Restrukturierung und Insolvenz

David Jenny has been advising and representing corporations since 1991 in transactions and corporate and commercial matters. In insolvency, he acts as liquidator and advises governing bodies of corporations and creditors. He assists various international professional services organisations which are structured as Swiss associations, and also acts as arbitrator. He is a member of various board of directors and foundation councils. Presently David is president of the Basel Bar Association and co-chair of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors’ Rights section (SIRC) of the International Bar Association. He regularly publishes on legal issues within his field of specialisation and is highly recommended by authoritative directories.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1984; Dr. iur., 1988)
University of Michigan Law School (LL.M., 1989)
Additional studies at the University of Neuchâtel and Western Washington University/USA

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Corporate and Commercial
• Restructuring and Insolvency (Teamleader)

• Corporate Governance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Bankruptcy Law
• M&A
• Private Equity
• Restructuring and Reorganisation
• Arbitration
• Law of Associations (Swiss Verein)

Basel Bar Association (President, Treasurer 2007 - 2010)
Swiss Bar Association
Basel Association of Jurists
Swiss Association of Jurists
Swiss Enforcement of Debts and Bankruptcy Law Association (member of the board)
Swiss Arbitration Association
International Bar Association (co-chair Insolvency, Restructuring and Creditors' Rights section(SIRC))
American Bar Association

Research and teaching assistant for constitutional and administrative law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Basel to Prof. Kurt Eichenberger
court clerk

Member of the board of various Swiss companies and foundations
Liquidator of Menag Energie AG

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

Robert Bernet specializes in advising Swiss and foreign clients in corporate transactions - public takeovers of listed companies, mergers, de-mergers, joint ventures, private equity and venture capital transactions - and has considerable experience in transaction management. He also advises national and international companies and their owners and executive bodies on matters relating to company law and corporate governance & compliance.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1992; Dr. iur., 1997)
University of London, London School of Economics (LL.M., 1998)

• Aviation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• M&A
• Private Equity
• Corporate and Commercial
• Corporate Governance
• Stock Exchange Law
• Capital Markets

Zurich Bar Association
Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
German-Swiss Lawyers Association

Research Assistant at the University of Basel for Civil and Commercial Law
Lecturer in Corporate Law and Securities and Capital Markets Regulation at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, School of Business

Due to his interest in business and his admission to the New York Bar, Sebastian Burckhardt mainly advises international companies based in the USA and major Swiss companies and their owners on a long-term basis. These include companies in the life sciences, chemical and financial field. He is a member of the board of directors of Straumann Holding Ltd, president of the board of directors of Dolder AG, member of the board of directors of Applied Chemicals International AG as well as Amsler Tex AG and the Foundation Board of the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired School in Riehen and is secretary of the board of directors of Dreyfus Söhne & Cie AG, Banquiers in Basel. Since the beginning of his legal career in 1981, he has specialized in company successions, M&A, private equity and licensing agreements.

New York University Law School (M.C.J.)
University of Basel (Dr. iur.)

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Corporate and Commercial
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Private Clients (Teamleader)
• Civil Law Notaries

• Licence Agreements
• Technology Law
• Contract Law

American Bar Association
International Bar Association
Licensing Executives Society
STEP, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Basel

Associate with the Law Offices of S.G. Archibald, Paris, and Davis Polk & Wardwell, New York, (1984/85)

Straumann Holding Ltd, Basel (listed at SWX)
Institut Straumann AG, Basel
Applied Chemicals AG, Basel
Amsler Tex AG, Aesch
Biotechnologie AG für Emulsan, Basel
Cell International AG, Basel
Dolder AG, Basel
Foot Locker Switzerland AG, Basel
P&P Private Bank AG, Basel
persona service AG, Basel
Foundation GSR School for the Deaf and Hearing-Impaired, Riehen
The Misrock Foundation, Basel

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)

Markus Guggenbühl primarily advises Swiss and foreign banks, financial services providers and international companies. His specialities include debt financing, capital market transactions (related to debt, equity and hybrid financial instruments) and financial services regulations where he ranks among the leading experts in Switzerland. In addition, Markus Guggenbühl has many years of experience in mergers & acquisitions, restructurings and bank insolvency law. He is head of the Banking & Finance practice team in Zurich.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1985; Dr. iur., 1990)
Columbia University School of Law, New York (LL.M., 1992)
University of St.Gallen (Diploma in European Economic Law, 1994)

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Banking and Finance (Teamleader)
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• Banking and Finance
• Capital Markets
• Stock Exchange Law
• M&A
• Private Equity
• Restructuring and Reorganisation
• Arbitration

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association
American Bar Association
International Bar Association
Zurich Chamber of Commerce
Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce

Court Clerk, Research Assistant to Professor Arthur Meier-Hayoz (University of Zurich), Associate with major Swiss law firms and with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York

Board Member of various Swiss Corporations

Ursula Hubschmid specialises in labour law. For many years she has been advising small, mid-sized and major companies in contract design, the dissolution of employment relationships and in matters of public labour law. She is the contact for many HR officers who in difficult situations are looking for answers that are correct, feasible and fast. Ursula also advises companies on restructurings and mass layoffs. She supports clients in negotiations on collective labour agreements and the design of cooperation rights. Ursula acts for employers and employees in contentious and non-contentious proceedings.

University of Berne (lic. iur., 1971)

• Corporate and Commercial
• Employment Law (Teamleader)
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• Corporate and Commercial
• Litigation
• Administrative Law

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Many years of practice at the office of the Secretary-General of the Federal Parliament and the Federal Department of Justice and Police
Associate with a law firm in Berne
Member of the cantonal Arbitration Body for Discrimination issues

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

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

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.

Thomas Weibel advises and represents clients before state courts and arbitral tribunals. His practice focuses on complex national and transnational commercial disputes, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, injunctive relief, and white collar crime. Thomas publishes and lectures on a regular basis on national and international civil procedure law as well as Swiss inheritance law. He is editor in chief for civil procedure law for a periodical on Swiss case law.

University of Basel (lic. iur., 1997; Dr. iur., 2001)
University of Kent at Canterbury (LL.M. in International Commercial Law, 2004)

• Aviation
• Private Clients
• Litigation, Arbitration
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• White Collar Crime

Basel Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Pro iure
Basel Lawyers Association
European Bar Association (DACH)
Swiss Lawyers Association

Internship STG-Coopers & Lybrand Ltd (now PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd) Legal Department, Basel (1997-1998)
Internship F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd
Corporate Law, Basel (1998)
Court clerk at the District Court of Liestal (1999)

Cappella Nova, Basel: Vorstandsmitglied
La Cetra Barockorchester, Basel: Vorstandsmitglied

Jana Essebier specialises in banking and finance law. She regularly advises Swiss and foreign financial market participants on regulatory law and insolvency and restructuring. In addition, she advises both financial market participants and investors on derivatives, structured products and other financial instruments. Her experience working in-house at a large international bank has proven invaluable to her clients.

Universities of Potsdam and Geneva
First Bar Exam in Brandenburg (2000)
University of Hamburg (Dr. iur., 2004)
Second Bar Exam in Hamburg (2005)

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Banking and Finance
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• White Collar Crime

• Banking and Finance
• Stock Exchange Law
• Compliance
• Financing and Funding
• International Tax Planning
• Capital Markets
• Collective Investment Schemes
• Bankruptcy Law
• Public Economic Law
• Private Equity
• Comparative Law
• Regulatory
• Restructuring and Reorganisation
• Asset Management
• Insurance Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Association of German and Swiss Lawyers (DSJV)
Hanseatic Bar Association Hamburg
European Lawyers Association DACH

Secondment with UBS Investment Bank London in the derivatives, structured products and structured funds department.
Law clerk with White & Case LLP, Hamburg, and Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris
Notary public clerk in Hamburg
Court clerk
Lecturer at the Institute for Comparative Law of the University of Paris II
Research assistant to the Law Faculty of the University of Potsdam (in private international law) and to the Max Planck Institute for Foreign Private Law and Private International Law, Hamburg

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

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

Thomas Krizaj specialises in mergers & acquisitions, private equity and corporate and commercial law. He advises clients from a wide range of sectors, who benefit from his broad practical experience in restructuring and insolvency. His expertise includes supply, distribution and agency agreements and their enforcement. Thomas Krizaj is also a member of the team specialising in commercial criminal law and regularly represents injured parties in white collar crime criminal investigation proceedings.

University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1996)
University of Exeter, U.K. (LL.M., 2000)

• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• White Collar Crime

• M&A
• Corporate and Commercial
• Stock Exchange Law
• Bankruptcy Law
• White Collar Crime

Swiss Bar Association
Zurich Bar Association

Law Clerk with a medium size Zurich law firm
Court Clerk (Zurich District Court)
Associate with a medium size international Zurich law firm

Barbara Meyer has many years of experience in contentious and non-contentious work. She advises and represents clients before all national courts primarily in contract law (including private international law) and in insolvency cases (debt collection and bankruptcy, including bank bankruptcy). In 2011 Barbara gained a specialist degree in employment law and advises both national and international clients on employment law related questions (incl. social security, work permits and data protection issues).

Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law (2011)
University of St. Gallen, HSG (lic. iur. HSG, 1999)

• Employment Law
• Litigation, Arbitration
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• Labour Law
• Work and Residence Permits
• Pensions Law
• Data Protection
• Equity Compensation
• Social Insurance Law
• Litigation
• International Civil Litigation
• Bankruptcy Law
• Private International Law
• Civil Law Notary

Zurich Bar Association
Schwyz Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association

Internship with an international audit and consulting firm
Court clerk and law clerk with law firm (in Schwyz)
Associate with a major Zurich law firm

Tatjana von Kameke’s primary focus since she began her work as an attorney in 1999 has been on business law issues in an international context. She advises clients on civil and commercial law and represents them both in national courts and before international arbitration courts. Her areas of expertise are litigation, international arbitration, commercial and business law, international private law, banking law, and debt collection and bankruptcy law.

Columbia University, New York, USA, (LL.M. 2002)
Universities of Zurich und Lausanne (lic. iur. 1996)

• Litigation, Arbitration
• Restructuring and Insolvency

• Arrest and Attachment
• Banking and Finance
• Private International Law
• International Civil Litigation
• Bankruptcy Law
• Licence Agreements
• Arbitration
• Debt Enforcement Law

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association

Senior Legal Counsel Private Banking with Clariden Leu AG (2007 - 2009)
Associate with Homburger AG (2004 - 2007)
Associate with Wenger Plattner (1999 - 2004)
Trainee at the Zurich District Court (1998)

Christian Wyss advises clients from the life sciences and IT industries on licensing, research collaborations and transactions. He regularly supports companies in financing, acquisitions and joint ventures. Christian has particular experience in contract manufacturing and technology transfer, distribution agreements, clinical trials, transition services agreements, coordination of multi-jurisdictional due diligence as well as the implementation of Swiss data protection compliance in international companies.
Christian recently advised Saba Software, Inc. on the acquisition of a Swiss-based international information technology company. He was part of the VISCHER team advising Hannover Finanz on the acquisition of the hardware business from Kofax plc. Christian also acted as Swiss Counsel to IK Investment Partners in the acquisition of Hansa Metallwerke AG and its Swiss subsidiary KWC AG from private investors.

University of Lausanne (1998/1999)
University of Basel (lic. iur., 2000)
Wake Forest University School of Law (LL.M., 2005)

• Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance
• Corporate and Commercial
• Restructuring and Insolvency
• Information and Communication Technology

• Licence Agreements
• Corporate and Commercial
• M&A
• Intellectual Property
• Data Protection

Swiss Bar Association
Basel Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
Pro Iure

Legal internships with a corporate law firm in Basel and at the Basel-Land Criminal Court
Law clerk at the Basel-Land Criminal Court