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Rankings published in 2026
Banking and finance
Tier 2
22 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bratschi
6 practice areas
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FBT Attorneys-at-law
3 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
8 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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burckhardt Ltd
4 practice areas
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Notable

Buis Bürgi
2 practice areas
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Oberson Abels
4 practice areas
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Capital markets : Debt
Tier 2
17 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Homburger
8 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Tier 3

Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Lindemann Law
1 practice area
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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valfor Rechtsanwälte
8 practice areas
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Capital markets : Equity
Tier 2
16 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Tier 4

VISCHER
7 practice areas
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CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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valfor Rechtsanwälte
8 practice areas
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M&A
Tier 3
26 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Tier 2

Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Advestra
7 practice areas
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Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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Loyens & Loeff
8 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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Tier 4

Bratschi
6 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
8 practice areas
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id est avocats
3 practice areas
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Tier 5

Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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burckhardt Ltd
4 practice areas
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BMG Avocats
2 practice areas
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Barandun
3 practice areas
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Eversheds Sutherland
1 practice area
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Goldblum and Partners
5 practice areas
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Kasser Schlosser Avocats
1 practice area
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valfor Rechtsanwälte
8 practice areas
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Restructuring and insolvency
Tier 3
21 firms ranked
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Tier 1

Lenz & Staehelin
9 practice areas
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Wenger Plattner
8 practice areas
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Tier 2

Bär & Karrer
7 practice areas
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Homburger
8 practice areas
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Kellerhals Carrard
8 practice areas
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Niederer Kraft Frey
9 practice areas
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Schellenberg Wittmer
8 practice areas
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Walder Wyss
9 practice areas
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Tier 3

Baker McKenzie
7 practice areas
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Prager Dreifuss
9 practice areas
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VISCHER
7 practice areas
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Tier 4

CMS von Erlach Partners
7 practice areas
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MLL Legal
8 practice areas
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Pestalozzi
8 practice areas
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Wenger Vieli
10 practice areas
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Bratschi
6 practice areas
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Goldblum and Partners
5 practice areas
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Holenstein Brusa
1 practice area
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Loyens & Loeff
8 practice areas
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Staiger Schwald & Partner
6 practice areas
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Transliq
1 practice area
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Overview

Baker McKenzie Switzerland is one of the largest and most established law firms in Switzerland with offices in Geneva and Zurich. The firm has a team of over 130 lawyers that advise domestic and international clients. 

Focuses / Specialisms

The firm provides legal services across a range of corporate law matters including banking & finance, M&A, capital markets, and restructuring and insolvency  

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Deal Highlights
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Deal Name Deal Date Firm Name Jurisdiction Deal Type Lawyer Names Client Names Client Role
Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP - M&A
2021-07-02
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Basalt Infrastructure Partners LLP
Buyer
Merieux Equity Partners SAS - M&A
2021-05-20
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Merieux Equity Partners SAS
Buyer
Chord Therapeutics SA - M&A
2021-12-20
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Chord Therapeutics SA
Target
Insud Pharma SLU - M&A
2022-03-31
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Insud Pharma SLU
Seller
South Pole Holding AG - M&A
2022-02-11
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Cathrin Marxer, Kilian Perroulaz, Pascal Richard, Ramon Tissafi
South Pole Holding AG
Target
NZZ - M&A
2022-03-01
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Fischer
NZZ
Seller
Seller Group - multiple shareholders - M&A
2022-06-28
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Blaeser, Alexis Gavriilidis, Andrew Burleigh, Arianna Ferri, Asli Caglar, Boris Wenger, Bridget Doyle, Charlie Wong, Dusan Hlavaty, Elizabeth Ebersole, Geraldine Messmer, Irmak Aybarturk, Jan Venc, Jens Isakzon, Joachim Frohlich, Johannes Baier, Jonas Kozak, Jonathan Susko, Julien Wang, Kerstin Schmiedel, Luis Zhang, Marek Disman, Markus Wolf, Matthias Kohler, Michal Simcina, Nadine Bosshard, Petra Jilgova-Benesova, Rebecca Romig, Roger Thomi, Roman Ishmukhametov, Samantha de Dalmassy, Sammy Guidoum, Samuel Marbacher, Sandra Marmy-Brandli, Sarah Swain, Timoteus Hudcovic, Tomas Skoumal, Ulrich Hennings, Viktoria Ritter, Vinzenz Sutter, Vlastimil Kreysa, Willem Treuren, Zachary Reeves
Seller Group - multiple shareholders
Seller
PSP Swiss Property AG - M&A
2022-04-07
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Wyss, Cathrin Marxer, Charles Gschwind, Diana Gomes, Kim-Jean Dachtler, Mario Kumschick, Martin Furrer, Nathan Bouvier
PSP Swiss Property AG
Buyer
edyn hospitality group - M&A
2022-02-10
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexandra Garg, Andrea Bolliger, Basil Kirby, Cathrin Marxer, Christian Rioult, Daniel Kalin, Joachim Frick, Manuel Meyer, Samuel Marbacher, Sarah Poncini, Susanne Liebel-Kotz
edyn hospitality group
Buyer
RUAG International Holding AG - M&A
2022-05-05
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alain De Chalon, Alexander Fischer, Boris Wenger, David Courchia, Jeremie Paubel, Petra Hanselmann, Ramon Tissafi, Tino Marz
RUAG International Holding AG
Seller
Datwyler Holding AG - M&A
2022-09-20
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Fischer, Benedikt Rutscheidt, Boris Wenger, Cathrin Marxer, Julia Schieber, Matthias Trautmann, Sandra Marmy-Brandli, Susanne Liebel-Kotz, Tiziana Hongler
Datwyler Holding AG
Buyer
audio-video g+m sa - M&A
2022-11-07
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Markus Wolf, Matthias Trautmann
audio-video g+m sa
Target
Zug Estates Holding AG - M&A
2022-11-04
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Wyss, Andrea Bolliger, Andreas Becker, Christophe Reitze, Fabian Greutert, Hesam Mirzai, Mario Kumschick, Matthias Courvoisier, Michael Zeller, Zarina Fuglister
Zug Estates Holding AG
Buyer
Graubundner Kantonalbank - M&A
2022-06-13
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Pascal Richard, Ramon Tissafi, Richard Gassmann
Graubundner Kantonalbank
Buyer
Beaumier - M&A
2022-02-03
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Wyss, Bettina Klein, Daniel Kalin, Gabrielle Tschopp, Kaspar Projer, Ramon Tissafi, Vinzenz Sutter
Beaumier
Buyer
Tandem Diabetes Care Inc. - M&A
2022-12-13
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Tandem Diabetes Care Inc.
Buyer
Transcom - M&A
2022-12-22
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Fischer, Cathrin Marxer, Christoph Stutz, Jasmin Vogtli, Matthias Trautmann, Nadine Charriere, Viviana Cibelli, Zarina Fuglister
Transcom
Buyer
Digital Republic AG - M&A
2022-12-27
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Fischer, Alexandra Garg, Cathrin Marxer, Eva-Maria Strobel, Julia Schieber, Mario Kumschick, Matthias Trautmann
Digital Republic AG
Target
Zur Rose Group AG - M&A
2023-02-03
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Zur Rose Group AG
Seller
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund - M&A
2023-01-30
Baker McKenzie
Switzerland
M&A
Alexander Fischer, Alexandra Garg, Andrea Haiden, Andrea Puricelli, Andreas Becker, Johanna Moesch, Markus Sacherer, Martina Grama, Matthias Trautmann, Michael Zeller, Nadine Charriere, Peter Reinert, Raphael Schneuwly, Roger Thomi, Susanne Liebel-Kotz, Wolfgang Eigner, Zarina Fuglister
Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
Buyer
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M&A
We round up new hires across the M&A, PE, corporate and finance practices at leading law firms in the UK, Ireland, and US
New hires were made across the corporate, finance and M&A practices in the US, UK and Europe
Partners at Hogan Lovells Hong Kong, Allen & Gledhill Singapore, and Baker McKenzie Japan share insights on the 2026 outlook for private credit market in the APAC region
New hires and promotions were made across finance, PE and M&A practices in London, Singapore, New York and Santiago
M&A
New hires and promotions were made across the PE, corporate, M&A, finance and capital markets practices in Frankfurt, Munich, London, New York and São Paulo
M&A
After more than 26 years at the firm, M&A partner Dominique Maes talks purpose, people and the art of closing deals
New hires were made across the financial regulation, M&A and investment funds practices in London, New York and Chicago
ESG
As clients’ ESG demands expand, Paul Hastings and Baker McKenzie’s multidisciplinary practices prepare for an increase in workflow
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