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Partner Olivier Carrard mainly focuses on Sports law, litigation, arbitration, commercial law, construction law, inheritance law and bankruptcy. Graduated from the University of Fribourg (1982), he was admitted at the Geneva Bar in 1985. He worked at the General Direction of SBS (Basel). He founded his own firm in 1990, and joined ZPG as a partner in 2005, which merged with CMS in 2014. Olivier Carrard is now a Partner of CMS Geneva office. Since January 1st 2016, he has been appointed in 98 ...

Partner & Member of the Steering Committee of the CMS Competition & EU Group Marquard Christen specializes in competition (antitrust) and public procurement law. Marquard advises Swiss and foreign companies on all aspects of Swiss and EU competition law (horizontal and vertical agreements, dominance abuse, merger control and civil antitrust law) and represents them in proceedings before competition authorities and courts. Over the past 15 years, he has gained special knowledge in vari...

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Brönnimann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area Litigation since 2010. Jürgen, who practices law in Berne, advises clients in the areas of private law, contract law and corporate law, debt collection and insolvency law. He also teaches civil procedural law at the University of Berne.

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...

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 ...

Philippe Mantel is an attorney-at-law, member of the Geneva bar Association (ODAGE), the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the association of Business Lawyers (AIBL). Philippe gained his experience working for about 10 years in the corporate tax department of the big fours in Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich. As from 2015, he was an associate and since 2019 a partner of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal (MLL) in Geneva, assisting private individuals and corporate clients in all tax matters. Phil...

Mathieu Blanc has been practising for many years in the different fields of commercial law. He regularly advises local or international companies in all stages of their constitution and development as well as during corporate transfers and successions or for issues of governance (drawing up shareholders’ agreements, financing, organisation of the board of directors). Mathieu Blanc also advises numerous clients for the drawing up and negotiation of sales contracts. He furthermore assists...

Jérôme Levrat specialises in corporate law, private equity, venture capital, M&A and commercial matters. He regularly advises funds and companies (including in the industrial, distribution, health care and life sciences, finance and energy sectors) in international and national M&A and private equity transactions, and routinely represents investors and start-ups in venture capital investments and financial rounds. Jérôme also has solid experience in regard to...

Michel Jaccard is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Corporate Law, Information Technology Law, Media Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Regulatory Practice, Telecommunications Law and Venture Capital Law. Michel, who practices law in Lausanne, Switzerland, has been recognized since 2010. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michel is held by other top ...

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