Immobilien

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1973; Dr. iur., 1978)
Additional studies at the University of Berlin
University of St Gallen, HSG (M.B.L., 1996)

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate (Teamleader)
• White Collar Crime (Teamleader)
• Civil Law Notaries

President of the Basel notary public association 1993-1998
Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Notaries Association
Swiss Lawyers Association

Associate with New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell and with S.G. Archibald (Paris)
Lecturer on company law at the University of St Gallen and at the University of Basel
Member of the arbitration body of the authority for compliance with money laundering regulations established by the Swiss Bar Association

Member of the board of directors of several Swiss and foreign owned companies a.o. Sybron Group, Haecky Group, Rheinfinanz AG, Gilso AG, Füglistaller Group, Menderes AG, Puma Group Switzerland, IBO Development AG, Ficus AG, ARFA Röhrenwerke AG

President Democratic Party BS (1991-1996)

Andreas Albrecht is involved with all legal matters relating to large scale building projects. This includes the sale and purchase of property, the examination of zoning and usage questions, the preparation of investment and project contracts, the structuring of construction consortiums and the design of joint venture agreements. Andreas Albrecht also advises and assists his clients in estate, corporate, and administrative law matters. He is a member of parliament in the Canton of Basel-City, president of the Bank Council of Basler Kantonalbank and member of the Board of Directors of Bank Coop.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1992; Dr. iur., 1998);
New York University (LL.M. with specialisation in corporate law, 1998)

• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate
• Health
• Private Clients
• Civil Law Notaries

• Banking and Finance
• Public Construction Law
• Corporate Governance
• Inheritance Law
• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate
• Private International Law
• Estate Planning
• Civil Law Notary
• Public Procedure Law
• Constitutional Law
• Law of Foundations
• Law of Associations (Swiss Verein)
• Administrative Law

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Notaries Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Swiss Lawyers Association
Swiss Association for Protestant Church Law

Attorney at Law and Civil Law Notary (since 1998)

The focus of Bernhard Christ's work as generalist and notary public lies on the counseling of private clients, the handling and distribution of estates and the administration of charitable foundations. In addition, he is active in ecclesiastic and charitable boards and institutions.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1965; Dr. iur., 1968)

• Private Clients
• Civil Law Notaries
• Real Estate

• Inheritance Law
• Real Estate
• Constitutional Law
• Administrative Law

Associate with a law firm in Geneva

Chairman of the Sophie and Karl Binding Foundation, Basel, and other charitable trusts
Trafina Private Bank Ltd, Basel, and other Swiss companies

Former member of the great council of the canton of Basel-Stadt (President in 1984)
Former member of the Constitutional Council of the canton of Basel-Stadt (President in 2001) 

Benedict F. Christ, LL.M. joined VISCHER in 2002 and specializes in mergers & acquisitions, banking, finance, contracts and corporate law. Benedict has a wealth of transactional experience, and advises regularly on real estate, private equity, structured finance and capital increase matters.

University of Freiburg i.Ue. (lic. iur. with focus on EU law, 1996; Dr. iur., 1999)
Manchester Metropolitan University (1995)
New York University (LL.M. in Comparative Jurisprudence, 2001)

• Aviation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Real Estate
• Banking and Finance

International Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Zurich Bar Association
Basel Bar Association

Court Clerk
Associate with Mayer Brown LLP (New York)

Adrian Dörig is primarily active in banking and finance. He specialises in structured finance transactions, in particular in acquisition, restructuring and lease financing. He also deals with regulatory and contractual issues relating to financial services and collective investment schemes and asset management. In addition, he advises clients on M&A projects and real estate transactions.
According to the Legal 500 (EMEA 2011), Adrian is "experienced and always available, and provides thorough and practical advice."

University of St. Gallen, HSG (lic. iur., 1992; Dr. iur., 1998)
University of Virginia (LL.M., 1996)

• Banking and Finance
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate
• Aviation
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Information and Communication Technology

• Banking and Finance
• Restructuring and Reorganisation
• M&A
• Private Equity
• Corporate and Commercial
• Stock Exchange Law
• Real Estate
• Information Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
International Bar Association
German-American Lawyer's Association (DAJV)
Forum Kapitalmarktinstrumente - Kapitalmarktfinanzierung e.V.

Court Clerk
Associate with Cantonal Tax Administration
Foreign Associate with Howard Darby & Levin (by now Covington & Burling) in New York
Associate with major law firm in Zurich and Geneva

Daniele Favalli is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Team of VISCHER. He represents Swiss domestic and international clients in commercial disputes before Swiss and international courts and arbitral tribunals (Swiss Rules, ICC, AAA, etc.); he also serves as arbitrator in arbitration proceedings. Daniele has extensive experience of working with clients from the United States and Latin America, having worked as a practitioner in these regions. In addition to German and English, Daniele’s working languages are Italian, Spanish, and French. A founding member and a member of the Academic Council of the Swiss Arbitration Academy, Daniele has a teaching assignment as head coach of the VIS Moot Team of the University of Lucerne. He publishes and regularly lectures on arbitration, procedural law, and international private law.

University of St. Gallen (lic. iur. HSG, 1994, JD equivalent)
Master of Laws at University of Texas at Austin, School of Law (LL.M., 2000)

• Aviation
• Real Estate
• Information and Communication Technology
• Litigation, Arbitration
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• Arbitration
• International Civil Litigation
• Litigation
• Private International Law
• Debt Enforcement Law
• Unfair Competition
• Bankruptcy Law
• Licence Agreements

Member of the Academic Council of the Swiss Arbitration Academy
Lecturer at the University of Lucerne
American Arbitration Association (AAA), Roster of Neutrals, Commercial Panel
International Centre for Dispute Resolution Panel (ICDR), International Panel
Chairman of the Annual ICDR Miami International Arbitration Conference (2003 - 2006)
Swiss Association for Cultural and Economic Relations with Italy (ASRI)
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
German Arbitration Institution (DIS)
Inter-American Bar Association (IABA)
American Bar Association (ABA)

Associate with Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry, Zurich (1994 - 1999)
Of Counsel with Steel Hector & Davis LLP, Miami, Florida (2000 - 2005)
Daniele Favalli, P.A., Miami, Florida (2005 - 2006)

Thomas Gelzer started his career as an attorney and a civil law notary in 1986. He is the head of the dispute resolution team of VISCHER and is mainly focusing on litigation before Swiss and international courts. He represents Swiss domestic and international clients in commercial disputes, mainly in the area of contract law, insurance law, product liability law and intellectual property right issues. In addition to his activities as an attorney, Thomas Gelzer is a member of various boards of directors of medium sized companies as well as of Swiss subsidiaries of international companies. He publishes and lectures regularly on litigation related legal issues.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1980; Dr. iur., 1983)
Further studies at the University of Neuchâtel and Columbia Law School, New York (LL.M., 1985)

• Civil Law Notaries
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Health
• Real Estate
• Litigation, Arbitration (Teamleader)

• Litigation
• Unfair Competition
• Insurance Law
• Advertising Law
• Intellectual Property
• Civil Law Notary

International Association of Lawyers (UIA)
Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Basel Notary Association

Attorney at Law and Civil Law Notary

Member of the Board of several companies i.e.
Neue Medien Basel AG,
Foot Locker Switzerland Ltd.,
WEKA Business Media AG and
member of the Foundation Board of the Christoph Merian Foundation, Basel

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

As a financing specialist with a specific focus on structured finance, Stéphane Konkoly has regularly advised many companies and finance institutions in Switzerland and abroad since 1999 and possesses an in-depth knowledge and long-standing experience in the field of asset finance, in particular the financing of movable equipment through leasing. He also works in M&A transactions, more specifically in complex cross-border transactions. Stéphane Konkoly leads the French Desk of VISCHER and, as such, is very familiar with the legal environment of cross-border business between France and Switzerland.

University of Neuchâtel (licence en droit, 1993)
New York University (LL.M., 1998)

• Banking and Finance (Teamleader)
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate

• Financing and Funding
• M&A
• Banking and Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Debt Enforcement Law
• Real Estate
• Location Planning

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Union Internationale des Avocats (M&A Commission; standing member for Switzerland)
PPP Association
SchKG-Association
Chambre franco-suisse du commerce et de l'industrie

Teaching assistant (company law) at the University of Neuchâtel and Lausanne
Member of the conciliation authority (Neuchâtel) for landlord and tenant law

Felix Meier-Dieterle worked as a judge at the District Court of Zurich and specialises in civil lawsuits, debt enforcements and insolvency proceedings. In Switzerland, he is considered one of the leading experts in attachment law (the judicial seizure of debtors’ assets). He maintains the know-how databases www.attachment.ch and www.konkurrenzverbot.info, and regularly lectures on these topics. As an active board member in various small and medium-sized companies, Felix Meier-Dieterle regularly advises clients on labour and inheritance, real estate and financial law matters.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1987)

• Real Estate
• Litigation, Arbitration (Teamleader)
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Employment Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association
Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats (AIJA)
Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA)

Assistant to a District Attorney, judge at the district Court of Zurich (1993-1995)

ABIA Immobilien AG
Architektur + Design Arnold Dieterle AG
brefis personal ag
[Diners Club AG] (http://www.dinersclub.ch)
hpm human power management AG
Park Forum Wylihof AG

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1989; Dr. iur., 1994)
University of Virginia (LL.M., 1993)

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Civil Law Notaries (Teamleader)
• Corporate and Commercial (Teamleader)
• Real Estate

• Private International Law
• Litigation
• Rhine Shipping

Basel Bar Association
Basel Notary Association (Board of Directors)
International Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association

Practising Lawyer (since 1991) and Notary Public (since 1995)

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

Christian Oetiker is one of our proven specialists in litigation and arbitration. He represents businesses in proceedings before national courts throughout Switzerland as well as before national and foreign arbitral tribunals. He also acts as arbitrator. Christian studied at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and the London School of Economics, he has an in-depth understanding of economic issues. He regularly represents both national and international companies from the chemical industry and aviation industry. In addition to dispute resolution, he advises on private international law and unfair competition law. Christian publishes and speaks regularly on litigation and arbitration matters as well as other selected topics.

University of St. Gallen, HSG (lic. iur., 1996; Dr. iur., 2003)
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), University of London (LL.M., 2001)

• Litigation, Arbitration
• Aviation
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Real Estate

• Arbitration
• Litigation
• International Civil Litigation
• Private International Law
• Debt Enforcement Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• Aviation
• Unfair Competition

Swiss Bar Association
Basel Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland (CCIS)
Member of the Arbitration Committee, which administers arbitrations under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (SCCAM)

Practising Lawyer at VISCHER since 1999

Christoph Pestalozzi is a senior partner in the dispute resolution team and heads its international commercial arbitration group. His main professional focus for more than 20 years has been on international arbitration. He is very active in institutional arbitration (including the ICC in Paris, the Swiss Chambers of Commerce in Zurich and Geneva (Swiss Rules) and the VIAC in Vienna) and in ad-hoc arbitration proceedings. He has handled around 100 arbitration proceedings in Europe as chairman, co-arbitrator and sole arbitrator and is a member of various prestigious international arbitration organisations. Christoph Pestalozzi also acts as counsel for Swiss and foreign companies, private individuals and foreign states before international arbitration tribunals and national courts, especially in the area of commercial, contract and insolvency law. In addition, he has vast practical experience with private clients and as a board member in the banking and pharmaceutical sector, and chairs a major non-profit organisation in Zurich (pro bono).

University of Zurich (Dr. iur., 1977)
Post-graduate studies at New York University, NYU School of Law (M.C.J., 1982)

• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Litigation, Arbitration
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• Arbitration
• International Civil Litigation
• Private International Law

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Swiss Air & Space Law Association (ASDA)
Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce
International Bar Association
Europa-Institut Zurich at the University of Zurich , Revisor (EIZ)
Zurich Jurist Association
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Jurist Association

Research assistant to the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich the area of Corporate Law
Court clerk
Associate with a major law firm in Zurich
Head of the legal department and the planning department petrol stations at Royal Dutch Shell
Lecturer to the Law Faculty of the University of Zurich in the area of Swiss Code of Obligations

Board member of various Swiss corporations and chairman or member of the board of several Swiss companies and member of various foundations.

Ulrich Vischer was head of the legal and tax department of a major international Swiss insurance company before spending twelve years as a member of the government of the canton of Basel City heading the department of finance. Since then he has been advising small and medium-sized companies and private individuals on legal, financial and personal matters. His experience is also an asset to boards of directors and other management bodies of listed companies, small and medium-sized companies and public institutions.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1974; Dr. iur., 1977)

• Private Clients
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate

• Corporate and Commercial
• Corporate Governance
• Asset Management
• Administrative Law
• Real Estate
• Inheritance Law
• Pensions Law

Swiss Bank Corporation (1977/1978); lawyer of the economic union of Basel; head of the general secretariat / legal and tax department of the Baloise Group; member of the government for Canton Basel-Stadt (Minister of Finance), 1992-2005

Chairman and member of the board of various Swiss companies and foundations.

Beatrice Wagner Pfeifer is titularprofessor of public law, in specialising environmental law, at the University of Basel. At VISCHER she is legal counsel both in an advising and forensic capacity on issues such as prior encumbrances, environmentally compatible examinations, water conservation requirements and chemicals. Beatrice is a board member of the Swiss Association of Environmental Law and Vice-President of the Federal Expropriations Commission responsible for the Canton of Basel-City. She wrote her habilitation thesis on genetically changed organisms and published a two volume textbook on environmental law. In addition she regularly publishes in technical magazines on environmental and expropriation law issues.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1978; Dr. iur., 1981)
Traineeship at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg and EC Commission in Brussels
Habilitation at the University of Basel (1997)
Appointment as titularprofessor of Public Law (specialising in environmental law) at the University of Basel (2001)

• Public Sector and Regulatory
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Health
• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate
• Aviation

• Environmental Law
• Public Construction Law
• Real Estate
• Regulation of chemicals
• Biotechnology Law
• Administrative Law
• Constitutional Law
• Public Procedure Law
• Public Economic Law

Swiss Bar Association
Basel Bar Association
Swiss Lawyers Associaton
Basel Lawyers Association (board member)
Swiss Association for Environmental Law (VUR) (board member)

Associate professor on public law (specialising in environment law) at the University of Basel, faculty of law
Vice-president of the Swiss Court for compensation for expropriations, 7th district (Basel)

Conradin Cramer regularly assists private clients as attorney and public notary in estate and succession planning and all associated aspects. Since 2007, he has developed a second specialisation in real estate transactions and planning matters. Conradin slso has a wealth of experience in corporate law, namely in comprehensive legal and notarial assistance for company incorporations and changes in capital. Conradin is moreover a proven expert in bonus payments and employee participation schemes and regularly advises employers and employees in this area.

Universities of Basel and Freiburg im Breisgau (lic. iur., 2003)
University of Basel (Dr. iur., 2006)
University of California, Berkeley (LL.M., 2011)

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate and Commercial
• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Private Clients
• Civil Law Notaries

• Inheritance Law
• Estate Planning
• Civil Law Notary
• Real Estate
• Corporate and Commercial
• Corporate Governance
• Law of Foundations
• Law of Associations (Swiss Verein)
• Labour Law
• Equity Compensation
• Law of Personality Rights

Basel Bar Associaton
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Lawyers Association
Pro iure

Scientific assistant to Prof. Dr. Peter Böckli (2003-2004)
Attorney at Law (since 2007), Civil Law Notary (since 2009)

Member of the Foundation Board of C. & R. Koechlin-Vischer-Stiftung, Basel

Member of the Great Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt (Member of the Committee on Economy and Taxation)

Peter Hostansky advises Swiss and foreign clients on matters of dispute resolution. He has particular experience in contract and commercial law, anti-trust and advertising law, insolvency law, private international law and arbitration. Peter Hostansky broadened his legal education by graduating from the Swiss Arbitration Academy (ArbP) and the UCLA School of Law with specialization in business law (LL.M.).

University of California Los Angeles, School of Law (LL.M., 2011)
Swiss Arbitration Academy (ArbP, 2009)
University of Basel (lic. iur., 2003)

• Litigation, Arbitration
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Real Estate

• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Antitrust Law
• Advertising Law
• Private International Law
• Insolvency Law

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association

Attorney at Law since 2007
Legal internship in Basel
Legal internships at the civil court of Arlesheim and at the criminal court Basel-Landschaft

Diana Imbach Haumüller specialises in banking and finance, compliance and the prevention of white collar crime (in particular money laundering) as well as corporate and contract law. In her university dissertation Diana Imbach Haumüller focused on whistle blowing in Switzerland and internationally, specifically in connection with internal control systems. She advises her clients on implementing appropriate procedures and policies. During her LL.M. studies at the University of Sidney, Australia and at the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, she gained international experience and was employed for several months by a leading commercial law firm in Sydney.

University of Basel (lic. iur. 2003)
University of Sydney (LL.M. 2010)
University of Zurich (Dr. iur. 2011)

• Banking and Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Employment Law
• White Collar Crime
• Real Estate

• Banking and Finance
• Capital Markets
• Compliance
• White Collar Crime
• Corporate and Commercial
• Labour Law
• Corporate Governance

Swiss Bar Association
Basel Bar Association
Pro Jure

Legal internship at the Civil Court of Basel-City
Legal internship in law firms in Basel and Zurich
Foreign Legal Associate with Freehills in Sydney, Australia

Tina Jäger specialises in national and international litigation. She represents companies and private individuals before courts and authorities in all matters involving contract law, including commercial, real estate and labour law. She also handles insolvency and enforcement proceedings. In addition to her many years’ experience in court, and her previous work as chair of the Conciliation Board for Tenancy Matters, clients benefit from Tina's experience working as a substitute judge in the canton of Zurich. She gained international legal experience when she worked as a foreign associate in an Australian corporate law firm.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 2002)

• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Litigation, Arbitration

• Labour Law
• Public Construction Law
• Liability Law
• Real Estate
• Private International Law
• International Civil Litigation
• Bankruptcy Law
• Tenancy Law
• Law of Personality Rights
• Litigation
• Arbitration
• Insurance Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Foreign Associate with Allens Arthur Robinson, Sydney
Court clerk
Chairwoman of the mediation authority in tenancy matters

Moritz Jäggy specialises in corporate and commercial law and contract law. He regularly advises companies in contract negotiations and in rental matters. His commercial understanding and dedication are highly valued by his clients..

University of Basel (lic. iur., 2008)

• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate and Commercial

• Corporate and Commercial
• Tenancy Law
• Trademarks
• Real Estate
• Inheritance Law

Legal Internship at the law enforcement authorities of Arlesheim (2008)
Legal Internship at a law firm in Basel (2009)

Cédric-Olivier Jenoure has been involved in the area of employee participation schemes since he began his career. In addition to designing plans, he is particularly interested in the internet-based management of such plans and in the (tax) compliance of these plans. He also regularly advises international groups (including Asian groups) and foreign entrepreneurs who want to invest directly in Switzerland or even want to move their base here. His clients include leading national and international companies as well as private clients, all of whom are seeking tax-optimized structures. As a tax expert with Advanced Federal Diploma, he is a member of the VISCHER tax team. He speaks English and French (native language) – and is the tax consultant for the firm’s Frenchdesk.

University of Basel (lic. iur. 2000), Tax Expert with Advanced Federal Diploma

• Tax
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Employment Law
• Real Estate

• Tax Law
• International Tax Planning
• Tax-optimised Restructuring
• Social Insurance Law
• Pensions Law

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Basel Lawyers Association
Pro Iure
Swiss Institute of Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants
GEO - Global Equity Organisation

Deputy Head of Legal at Bank CIC (Switzerland) Ltd in Basel
Compensation & Benefits Manager,  International Equity Team at Syngenta AG in Basel
Managing Partner of JT Asset Compensation

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)

One of the specialisations of Marius Meier is the field of Corporate and Commercial and all as-sociated aspects. Thereby, he assists clients as attorney and public notary among other things in incorporations, changes in capital, restructuring, and financing. A further of his spe-cialisations is the comprehensive assistance of clients in the field of estate and succession planning. Moreover, Marius Meier has a wealth of experience in the area of real estate.

University of Basel (lic. iur. 2003)

• Corporate and Commercial
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Real Estate
• Private Clients
• Civil Law Notaries

• Corporate and Commercial
• Corporate Governance
• Inheritance Law
• Estate Planning
• Civil Law Notary
• Real Estate

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Basel Notary Association
Pro Jure

Civil Law Notary (since 2011)
Attorney at Law (since 2006)

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1999)
University of Zurich (Dr. iur., 2004)

• Private Clients
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Corporate and Commercial
• Real Estate

Swiss Bar Association
Basel Bar Association
Basel Association of Jurists

Scientific Assistant at the University of Zurich Law Faculty (1999-2002)
Independent PhD-Project, sponsored by University of Zurich (2002-2004)
Internship at a Civil Court in Ticino (2004)
Internship with a Corporate Law Firm in Basel (2004-2005)

Yvonne Pieles mainly practices in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution. She represents and advises companies and individuals before state courts and in administrative proceedings. Yvonne Pieles is mainly focusing on the practice areas white collar crimes, contract law and complex commercial litigation. She publishes and speaks regularly on legal topics in the areas of her core competences.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 2004)
University of Freiburg i. Br. (Eucor, 2003)

• Employment Law
• Real Estate
• Litigation, Arbitration
• White Collar Crime

• Inheritance Law
• Private International Law
• Contract Law
• White Collar Crime

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Legal internship at the administrative court of the canton of Aargau (2005)
Legal internship at the district exchange of Baden (2006)
Legal internship at a law firm in Liestal (2006)
Legal associate at a law firm in Liestal (2007-2008)
Lawyer at a law firm in Liestal (2008)

Isabelle Stebler is an attorney in the tax practice team. She advises companies and private individuals on both national and international tax law which includes assisting her clients in the preparation of tax declarations and in tax proceedings. Isabelle will shortly qualify as a Swiss certified tax expert.

University of Basel (lic. iur. 2008)

• Tax
• Real Estate
• Pension Funds
• Private Clients

• Tax Law

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Internship at the District Court of Liestal
Internship at the Legal Service of the cantonal government of the canton of Basel-Landschaft
Internship at a Swiss law firm in Zurich

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