Andreas Hauenstein

Dominique Gemperli's main practice areas are banking & financing, capital markets and restructuring. She has more than 10 years of experience in advising Swiss and international financial institutions, industrial enterprises and other companies in project financing, asset financing, corporate lending, real estate financing and acquisition financing. She further assists clients in regulatory matters and general contract and corporate law. Dominique graduated from the University of Zurich i...

Beat Spörri is assisting domestic and international companies, including several listed groups of companies, as well as private clients. He is mainly focussing on company law (incl. M&A), capital and financial markets and contracts. In addition, he manages areas such as commercial and competition law, foreign nationals (incl. immigration and naturalization), real estate and employment. He is increasingly involved in the management of complex cases, taking advantage of his military ed...

Partner & Certified Specialist SBA Construction and Real Estate Law Stefan Gerster is a partner with CMS Zurich since 2001. His practice focuses mainly on real estate law. He is the head of our internal practice group Real Estate & Construction. Among the clients of Stefan Gerster are Swiss and foreign institutional real estate investors, companies with corporate real estate matters and individuals. He provides advice in real estate transactions, including acquisition and financing as...

As Chief Executive Officer, Christian Lyk is responsible for the operational management of KENDRIS and also holds the position of Responsible Officer FATCA. He has extensive experience in regulatory and compliance matters and specialises in providing cross-border financial, tax, estate planning and family office services to ultra-high net worth individuals (UHNWIs). Christian Lyk began his career in a law firm before joining one of the Big 4 where he held a managerial position in the field of...

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...

Daniel Jenny is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Corporate Law. Daniel practices law in Zürich, Switzerland Best Lawyers has recognized Daniel Jenny 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 Daniel Jenny is held by other lawyers.

Niklaus Zaugg specialises in contract law, litigation and arbitration. He advises clients in a wide range of commercial disputes, including banking disputes, and he represents their interests both before domestic courts and international arbitral tribunals. Niklaus Zaugg has been practicing as a lawyer since 2008. His clients include Swiss financial institutions and active, listed multinational industrial companies. Niklaus Zaugg studied at the Universities of Geneva and Zurich and received h...

Partner Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law Tobias Somary heads the private client team of the firm. He specialises in the area of estate and succession planning, prenuptial agreements, estate administration, inheritance disputes, foundations & trusts, charities, art, private banking laws, and in- and outbound relocation. After having worked with a large Zurich law firm (Baer & Karrer) in 1998 and 1999, Tobias Somary joined CMS in 2000. In 2004 he completed post-graduate studies ...

Managing Partner Jodok Wicki concentrates on dispute resolution, litigation and international arbitration. He heads the firm's dispute resolution group and leads also the litigation practice group of CMS. Jodok maintains an active practice of state court litigation and appellate proceedings in a variety of commercial matters, such as purchase and sales agreements, joint ventures, post M&A disputes, director and officer and auditor liability and product liability. He has also a particular ...

Dr. Daniel Glasl is a broadly experienced lawyer in national and international matters. Daniel, who practices law in Zurich, has been recognized by Best Lawyers in the pracitce area Litigation since 2011. He advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs as well as public entities and politically exposed persons in commercial law matters and media law. Thanks to his profound legal knowledge, a high degree of strategic skills as well as his convincing manner, Dr. Daniel Glasl can make the ...