Switzerland

Firm overview

Advestra was founded in 2020 by passionate lawyers on a shared vision: clients deserve sophisticated advice by dynamic and approachable professionals with a deep commercial understanding.

Advestra is a corporate law firm combining the power of a big law firm with the personal and lean approach of a small firm. The team consists of experienced lawyers with outstanding legal and transactional expertise. Clients in Switzerland and around the world retain Advestra for advice on all matters related to corporate|M&A, capital markets, finance, financial services and tax. For practice areas the firm does not cover itself, it teams up with specialist law firms leading in their field to deliver comprehensive services to the clients.

Key matters include advising

• on the first GDR listing by PRC issuers on SIX Swiss Exchange
• on the fist Swiss SPAC IPO
• Goldman Sachs, UBS and BofA Securities in a combined offering of shares and guaranteed convertible bonds of Zur Rose Group
• Groupe Bruxelles Lambert on the acquisition of a majority stake in Sanoptis
• Andermatt Swiss Alps on the investment by Vail Resorts
• SIG Combibloc on the acquisition of Pactiv Evergreen's fresh carton business in Asia
• Swiss Re on the sale of Elips Life to Swiss Life
• Patrimonium on the refinancing of Bogner
• Swiss Prime Site on its comprehensive refinancing
• UBS and other banks on the comprehensive refinancing of Vantage Education Group
• Falcon Private AG on the sale of its shares in Falcon Private Wealth Limited to ONE swiss bank AG

Firm overview

While Lenz & Staehelin is acknowledged by most as Switzerland’s leading law firm, its connections and expertise span the globe. With over 200 lawyers, its ability to innovate and adapt to the ever-changing complexities of legal and regulatory environments in Switzerland and beyond, has attracted many of the world’s top corporations as well as private individuals.

Continuity, stability and a pragmatic understanding of the big picture have all played a significant part in the firm’s development and success - and in its ability to attract the best young talent. Swiss-orientated but globally attuned, Lenz & Staehelin is rightly recognized in Switzerland and abroad as “The world’s Swiss law firm”.

Firm overview

Buis Bürgi AG is an independent Zurich based law firm focusing on banking and finance, corporate and commercial law with a strong international practice. Our lawyers advise corporate and private clients and provide dispute resolution services in these fields in particular. Buis Bürgi AG has been continuously referred to as a «banking and finance litigation boutique» and is usually not conflicted to go against Swiss banks.

Firm overview

Bär & Karrer is a renowned Swiss law firm with more than 200 lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano, Zug, Basel and St. Moritz. Our core business is advising our clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Our clients range from multinational corporations to private individuals in Switzerland and around the world.
We have offices in the German (Zurich, Zug, Basel and St. Moritz), French (Geneva) and Italian (Lugano) speaking parts of Switzerland. While our Zurich office is our main location, all our offices provide the full range of legal services.
We have an extensive international network of correspondent law firms, which are market leaders in their jurisdictions. Thanks to these close working relationships, we can seamlessly assist our clients on cross-border and international issues.
Bär & Karrer was repeatedly awarded "Switzerland Law Firm of the Year" by the most important international legal ranking agencies in recent years.