SWITZERLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny, Marcel Jakob and Benno Strub, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd is one of the leading Swiss business law firms with over 150 specialised lawyers in Zurich, Geneva and Singapore. The firm takes care of all its clients’ needs, including transactions, advi - sory services and disputes, around the world. The team provides comprehensive advice to companies, debtors, investors and creditors on all matters relat - ed to financial reorganisation, restructuring, recovery and enforcement proceedings. It assists with out-of- court and in-court reorganisations and liquidations, including moratorium and bankruptcy proceedings,
as well as any insolvency-related litigation. The firm regularly represents debtor companies and their boards, banks, funds and other creditors, as well as local and foreign administrators and bankruptcy trus - tees, in insolvency-related proceedings. The firm also provides comprehensive advice in all legal areas rel - evant to out-of-court reorganisations and restructur - ings. Courts and other authorities, notably the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), reg - ularly appoint various team members as administra - tive receivers, administrators and liquidators. and Dispute Resolution group at Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich. He specialises in insolvency and restructuring matters, often in an international context, and conducts all types of proceedings in this area, including the recognition of foreign bankruptcy proceedings and civil judgments. Benno represents creditors, debtors and insolvency administrators, particularly foreign insolvency administrators in proceedings for the recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings. Benno is also a member of a creditors’ committee and has served as a court-appointed administrator in composition proceedings. Benno Strub is counsel in the Restructuring and Insolvency group
Authors
Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Dispute Resolution group in Zurich. His main areas of practice are domestic and international commercial litigation, as well as pre-litigation strategic advice.
He has special expertise in all types of insolvency- related litigation, including the recognition of foreign bankruptcy proceedings in Switzerland, as well as liability claims against directors and officers. He also regularly represents creditors in moratorium and bankruptcy proceedings. Marcel Jakob is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich. He studied law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and the University of Chicago (LL.M.). His practice focuses on private M&A transactions, including carve-outs and restructurings during court-supervised administration (distressed M&A). Marcel regularly advises strategic and private equity investors, as well as target companies and their boards.
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