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Provided by Walder Wyss Ltd

Walder Wyss features a dedicated dispute resolution team with roughly 50 members, which has grown significantly, both in litigation as well as in arbitration, also with lateral hires, over the past few years.

Our six offices in all key economic and language areas of Switzerland allow us to respond and represent our clients in courts anywhere and at any time across Switzerland.

Our team members hold important positions within the dispute resolution community (Litigation Practice Group of the Zurich Bar Association, Zurich Bar Examination Board, various international lawyers’ associations).

Main focuses of our litigation team:

  1. Commercial litigation, in particular before the commercial courts in Zurich, Berne, Aargau and St. Gall and before the civil courts in Geneva and Basle, in particular also with respect to injunctive relief matters.
  2. Significant work on recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards (several leading cases).
  3. White collar crime matters (namely fraud and embezzlement cases and asset recovery cases)
  4. Internal Investigations

Chambers Review

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Litigation - Switzerland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Walder Wyss offers broad expertise in the dispute resolution area. The law firm acts in a number of disputes involving commercial agreements. The team frequently assists with corporate disputes, such as shareholders' agreements, share purchase agreements and financial disputes. The team boasts additional strength in white-collar crime matters, including allegations of corruption, financial misconduct, money laundering and bribery. It is also skilled at challenging freezing orders. Clients benefit from the law firm's extensive network of offices in all of the country's language regions.

Work Highlights

Provided by Walder Wyss Ltd

  • Walder Wyss represented Nestlé Nespresso and Société des Produits Nestlé in civil proceedings brought by creditors of Ethical Coffee Company in relation to CHF278 million damages claims.

Strengths

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Walder Wyss know what advice we need. They understand when fast, practical advice is needed and when the expectation is to dive deep into a problem.

Litigation respondent
Global

Walder Wyss are very well versed in Swiss court litigation and know how to manage complex cases, never losing sight of the big picture of the client.

Litigation respondent
Global

Walder Wyss have very strong knowledge of the applicable Swiss laws and experience regarding strategy and tactical matters. The team are able to complete complex work within short timeframes.

Litigation respondent
Global

Walder Wyss will always be our preferred choice. They have a broad scope of expertise and are very much commercially aware.

Litigation respondent
Global

Walder Wyss have a tremendous amount of experience and well-balanced processes that enable them to handle complex and sophisticated matters with ease.

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Notable Practitioners

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Dieter Hofmann
3
Dieter Hofmann
Head of Litigation
3
Band 3

Dieter Hofmann frequently advises on a wide range of contentious cases, including damages claims, investment disputes and commercial agreements.

Dieter Hofmann has deep experience and an affinity for approaching complex, multi-jurisdictional matters strategically.

Dieter Hofmann is a very experienced lawyer who is very calm and does not get nervous. I really like his way of approaching issues.

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Rodolphe Gautier
3
Rodolphe Gautier
3
Band 3
Rodolphe Gautier is particularly active in banking litigation, including cases with cross-border elements. He represents clients in disputes stemming from terminations of agreements, alongside other commercial dispute experience.

Rodolphe Gautier is a superb litigator.

Rodolphe Gautier is a great professional who is very effective and delivers results.

Rodolphe Gautier is quick, available and always trying to argue the case. He is efficient, has very good knowledge of the law and is able to provide a way to move forward.

Rodolphe Gautier is the most savvy litigator I have worked with in Switzerland.

Rodolphe Gautier is very pragmatic and we really appreciate working with him.

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Ranked Lawyers at
Walder Wyss Ltd

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Dieter Hofmann
3
Dieter Hofmann
Head of Litigation
3
Band 3
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Rodolphe Gautier
3
Rodolphe Gautier
3
Band 3
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Members

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Albane de Ziegler

Antonio Carbonara

Dieter Hofmann

Dieter Hofmann

Head of Department

Maurice Courvoisier

Micha Bühler

Michael Cartier

Oliver Kunz

Pascale Köster

Sophie Arnold-Püschel

Stefano Fornara