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Schellenberg Wittmer

Switzerland

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Communication coordinator: Elsa Choumil
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Quick facts
Partners

45

Total number of lawyers

150

Languages

French, English, German

Key practice areas
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Equity
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial and corporate
Financial services regulatory
Restructuring and insolvency
M&A
Firm overview

We are a leading Swiss business law firm with offices in Zurich, Geneva and Singapore. We take care of all our clients' needs – transactions, advisory, disputes around the world.

Expertise & International Reach
- Our headquarters in Zurich and Geneva, covering the whole of Switzerland, provide a comprehensive range of legal services to a worldwide client
base of domestic and international companies and entrepreneurs.

- Our Singapore office provides a gateway to the Asian market, enabling us to assist clients with their inbound and outbound investments in Asia. We also represent clients in connection with international arbitration matters in all major Asian cities.

- As for our regional desks (without onsite presence), they were set up to develop our existing cross-border business initiatives, centralize case-work across these regions, and underpin our commitment to the provision of top-tier, full business law services to clients on a global level.

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Key practice areas
  • Banking & Finance
  • Capital Markets
  • Competition and Antitrust
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Employment
  • ESG
  • Information and Communication Technology
  • Intellectual Property
  • Internal Corporate Investigations
  • International Arbitration
  • International Mobility & Investment Migration
  • Investment Protection & Investor-State Dispute Resolution
  • IT Security and Cybercrime
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private Wealth
  • Real Estate Law
  • Restructuring and Insolvency
  • Sanctions Group
  • Taxation
  • White-Collar Crime and Compliance

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Sector expertise
  • Administrative Law and Public Procurement
  • Art and Entertainment
  • Blockchain-Technologies & FinTech
  • Business Aviation
  • Construction
  • Data
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • Hotels and Leisure
  • Insurance
  • Life Sciences
  • Real Estate Industry
  • Sports
  • Telecommunication
  • Trade and Transport

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Other offices

Zurich
Löwenstrasse 19
8021
Switzerland
T: +41 44 215 5252
E: zurich@swlegal.ch

Singapore
50 Raffles Place, #40-05
048623
T: +65 6580 2240
E: singapore@swlegal.sg

Address:
15bis, Rue des Alpes
Geneva 1, 1211
Tel:+41 22 707 8000 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://www.swlegal.com/en/
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Schellenberg Wittmer
Linked Reviews
Financial and corporate
Schellenberg Wittmer is a leading Swiss law firm. It has offices in Zurich, Geneva and Singapore and regional desks in Southeast Asia, Brazil and Africa.

Highlights

The firm acted as Swiss counsel to The Coca-Cola Company and Gutsche Family Investments on the sale of a controlling stake in Coca-Cola Beverages Africa to Coca-Cola HBC AG, in a transaction valuing Africa's largest Coca-Cola bottler at USD3.4 billion. The deal formed part of a broader strategic reorganisation of Coca-Cola's African operations and included arrangements for Coca-Cola HBC to acquire the remaining 25% stake over time.

The firm advised the joint lead managers, including BNP Paribas, Commerzbank and Deutsche Bank, on Danaher’s CHF 1.25 billion bond issuance, comprising five tranches of guaranteed bonds issued by DH Switzerland Finance S.à r.l.

Testimonials

"Schellenberg Wittmer stands out for a rare combination of deep Swiss banking/regulatory expertise and strong strategic and communication skills. For complex projects (e.g., group restructurings, governance changes, FINMA licensing matters, capital management and digital banking initiatives), they anticipate key issues early, propose regulator-proof yet workable solutions, and align their advice with the business and cultural realities of a privately owned private bank." - Banking and finance

"We highly appreciated the quick turnaround times, easy interaction with the team and the expertise brought in from different areas such as finance, tax, competition law." - Banking and finance

"Experimented teams giving very helpful feedbacks in a timely manner." - Banking and finance

"Very experienced about market standards, propose customised and innovative solutions, take initiatives and manage process effectively." - Capital markets: Debt

"Very qualified team; they know also very well how a bank works from the inside." - Capital markets: Debt

"The partner we worked with on the assignment is remarkably knowledgeable, has an impressive expertise combined with a strategic vision." - Insolvency

"Very proactive, solution-oriented and has a very good understanding of our business." - M&A

"Tarek Houdrouge is exceptionally strong at combining deep, technical Swiss banking/regulatory expertise with strategic judgement and communication skills—which is rare." - Tarek Houdrouge

"Manage process efficiently, solution orientated, very good commercial acumen; highly experienced." - Christoph Vonlanthen

"Very knowledgeable. Knows how a bank works internally. Anticipates internal blockages and tries to solve them beforehand." - Philippe Borens

"Great at finding solutions and does not see only problems. Very proactive and has a great business acumen." - Oliver Triebold

"Fast and comprehensive understanding or our expectations." - Jakob Marcel

Key clients

Deutsche Bank New York Branch, BNP Paribas, Temenos, L'Oréal, Temenos
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Jean Jacques Ah Choon
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Capital markets : Debt
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Philippe Borens
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Debt
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Josef Caleff
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Industry Sector:
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
New York
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Caroline Clemetson
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Fabio Elsener
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Rising star
Practice Area:
Capital markets
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Olivier Favre
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Capital markets
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
England & Wales
New York
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Olivier Hari
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Tarek Houdrouge
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Capital markets
Financial services regulatory
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Industry Sector:
Financial services
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Pascal Hubli
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Marcel Jakob
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Vincent Jeanneret
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Expert consultant
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Yves Jeanrenaud
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Industry Sector:
Real estate
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Lorenzo Olgiati
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Private equity
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Anita Schläpfer
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Investment funds
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Benno Strub
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Notable practitioner
Practice Area:
Restructuring and insolvency
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Grégoire Tribolet
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
Banking and finance
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
New York
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Oliver Triebold
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Practice Area:
M&A
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
Bar Admission:
Switzerland
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Christoph Vonlanthen
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Rising star partner
Practice Area:
M&A
Capital markets
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
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Grégoire Wuest
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
Rating:
Highly regarded
Practice Area:
Banking
Jurisdiction:
Switzerland
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Martin Lanz (retired)
Firm:
Schellenberg Wittmer
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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
Barclays - Bond Issue
2021-03-01
Schellenberg Wittmer
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Barclays
Issuer
Barclays - Bond Issue
2021-04-01
Schellenberg Wittmer
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Barclays
Issuer
Barclays - Bond Issue
2021-01-01
Schellenberg Wittmer
United Kingdom
Bond issue
Barclays
Issuer
Kinarus Therapeutics AG - M&A
2022-06-03
Schellenberg Wittmer
Switzerland
M&A
Kinarus Therapeutics AG
Target
Metaco - M&A
2023-05-17
Schellenberg Wittmer
Switzerland
M&A
Jean Jacques Ah Choon
Metaco
Seller
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Up the career ladder: Q&A with Schellenberg Wittmer's Caroline Clemetson
Caroline Clemetson was the first woman to get onto the managing committee of a major law firm in Switzerland, here she discusses how she broke the glass ceiling in the Swiss legal sector
Lucy Frost, April 20 2022
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Schellenberg Wittmer adds new partner
Swiss outfit hires counsel from US firm's London office
Rajeeb Gurung, December 04 2019
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IFLR Europe Awards 2019: winners announced
All the winning deals, teams, individuals and firms were revealed at IFLR’s ceremony in London on April 4
James Wilson, April 05 2019
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