International & Cross-Border Disputes | Global

The team is highly-rated across a range of transactional and contentious practice areas. The key pillars for international transactional work include M&A, banking, capital markets and tax. The firm handles both inbound and outbound matters, such as assisting Swiss lenders with outbound financing mandates and representing non-Swiss buyers investing in Swiss targets.

In the cross-border transactional space, Homburger offers noteworthy capabilities in TMT, banking, capital markets and M&A. The team represents domestic and international clients, typically advising on Swiss aspects of law and assisting other firms with complex international transactions. Equally, the firm has a leading competition practice, in which it has experience of leading multi-jurisdictional merger control cases.

Lalive is primarily recognised for its outstanding arbitration practice, in which it acts as counsel in ICC arbitrations for an array of international clients where international laws apply, including European and US law. The law firm also advises clients on financing disputes and corporate litigation. Additionally, it has a thriving white-collar crime practice, which typically advises international clients subject to Swiss investigations.

The law firm possesses wide-ranging expertise in transactional and contentious areas. Its M&A, banking and tax practices are much sought after for big-ticket and mid-market inbound mandates, representing clients from a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, shipping and luxury goods.

While Pestalozzi offers expertise across a range of practice areas, it stands out for its activity in the financial services sector. Its banking practice provides strong expertise in the financing of cross-border acquisitions, representing a raft of Swiss and international banks in litigation, investigations and other compliance mandates. Equally, its capital markets practice acts for issuers, bookrunners and underwriters, and it regularly advises international clients on securities exchange listings and Swiss regulations.

In relation to the firm's transactional focus, Schellenberg Wittmer represents an array of international clients and routinely acts as lead counsel for matters that span Europe and further afield. Additionally, the law firm hosts a top-tier restructuring practice that advises on high-profile cross-border restructuring and insolvencies, with increasing activity on the enforcement of foreign bankruptcies. It is also well regarded for its international work in M&A, banking and capital markets, demonstrating the ability to handle both inbound and outbound cross-border transactions.

The team regularly advises domestic and international clients from the pharmaceutical, energy and manufacturing industries on their acquisition of Swiss companies and other cross-border transactional activity. With significant expertise in handling regulatory and tax compliance matters, the lawyers are well regarded by Swiss clients for their knowledge of multi-jurisdictional regulations.