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Marco Strahm is a partner and notary of the Canton of Berne in the Corporate and Commercial Team. His main areas of practice include corporate and commercial law, real estate law. Born in 1964, Marco Strahm was educated at the University of Berne (state exam 1992, notary 1995). He has been working as a practising attorney and notary since 1995. Before joining Walder Wyss in 2009, Marco Strahm was a partner in a major Zurich law firm for eight years. Marco Strahm speaks German, English and Fre...

An expert in real estate law, Nicolas Iynedjian also advises Swiss and international clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial law. A significant portion of his work is in connection with real estate and includes acquisition, lease, loan, security interest, regulatory and zoning matters, as well as dispute resolution. He also regularly advises Swiss and foreign companies on corporate issues, shareholders’ agreements, mergers and acquisitions, plus banking and financing matters....

Michael Cartier represents parties in international arbitrations under all major institutional rules and in ad-hoc proceedings, before state courts and in enforcement and legal assistance matters. He is listed as an expert for arbitration in Who's Who Legal 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. He also acts as arbitrator and is listed on the panel of arbitrators of the ICC National Committee (Switzerland) and of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board. The focus of his work is on constructio...

Urs P. Gnos heads the Transaction Team. His practice focuses on international and domestic mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and capital market transactions, commercial and corporate law as well as public tender offers and buy-outs. Urs P. Gnos also advises companies with respect to corporate governance matters, stock exchange regulations, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, incl. relocations. Urs P. Gnos is a member of various board of directors, among oth...

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...

Thomas Goossens is an expert in the fields of banking and financial law, investment funds and corporate law. He regularly advises banks, securities dealers, financial institutions and trading companies, and assists promoters, asset managers of Swiss and foreign investment funds on regulatory matters. He also advises start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors, buyers, sellers and financial sponsors in all kinds of corporate finance deals, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, refinancing and proj...

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

Jamar E. Brown joins the Dispute Resolution and Private Clients groups in the Geneva office. In the dispute resolution field, Jamar represents international organisations in employment disputes before specialised administrative tribunals, including the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization. He is also a trusted advisor on internal investigations, disciplinary matters, and appeals before internal review bodies. In his private client work, Jamar specialises in regulat...

Liburn Mehmetaj is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Liburn, who practices law in Geneva, Switzerland, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Liburn is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Urs Schenker is very experienced in the areas of restructuring, financing, capital markets, M&As and company law. He has been involved in numerous national and international M&A transactions and public takeovers as well as financing, restructuring and other corporate finance transactions. He has published a number of books and specialist articles in his fields of expertise and is a regular lecturer at conferences in Switzerland and abroad. Urs Schenker completed his law studies in Zur...