Baker McKenzie Switzerland

Thank you to all the students who attended the interviews with us at the "Basel Lawjob Fair" on 22 March 2025. 🌟 Our Partner Boris Wenger, Trainee Lawyer Danijela Mrdak and Senior Specialist Recruiter Olga Pedretti enjoyed getting to know such talented students. It was a pleasure to discuss your career aspirations and opportunities. A special "thank you" to University of Basel for organizing such a fantastic event. We look forward to continuing our collaboration and supporting the future legal professionals. #BakerMcKenzie #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #LawFirmLikeNoOther #LifewithBaker #yourchoice

In many cultures, it is customary to poke a little fun at others with a harmless joke on 1 April. However, we were not playing an April Fool's joke yesterday when we welcomed many new work colleagues on April Fool's Day! We look forward to working with Sophie Korine (legal short-term trainee), Chiara Enya Pedrazzetti (legal short-term trainee), Anna Berneis (trainee lawyer), Suhara Pacolli (assistant), Sadia Raja (trainee lawyer), Hanspeter Misteli Reyes (associate) and Sebastian Ritz (trainee lawyer). We hope you had a good start and that you will have a great time working with us! #BakerMcKenzie #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #NewJoiners #LifewithBaker #YourChoice

#SeminarRecap Earlier this week, we hosted a special lunch event called "Financing Insights 2025: Hot Topics for Financial Institutions" at our Geneva office. This seminar was geared toward professionals in the financial industry, who were informed on the following topics: ☑️ Recent regulatory developments ☑️ Real estate finance pitfalls ☑️ Financing add-on acquisitions ☑️ Current trends in restructuring & insolvency After the presentation, we had the opportunity for discussion with our guests, where we shared experiences and exchanged best practices. A huge thanks to all our guests! #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #Finance #Banking #Networking #Event #Geneva

We look forward to meeting you at Law Firm Day 2025 at the University of Zurich. Take the opportunity to meet our team on 10 April 2025 in the relaxed atmosphere of the Calatrava library, discuss our entry-level opportunities and learn more about daily life in a truly global law firm. Find more information here: https://lnkd.in/dNZ-DuH6 Can't make it to the Law Firm Day? No worries! There is another chance to meet us at the University of Zurich! 📍 Meet & Greet Speed-Dating in Restaurant UniTurm 📅 Tuesday, 15 April 2025 │17:30 Don’t miss your chance to have an interview with us or to talk to our team in an informal Networking Apéro! 🥂 #BakerMcKenzie #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #LawFirmLikeNoOther #YourChoice #LifewithBaker

Thank you to all the students who attended the Job Hub Day at 19 March 2025 at University of Zurich. 🎓 Our Partner Matthias Courvoisier, Trainee Lawyer Alissa Schweda and Senior Specialist Recruiter Olga Pedretti thoroughly enjoyed discussing career opportunities with our future talents. It was inspiring to see such enthusiasm and ambition. We look forward to staying connected and supporting your professional journeys! #BakerMcKenzie #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #LawFirmLikeNoOther #LifewithBaker #yourchoice

Baker McKenzie Switzerland is happy to announce that we had a very successful year of top-tier rankings in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 (Legalease) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).   We would like to highlight that Baker McKenzie Switzerland's Construction practice has been ranked for the first time in Tier 2. Also positive to mention is the promotion of our Fintech practice (Tier 2) and our WTO practice (Tier 1).   We are happy to announce our individual rankings for: 🏆 Pablo Bentes, Claude Chase, Alexander Fischer, Lukas Glanzmann, Charles Gschwind, Jingjin (Jimmy) Guo, Christoph Kurth, Susanne Liebel-Kotz, Samuel Marbacher, Marnin Michaels, Johanna Moesch, Serge Pannatier, Peter Reinert, Charlotte Sophie Rüegg, Julia Schieber, Tanja Schmid, Eva-Maria Strobel, Christoph Stutz, Roger Thomi, Michael Treis, Markus Wolf and Alexander Wyss.   We sincerely thank all our clients for their trust and our colleagues for their efforts and hard work!   Please find all details here: https://lnkd.in/dYsbrFBQ   #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #BakerMcKenzie #Legal500 #Emea #Switzerland

Join us for an informative session on wealth management trends!   We invite you to attend our upcoming session focused on key wealth management trends and developments. In this briefing, Marnin Michaels will explore macro tax policy and legal issues that are currently impacting the wealth management industry in these turbulent times, as the political environment and financial systems undergo rapid changes. 📅 Date: Tuesday, 8 April 2025 🕗 Time: 8-9 am 📍 Location: Baker McKenzie Switzerland, Holbeinstrasse 30, 8008 Zurich We look forward to welcoming you to this event. Click here to register: https://lnkd.in/dW6RHH8S #WealthManagement #FinancialPlanning #TaxPolicy #IndustryTrends #BakerMcKenzie

Baker McKenzie Switzerland is happy and proud to announce another successful year of respectable rankings by the Chambers and Partners Europe Guide for 2025. Congratulations to some of our lawyers for their excellent individual ranking in this year's edition, including 🏆 Urs Zenhäusern for Arbitration 🏆 Luca Beffa for Arbitrators 🏆 Lukas Glanzmann, Samuel Marbacher and Markus Wolf for Banking and Finance 🏆 Matthias Courvoisier and Yves Mauchle for Capital Markets 🏆 Boris Wenger and Roger Thomi for Competition/Antitrust 🏆 Alexander Fischer for Corporate/M&A 🏆 Peter Reinert for Employment 🏆 Eva-Maria Strobel and Michael Treis for Intellectual Property 🏆 Martin P. Furrer, Charles Gschwind, Samuel Marbacher and Alexander Wyss for Real Estate 🏆 Lukas Glanzmann for Restructuring & Insolvency 🏆 Susanne Liebel-Kotz and Kilian Perroulaz for Tax 🏆 Simon Ntah for White-Collar Crime Your hard work and dedication continue to inspire and drive us forward. A heartfelt thank you to our incredible clients for their unwavering trust and to our talented colleagues for their relentless efforts! #BakerMcKenzie #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #ChambersandPartners #RecognitionAwards #Ranking 

Baker McKenzie advised Araris Biotech AG, a Swiss biotechnology company developing next-generation antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), on entering into a share purchase agreement with Japan-based Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., pursuant to which Taiho Pharmaceutical will fully acquire Araris Biotech. Baker McKenzie Switzerland advised Araris Biotech and its shareholders on all Swiss #tax matters related to this transaction. The team was led by Tax Partner Susanne Liebel-Kotz and consisted of Pascale Daniela Schwizer (associate) and Joane Gautschi (trainee lawyer). Read the news here: https://lnkd.in/dmFxF-Uq #BakerMcKenzie #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland #TransactionalPowerhouse #taxfromeveryangle

Last week, WISTA SWITZERLAND and Baker McKenzie Switzerland hosted a well-received seminar focused on gender equality and diversity in the workplace. The event was specifically tailored for female professionals from the maritime, trading and logistics sectors. Key highlights included: 💡 Findings from the WISTA and PWC survey 💡 A comprehensive legal overview of Swiss Gender Equality laws 💡 An insightful panel discussion with industry leaders from the sectors 💡 Networking opportunities during an aperitif The seminar aimed to explore solutions to promote gender equality and celebrate our collective efforts toward a more equitable workplace. #GenderEquality #Diversity #Networking #Maritime #Trading #Logistics #WISTASwitzerland #BakerMcKenzieSwitzerland