Alessandro Galassi

Ralph Schlosser is a renowned intellectual property and contract law specialist. Very active before the courts, he has gained considerable experience in disputes and advises, among others, several world renowned multinationals. Ralph Schlosser frequently publishes contributions devoted to intellectual property and contract law, often concerning issues of civil procedure. Furthermore, he regularly gives conferences in his areas of expertise. He has been chosen as one of the best lawyers of the...

Maud Fragnière is mainly active in the fields of intellectual property, competition and contract law. She benefits from huge judicial practice and frequently advises her clients before the courts. She acquired significant experience in competition law after working as a scientific collaborator at the Federal Competition Commission in Bern in 2010 and 2011. Maud Fragnière advises both multinationals and SMI in her areas of expertise (contracts, brands, patents, competition). She ...

Partner Sidonie Morvan has 20-years experience in real estate law with a wealth of expertise in construction law, having expedited developments in both the private (real estate transactions, brokerages, contracts for architects and builders, and leases) and public (planning and construction permits) sectors. Ms Morvan regularly advises developers, architects, real-estate agents, general contractors and property owners on the day-to-day management of their businesses, and can represent them be...

Partner Marjolaine Jakob is the head of our insolvency and restructuring team of CMS Zurich. Her practice focuses on national and international insolvency law and related litigation. She advises clients in connection with insolvency proceedings and represents their interests in related proceedings before the competent courts and authorities. Marjolaine Jakob has broad experience in advising companies in restructuring proceedings. Further, she is a proven specialist in international insolvency...

Practising law for more than 25 years, Amédée Kasser has acquired recognised experience in the legal field, whether involving civil, criminal or administrative proceedings. His practice enables him to assist companies and private individuals before the courts and authorities of all bodies as well as to negotiate contracts or transactions. His main fields of activity are in public law, construction, environment and energy law. He also takes on criminal defence mandates and has a ...

Frédérique Bensahel is considered as a leading lawyer in the banking and financial sector in Switzerland. As Partner at FBT and head of its Banking and Finance group, Frédérique Bensahel advises Swiss and foreign financial institutions, in particular banks, asset managers, brokers, dealers as well as investment funds and fund managers on all regulatory and contractual issues. Frédérique Bensahel’s practice covers, in particular, fund and structu...

Sarah Busca Bonvin is a lawyer and tax expert specialised in both corporate and individual tax law. Together with M. Andrio Orler, she is responsible for CMS’ tax department in Geneva, which she joined in 2017. She worked for 15 years in the Geneva tax administration as Director of the tax affairs where she was responsible for tax rulings before being appointed Deputy Director-General in 2010. This experience has given her significant breadth and depth of knowledge and practice in many ...

Kaspar Landolt focuses on banking & finance, capital markets and corporate law. He has more than twenty years of experience in acquisition finance, corporate lending, real estate finance, project finance and asset finance, the issuance and offering of financial instruments, applying for regulatory licenses and other capital market topics as well as restructuring. Other key competencies of Kaspar include insurance, collective investment schemes as well as M&A and corporate law. Kaspar ...

Marina Castelli-Joos is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Private Equity Law. Marina practices law in Lausanne, Switzerland Best Lawyers has recognized Marina Castelli-Joos since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Marina Castelli-Joos is held by other lawyers.

Dr. Reto Arpagaus has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2019 in the practice area Banking and Finance Law. He supports Swiss and international companies, entrepreneurs and private individuals in drafting and reviewing contracts as well as with corporate transactions, and he advises his clients in matters of regulatory investigations, corporate governance as well as in compliance law. Reto, who practices law in Zurich, represents clients before state courts and courts of arbitration. Dr. R...