Stephan Beutler

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...

Dr. Florian S. Jörg, MCJ, is a partner in the Zurich office of Bratschi, one of the larger independent Swiss law firms. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2011 in the practice areas Corporate Law, Litigation and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.. Dr. Florian S. Jörg provides legal counsel to companies and individuals engaged in business activities in Switzerland or considering such ventures. With extensive experience in transactions (including M&A, joint ventures, private ...

Counsel Fabien Liégeois advises businesses (groups, banks and SMEs) and individuals on Swiss and international taxation matters.His practice focuses on restructurings (mergers and acquisitions, demergers or transfers of assets), cross-border transactions and setting up businesses in Switzerland. He also assists individuals in their relocation to Switzerland (wealth and inheritance planning), in particular in anticipating the legal and economic consequences of such decisions. He also de...

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.

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 ...

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...

Counsel Simone Brauchbar Birkhäuser advises and represents clients in connection with contentious and non-contentious issues relating to trademarks, designs, copyrights, patents, data protection, unfair competition and advertisement. She has substantial experience in the drafting and enforcement of contracts for the transfer of intellectual property rights, especially license agreements. She further regularly deals with all due diligence relevant IP/IT and data protection aspects of corp...

Andrio Orler is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area of Tax Law. Andrio practices law in Geneva, Switzerland Best Lawyers has recognized Andrio Orler since 2026. 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 Andrio Orler is held by other lawyers.

Partner Philipp Dickenmann is the head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group of CMS Zurich. He also serves as core team member of the global CMS Dispute Resolution Practice Area Group as well as the CMS Commercial Practice Area Group. Philipp Dickenmann has extensive experience in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He acts as counsel and co-counsel, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in numerous national and international cases. This includes arbitrations conducted under t...

Juliette Ancelle is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law and Labor and Employment Law. Juliette practices law in Lausanne, Switzerland Best Lawyers has recognized Juliette Ancelle since 2019. 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 Juliette Ancelle is held by other lawyers.