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Rudolf Tschäni

Lenz & Staehelin

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Position: Senior Counsel
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
Switzerland
New York
Practice Areas:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdictions:
Languages:
German
English
French
Biography

Rudolf Tschäni advises on M&A transactions and questions of corporate governance, and is frequently sought after by boards of directors and management in takeover and stress situations. He has extensive experience as a board member and is often nominated as arbitrator in national and international arbitration procedures, particularly in disputes relating to mergers and acquisitions.

Practice areas
  • Capital markets: equity
  • M&A
  • Private equity

Sector specialisations
  • Corporate and M&A
  • Public Tender Offers
  • Private Equity
  • Corporate Governance
  • Banking and Finance
  • Commercial Litigation and Arbitration (particularly M&A Litigation)
Bar admissions
  • Switzerland
  • New York
Association memberships

Admitted as recognized representative for the listing of securities on the SIX Swiss Exchange

Academic qualifications
  • University of Zurich (lic. iur. / Dr. iur.)
  • College of Europe, Brugge (H.E.E) 
  • Harvard Law School (LL.M.)