more than 200 companies of largest Swiss retailer as lead advisors on its global GDPR implementation project.
  • More deals and cases.

For a complete list of our areas of expertise please visit: https://www.walderwyss.com/en/practice-areas/

  • Switzerland
    14 Rue du Rhône
    1204 Geneva
    T: +41 58 658 30 00

  • Switzerland
    Aeschenvorstadt 48
    4051 Basel
    T: +41 58 658 10 00

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    Christoffelgasse 6
    3011 Bern
    T: +41 58 658 20 00

  • Switzerland
    Avenue du Théâtre 1
    1005 Lausanne
    T: +41 58 658 80 00

  • Switzerland
    Via F. Pelli 12
    6901 Lugano
    T: +41 58 658 40 00

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