Energie

Stefan Rechsteiner mainly advises on public and administrative law and public civil procedure. He specialises in advising companies that are active in regulated markets such as in the energy and pharmaceutical industry. He regularly represents companies before administrative courts and regulators.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1996; Dr. iur., 2000)

• Public Sector and Regulatory (Teamleader)
• Energy (Teamleader)
• White Collar Crime

• Public Procedure Law
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law
• Competition Law
• Energy Law

Swiss Association for Energy Economics

Research Assistant at the University of Basel
Senior Manager Legal Department of Ernst & Young Ltd in Zurich
Industry Leader Energy of Ernst & Young Ltd Switzerland

Since the beginning of his career as an attorney in 1992, Rolf Auf der Maur has focused on the legal aspects of the internet, combining his fascination with new communication technologies with his legal expertise. His clients include leading companies from the media and entertainment industry as well as from the telecommunications and information technology industries. In addition to his activities as an attorney, Rolf publishes and speaks regularly on internet-related legal issues, and is active as an entrepreneur. Renowned as the leading expert in Switzerland in his field, Rolf is listed as "1st Tier” for TMT and Intellectual Property in both the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners directories.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1988; Dr. iur., 1990)
continuing education in entertainment law at the University of California, Los Angeles, UCLA (1992)

• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Energy
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Private Clients
• Intellectual Property (Teamleader)
• Media and Entertainment (Teamleader)
• Information and Communication Technology (Teamleader)

• Data Protection
• Intellectual Property
• Information Law
• IT Law
• Communication Law
• Licence Agreements
• Trademarks
• Online Law
• Law of Personality Rights
• Regulatory
• Technology Law
• Unfair Competition
• Advertising Law
• Competition Law

Vice-President of the Executive Board of simsa swiss interactive media and software association
Member of the Executive Board of the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers
Vice-Chair of the Technology Law Committee of the International Bar Association
Licensing Executives Society
Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle
Forum on Communication Law
Swiss Institute for Industrial Property

Court clerk
Associate with a mid-sized law firm specialising in intellectual property matters
Associate with an international law firm in Zurich
Intellectual property department of a leading law firm in London (1994)
Partner in a mid sized law firm in Zurich
Partner at VISCHER since 2000

At the University of St. Gallen, Peter Hettich is Tenure Tack Professor of economic constitutional law and market regulation, environmental law and the regulation of land use. In addition, Peter lectures on market regulation at the University of Basel, is Co-Director of the Research Center for Information Law (FIR-HSG), and is of counsel to VISCHER.

University of St. Gallen (lic. iur., 1999; Dr. iur., 2003);
Columbia University School of Law, New York (LL.M., 2006)
James Kent Scholar (Columbia Law School, 2006)
Scholarship Janngen-Poehn Foundation (2004)
Rudolh-Maeder-Award (2003)
J.S.D. summa cum laude (St. Gallen, 2003)

• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Energy
• Media and Entertainment
• Information and Communication Technology
• Real Estate

• Public Economic Law
• Regulatory
• Administrative Law
• Antitrust Law
• Competition Law
• Public Media Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Information Law
• Communication Law
• Constitutional Law
• Environmental Law
• Public Construction Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Association of Jurisprudents
Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.

Director of the Research Center for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen (FIR-HSG)
Assistant Professor for Economic Constitutional Law, Regulated Markets, Regulation of Land Use, and Environmental Law at the University of St. Gallen
Lecturer for Market Regulation at the University of Basel
Visiting Scholar at Harvard University and at Columbia University School of Law, New York

Jürg Luginbühl’s main practice area is mergers & acquisitions, advising Swiss and foreign clients in national and international corporate acquisitions, company mergers and restructurings, and public takeovers. He specialises in business transfers, spin-offs, outsourcing, management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, private equity and venture capital as well as succession arrangements. He also assists clients in the preparation and implementation of shareholders’ meetings, the drafting of shareholder agreements and all issues pertaining to corporate governance and compliance.
Jürg heads the mergers & acquisitions and private equity teams at the VISCHERS in Zurich.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1988; Dr. iur., 1993)

• Mergers & Acquisitions (Teamleader)
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance (Teamleader)
• Corporate and Commercial
• Energy
• Information and Communication Technology
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• Corporate and Commercial
• M&A
• Private Equity
• Capital Markets
• Restructuring and Reorganisation

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
International Bar Association
Europa Institute
Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commere
Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association

1995 till 1996 at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Hongkong
Partner at VISCHER since 2000

Board Member of various Swiss corporations

Klaus Neff heads the competition law practice team at VISCHER. His practice focuses on all aspects of Swiss and European competition law. Klaus regularly represents clients in antitrust related administrative and civil proceedings as well as in national and multinational merger control proceedings. He also advises on compliance and internal investigations, regulated markets and public procurement. He is also experienced in contract corporate law and mergers & acquisitions.

Universities of Zurich and Lausanne (lic. iur., 1994)
College of Europe, Bruges (LL.M., 1999)

• Antitrust and Competition (Teamleader)
• Real Estate
• Energy
• Media and Entertainment
• White Collar Crime

• Competition and Antitrust Law
• Corporate and Commercial
• Intellectual Property
• M&A
• Contract Law
• Administrative Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.

Court clerk
Research assistant to the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich in the areas of Antitrust and Commercial Law
Associate with a major law firm in Zurich

Nadia Tarolli Schmidt heads up the Basel office of VISCHER’s tax team. She advises companies and private individuals on all matters pertaining to Swiss tax law (including criminal tax law) – both in the national and international environment. She has over ten years’ experience in restructurings, relocations and succession planning.
The know how she gained in her previous work at the Swiss Bankers Association has proved invaluable in banking and finance issues to her clients. Clients particularly appreciate her experience in advising on US tax matters. As an in-depth understanding of tax law is fundamental to advising occupational pensions, Nadia also heads up the VISCHER Occupational pension funds team, which advises both pension funds and the insured.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1999)
Swiss certified tax expert (2008)

• Tax (Teamleader)
• Pension Funds (Teamleader)
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Energy
• White Collar Crime
• Private Clients

• Social Insurance Law
• Location Planning
• Banking and Finance
• Tax-optimised Restructuring
• Capital Markets
• M&A
• Estate Planning

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Pro Iure
Camera di Commercio Italiana per la Svizzera (CCIS)
IFA (International Fiscal Association)
Swiss Institute of Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants

Secondment at Swiss Bankers Association
Secondment at an Italian company in the department strategy / tax
Legal secretary at the Tax Appeal Commissions of Canton Zurich
Legal internships at a law firm and court

Azra Dizdarevic-Hasic advises both companies and the public sector on energy law, government procurement law and general administrative law. She represents clients in proceedings before administrative authorities and administrative courts and in administrative criminal proceedings. In addition she practices in the areas of law relating to food products, product security and aviation.

University of St. Gallen, HSG (lic. iur., 2004; lic. oec., 2001)

• White Collar Crime
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Energy
• Media and Entertainment
• Information and Communication Technology
• Aviation

• Technology Law
• Administrative Law
• Public International Law
• Competition Law
• White Collar Crime

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Assistant at the University of St. Gallen in the field of constitutional and administrative law (especially economic constitutional and economic administrative law)
Internship at the District Court of Meilen
Internship at the Coordination Unit EEA, Vaduz

Claudia Keller is primarily practises in the areas intellectual property law (in particular trademark and copyright law) and media and communication law. She also advises media companies and companies in the advertising business on the legal requirements for new media and digital forms of advertising, including on the relevant data information protection requirements in this area. Claudia also assists companies in other fields with media, advertising and intellectual property law issues. Claudia’s interdisciplinary education in brand management and social media management has proven invaluable to her clients.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 2001)
University of California, Hastings College of the Law (LL.M., 2004)
CAS Brand Management University of Lucerne (2007)
Social Media Manager (SOMEXCLOUD, 2011)

• Intellectual Property
• Energy
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Media and Entertainment
• White Collar Crime
• Information and Communication Technology

• Intellectual Property
• Trademarks
• Law of Personality Rights
• Regulatory
• Unfair Competition
• Contract Law
• Competition Law
• Data Protection
• Information Law
• Communication Law
• Online Law
• Advertising Law

INGRES
INTA
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Legal assistant at the Copyright Department of the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute
Internship with VISCHER, Attorneys at Law, Zurich
Internship with the Swiss Competition Commission
Internship with the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute

Felix Kesselring primarily practises in health, pharmaceutical and life sciences law. He advises Swiss and international companies on research, permits, drug registrations, advertising and marketing, data protection and insurance compensation. He regularly represents companies in proceedings before administrative authorities and courts. Felix is also active in advising and representing companies in other regulated markets (including the energy and food products market), in administrative criminal proceedings and in matters involving European law.

Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (2004/2005)
Universität Zürich (lic. iur., 2006)

• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Real Estate
• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Energy
• Health
• White Collar Crime

• Biotechnology Law
• Public Procedure Law
• Regulatory
• Administrative Law
• Technology Law
• Constitutional Law
• Public Economic Law
• Data Protection
• Advertising Law
• Social Insurance Law
• Competition Law
• Unfair Competition
• Intellectual Property
• Patent Law
• Regulation of chemicals

Swiss Association of Jurists
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Legal assistant to a Member of the European Parliament, Strasbourg
Legal internship with international corporate law firm in Zurich
Examinations expert for the Swiss Association of Property Regulators (SVIT)

Michael Waldner’s main fields of practice are energy and environmental law. He regularly advises companies on renewable energies, climate law, regulation of the power market and construction of power stations. His interdisciplinary education which background (which includes a masters degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) and an LL.M degree in natural resources law and policy (on-going) at the Centre for Energy, Petroleum, Mining Law and Policy (CEMPLP) of the University of Dundee/UK) has proved invaluable to his clients.

Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich, Natural Sciences (dipl. Natw. ETH, 2001)
University of St. Gallen, HSG (lic. iur. HSG, 2003)

• Energy
• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Real Estate

• Energy Law
• Environmental Law
• Regulatory
• Public Economic Law
• Public Procedure Law
• Regulation of chemicals
• Technology Law
• Competition Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
INLA - International Nuclear Law Association
AIPN Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Swiss Association for Environmental Law (VUR)

Assistant at the University of St. Gallen, HSG, in the field of administrative law (specialising in environmental law)
Internship at the cantonal court of St. Gallen
Internship at the administrative court of St. Gallen