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Announcing The Best Lawyers in Switzerland™ 2023

The results include an elite field of top lawyers and firms from Switzerland.

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Written by Best Lawyers

Published: June 23, 2022

Best Lawyers® has proudly highlighted the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession around the globe for over four decades, using thorough research and peer review surveys to offer completely unbiased legal referrals.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

It is our honor to announce the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Switzerland™. For the 13th Edition, Best Lawyers honored 697 lawyers in 51 practice areas.

2023 Switzerland Publication Statistics

Publication Statistics

Here are highlights from the 2023 13th edition of The Best Lawyers in Switzerland™:

  • 697 Lawyers Recognized
  • 51 Practice Area
  • 62 “Lawyer of the Year” Recipients
  • 12 “Law Firm of the Year” Recipients
  • 11 Metropolitan Areas with Lawyers

Top Metro Area in Switzerland by Lawyer Count:

Zürich

Top 10 Practice Areas by Number of Recognized Lawyers:

  1. Corporate Law
  2. Litigation
  3. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  4. Banking and Finance Law
  5. Arbitration and Mediation
  6. Tax Law
  7. Intellectual Property Law
  8. Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  9. Labor and Employment Law
  10. International Arbitration

Top 10 Most Searched Practice Areas in Switzerland on bestlawyers.com:

  1. Corporate Law
  2. Labor and Employment Law
  3. Litigation
  4. Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  5. Banking and Finance Law
  6. Intellectual Property Law
  7. Real Estate Law
  8. Arbitration and Mediation
  9. Investment Funds
  10. Capital Markets Law

Law Firm of the Year

“Law Firm of the Year” awards recognize a single top firm for its work in a specific legal practice area nationwide. Awards are determined based on a handful of factors including 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.

We are honored to present the following 12 “Law Firm of the Year” recipients in Switzerland for 2023:

  • Baker & McKenzie Zurich
    • Real Estate Law
  • Blesi & Papa
    • Labor and Employment Law
  • FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partners
    • Intellectual Property Law
  • Hannes Snellman Attorneys
    • Litigation
  • Homburger
    • Banking and Finance Law
    • Tax Law
  • Lalive
    • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Lenz & Staehelin
    • Antitrust/Competition Law
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Niederer Kraft Frey
    • Corporate Law
  • Schellenberg Wittmer

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 directory to discover expertise worldwide.

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