International & Cross-Border Transactions | Global

Bar & Karrer is a top-tier Swiss law firm with offices in Zürich, Geneva, Lugano and Zug. The team offers excellent international capabilities through seamless cooperation with other leading law firms across the world. The firm's formidable reputation makes it a popular choice for Swiss and international clients, including major corporations and financial institutions.

Homburger is a prominent independent law firm offering high-level expertise in transactional and contentious matters. Located in Zürich, the team is well regarded for its capacity to handle international mandates by joining forces with overseas counsel. The firm is highly experienced in advising on inbound investment into Switzerland, and it also assists Swiss clients with outbound business through its strong connections and non-exclusive relationships with foreign firms.

Lenz & Staehelin is a robust Swiss law firm offering a full service to a roster of domestic and international clients. Based in Geneva, Zürich and Lausanne, the team has an active inbound practice and advises clients on Swiss elements of impressive international projects. It is praised for effective collaboration with firms in foreign jurisdictions when handling cross-border mandates, frequently working with UK and US counterparts.

Baker McKenzie offers one of the most expansive and established international footprints in the legal industry, and its global reach is frequently referred to by multinational clients as one of its primary assets. The team based in Geneva and Zürich is commended for its effective coordination with other offices across the network and it demonstrates a strong track record in leading and co-leading outbound multi-jurisdictional transactions, as well as acting on Swiss legal elements of inbound deals.

It has a formidable presence in the transactional space and is particularly known for its cross-border capabilities in M&A, banking and capital markets. It has notable strength acting for shareholders on cross-border divestments and is regularly mandated by issuers and financial institutions for international rights offerings. The team also has an excellent reputation for advising Swiss and international banks and financial institutions on banking litigation and regulatory investigations.

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.

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.

CMS is regarded as a highly-capable global practice with an excellent network of offices throughout continental Europe, strengthened by its presence in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The team based in Zürich and Geneva has established a solid presence in the market and coordinates with teams across the network to handle a wide scope of international matters. Its close integration with offices in Germany is often highlighted by clients.

Deriving strength from its transactional and regulatory knowledge, the law firm is able to support clients through a wide range of cross-border corporate and financing mandates occurring across the TMT, life sciences, finance and healthcare industries. It regularly provides advice on asset transfers, acquisitions, double taxation and transfer pricing elements of multi-jurisdictional transactions.

The law firm is noted for its highly-impressive capabilities across a range of transactional and regulatory matters. Its banking team acts for diverse financial institutions in cross-border financings, as well as complex multi-jurisdictional litigation. VISCHER is also recognised for housing an array of specialists in payments, blockchain and crypotocurrency matters. Clients further benefit from the firm's deep expertise in insolvency and restructuring issues, routinely advising on high-profile bankruptcy proceedings in a variety of jurisdictions.