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Announcing the 2024 Best Lawyers in Switzerland

The results highlight the top lawyers and firms in Switzerland, including the 14th edition of The Best Lawyers in Switzerland™ and the 2024 “Law Firm of the Year” recipients.

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Best Lawyers

June 15, 2023 06:00 PM

The Best Lawyers in Switzerland Awards

For 2024, Best Lawyers is excited to announce the 14^th edition of The Best Lawyers in Switzerland™, recognizing lawyers all across the country for their tremendous work in the legal industry. Through our Purely Peer Review™ methodology, Best Lawyers awards lawyers each year through a nomination, voter outreach and peer feedback process, honoring the country’s most elite legal talent.

In 1983, under the core principle that the best lawyers know who the best lawyers are, we began our humble process and now represent the top legal talent in 76 regions worldwide.

For the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in Switzerland, 726 lawyers in 51 practice areas have been awarded. Eleven metropolitan include awarded lawyers, with the most honorees in Zürich.

Within the 51 practice areas with recognized lawyers in Switzerland, the top ten with the most recognized lawyers are Corporate Law, Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Banking and Finance Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Tax Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Arbitration, Capital Markets Law and Labor and Employment Law.

Users in Switzerland searched most frequently for lawyers on our website in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Labor and Employment Law, Corporate Law, Litigation, Intellectual Property Law, Arbitration and Mediation Law, Technology Law, Banking and Finance Law, Criminal Defense and Real Estate.

“Lawyer of the Year” Awards

The esteemed “Lawyer of the Year” awards, which distinguish one lawyer per practice area in each metropolitan area, honor 63 lawyers across Switzerland.

“Law Firm of the Year”

Best Lawyers always honors firms through the “Law Firm of the Year” awards, which recognize a single firm in a single practice area in Switzerland. These law firm awards are determined by individual lawyer feedback, the number of lawyers included in Best Lawyers for that firm and practice area, the number of office locations a firm has, historical analysis of the firm’s “Lawyer of the Year” awards, materials submitted by firms and the firm’s overall scope and areas of expertise. This year, Best Lawyers has awarded 10 law firms in 12 practice areas with the “Law Firm of the Year” award.

Bär & Karrer
Wealth Management Practice

Homburger
Banking and Finance Law
Criminal Defense

id est avocats
Labor and Employment Law

Lenz & Staehelin
Antitrust/Competition Law

MLL Legal
Real Estate Law

Niederer Kraft Frey
Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Oberson Abels
Tax Law

Pestalozzi
Intellectual Property Law

Schellenberg Wittmer
Arbitration and Mediation
Litigation

Walder Wyss
Corporate Law

Showcasing Your Award

Best Lawyers offers several options to showcase awards through impactful marketing.

Please contact sales@bestlawyers.com to learn more about how you can highlight individual lawyer and firm awards through your website, social media channels, Best Lawyers Profile Suite packages and commemorative items.

Interested in seeing Best Lawyers honorees in Switzerland? Use our Find a Lawyer in Switzerland tool to search by location and specialty. Visit the Find a Lawyer page to explore additional legal expertise and resources worldwide

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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Caryn A. Boyer

Taft

Recognized since 2024

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Health Care Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Caryn A. Boyer

Caryn A. Boyer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Health Care Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Caryn A., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Caryn A. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Caryn A. Boyer

Alexander M. Brown

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Recognized since 2015

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Alexander M. Brown

Alex Brown is a member of Dickinson Wright in Columbus, Ohio. He practices business transactional law, with an emphasis on advising privately-held and venture-capital backed companies in capital raising, mergers & acquisitions, and transactions involving technology, software, outsourcing, electronic commerce and intellectual property. He serves as outside counsel to a number of companies, from startup software businesses to national healthcare technology companies. Other areas of his prac...

 
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Matthew R. Wilson

Meyer Wilson Werning

Recognized since 2021

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs

Matthew R. Wilson

Matthew R. Wilson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. Matthew R., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthew R. Wilson

Jack C. Butler

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2025

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Tax Law

Jack C. Butler

Jack Butler is a Partner at Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP, and he concentrates on business matters and tax law. He focuses on company representation (corporate, LLC, and joint venture), including establishment, venture structuring, business relationship agreements, governance, and ongoing services; M&A transactions; debt and equity financings; captive insurance companies; business advisory; transaction planning and structuring; syndications; business succession planning; tax planning; ...

Jack C. Butler

Paul-Michael La Fayette

Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP

Recognized since 2021

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Municipal Law

Paul-Michael La Fayette

Paul-Michael La Fayette is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Municipal Law. Paul-Michael, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2021. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul-Michael is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Paul-Michael La Fayette

Matthew S. Bailey

JRW Esquire LTD

Recognized since 2023

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Matthew S. Bailey

Matthew S. Bailey is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law. Matthew S., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2023. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Matthew S. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Matthew S. Bailey

Timothy P. Nagy

Taft

Recognized since 2016

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Health Care Law

Timothy P. Nagy

Timothy P. Nagy is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Timothy P., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2016. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Timothy P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Timothy P. Nagy

Matthew S. Brown

Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP

Recognized since 2022

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Insurance Law

Litigation - Insurance

Matthew S. Brown

Matthew Brown, Partner and Chair of the Litigation Practice Group, joined Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP in 2008 and concentrates his practice on insurance coverage, business litigation, securities, and intellectual property. Matt represents clients in court (including hearings seeking injunctive relief), arbitration, mediation, and various regulatory and administrative proceedings. He has successfully argued cases in the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, numerous Federal Distri...

Matthew S. Brown

Christopher L. Miller

Taft

Recognized since 2020

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Energy Regulatory Law

Christopher L. Miller

Christopher L. Miller is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Energy Regulatory Law. Christopher L., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christopher L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Christopher L. Miller

Mary Barley-McBride

Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC

Recognized since 2007

Columbus, OH

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Mary Barley-McBride

Mary Barley-McBride is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants. Mary, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2007. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Mary is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mary Barley-McBride

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