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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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June 23, 2022 06:00 PM

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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Lawyers in Columbus, Ohio

Lisa M. Kathumbi
Lisa M. Kathumbi
Littler
Recognized since 2020
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Specific Focus
COVID-19
Lisa M. Kathumbi
Lisa M. Kathumbi

Lisa Kathumbi represents and advises companies, ranging from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies, in a broad range of labor and employment matters arising under state and federal law and in denial of benefits claims arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). An experienced employment law litigator with a national practice, Lisa has represented companies and executives in more than twenty jurisdictions in labor and employment matters involving allegations of discr...

Lisa M. Kathumbi
Lisa M. Kathumbi
R. Leland Evans
R. Leland Evans
Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote PC
Recognized since 2008
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Railroad Law
Specific Focus
Defendants
R. Leland Evans
R. Leland Evans

R. Leland Evans is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Railroad Law. R. Leland, who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which R. Leland is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

R. Leland Evans
R. Leland Evans
David M. Abromowitz
David M. Abromowitz
Taft
Recognized since 2013
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Health Care Law
David M. Abromowitz
David M. Abromowitz

David M. Abromowitz is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. David M., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David M. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David M. Abromowitz
David M. Abromowitz
David J. Butler
David J. Butler
Taft
Recognized since 2014
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
David J. Butler
David J. Butler

David J. Butler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. David J., who practices law in Columbus, Ohio, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David J. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

David J. Butler
David J. Butler
Bryan M. Pritikin
Bryan M. Pritikin
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Recognized since 2026
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Litigation - Construction
Bryan M. Pritikin
Bryan M. Pritikin

Bryan Pritikin is an experienced trial attorney and Partner in CPM’s Litigation Practice Group, representing clients in complex business, civil, commercial, and probate litigation. His corporate litigation practice includes business disputes, breaches of contract, fiduciary duty claims, fraud, restrictive covenants such as non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, and shareholder and partnership disputes, and declaratory actions. He also has significant experience litigating construc...

Bryan M. Pritikin
Bryan M. Pritikin
Mehmet Munur
Mehmet Munur
Taft
Recognized since 2020
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Information Technology Law
IT Outsourcing Law
Privacy and Data Security Law
Mehmet Munur
Mehmet Munur

Mehmet Munur is a Partner at Taft. He concentrates his practice in the areas of technology, information privacy and security, and financial services regulation. Mehmet works on contracts for internet-based services, including drafting and negotiating software licenses or Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") agreements, terms of use, privacy policies and other technology agreements. Mehmet regularly advises clients on technology outsourcing agreements, servicing, financing, and payments. He advises ...

Mehmet Munur
Mehmet Munur
Misty H. Aldrich
Misty H. Aldrich
Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP
Recognized since 2024
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Trusts and Estates
Misty H. Aldrich
Misty H. Aldrich

Misty Aldrich concentrates her entire practice on trust and estate planning law, including the formation, implementation, and administration. She has more than 30 years of experience, and before entering private practice, Misty spent six years at the Huntington National Bank as Trust Counsel in the personal trust department. At CPM, she steers her clients through all aspects of trust and estate planning. Misty assists clients in drafting all appropriate legal documents and structuring financi...

Misty H. Aldrich
Misty H. Aldrich
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Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler
Taft
Recognized since 2012
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Franchise Law
Litigation - Health Care
Specific Focus
Sports
Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler

Marc J. Kessler is an experienced trial lawyer who is widely regarded as one of the nation’s preeminent business litigators. He has extensive experience with large scale, “bet-the-company” matters and is widely recognized for his ability to handle the most complex and critical litigation issues . Marc’s expertise includes complex commercial transactions, procurement, healthcare, trade secrets and non-competition, product liability, business torts, real estate, intellec...

Marc J. Kessler
Marc J. Kessler
Matthew S. Bailey
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

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
Matthew S. Bailey
Joel H. Mirman
Joel H. Mirman
The Mirman Law Firm LLC
Recognized since 2003
Columbus, OH
Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Litigation - Real Estate
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Joel H. Mirman
Joel H. Mirman

Joel has broad experience, starting with his education at Ohio University, where he majored in accounting and was a member of campus honorary organizations Blue Key and Omicron Delta Kappa. Joel obtained his Juris Doctor from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law. He was a partner in two regional law firms, served as General Counsel for a large franchising company, and for the last several years has been the owner of The Mirman Law Firm. For over 30 years, Joel has earned Martindale...

Joel H. Mirman
Joel H. Mirman

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