SWITZERLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Lorenzo Olgiati and Pascal Hubli, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd is one of the leading Swiss business law firms with over 150 special - ised lawyers in Zurich, Geneva and Singapore. It takes care of all its client’s needs – transac - tions, advisory and disputes around the world. The firm offers a comprehensive range of ser - vices from focused advice to project manage - ment, for corporate clients and high net worth individuals. Schellenberg Wittmer has one of the most specialised corporate and M&A prac - tices in Switzerland. The firm provides expert advice to public and private companies, entre -
preneurs and investors from around the world across all aspects of corporate law, including corporate governance, fiduciary duties, cor - porate responsibility (including CSR and ESG aspects), shareholder activist situations and executive compensation, as well as compliance and risk management. The firm also has exten - sive experience in corporate and tax restructur - ings, reorganisations (mergers, spin-offs and split-offs, and other strategic alternatives) as well as corporate crisis management matters in distressed situations.
Authors
Lorenzo Olgiati heads Schellenberg Wittmer’s corporate/M&A group in Zurich. His practice focuses on domestic and cross-border M&A, public takeovers,
Pascal Hubli is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s corporate/M&A group in Zurich and the managing partner of the firm. His practice focuses on national and cross-border M&A
securities and stock exchange regulation, private equity transactions, and all aspects of corporate law. Lorenzo regularly advises boards of privately and publicly listed companies and strategic investors on corporate governance including ESG matters, and shareholder activism. Lorenzo is a frequent author and speaker on legal developments affecting M&A and corporate law, and a lecturer in the University of Zurich’s LLM programme on international banking, capital markets and insurance law. He currently serves as an officer of the International Bar Association’s Corporate and M&A Law Committee.
and capital market transactions, public takeover law, corporate restructurings and private equity transactions, as well as general corporate, contract and stock exchange law, including corporate governance aspects. Pascal is a regular speaker and author on legal developments in private and public M&A, and on general corporate law.
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