Lenz & Staehelin

Lenz & Staehelin‘s ’technically brilliant’ team is well-equipped to handle the full gamut of issues arising across the biotech, medical device, diagnostics, and pharma industries. Zurich’s Thierry Calame is hailed by clients as an ‘adept and careful litigator’, and is well-known for his strength in unfair competition and copyright litigation, with a strong emphasis on IP-focused arbitrations, and disputes specialist Harold Frey routinely acts in international arbitrations and domestic proceedings involving joint ventures and licensing issues. In the Geneva office, Xavier Favre-Bulle is noted for his longstanding expertise in arbitrations concerning licences and post M&A issues, while Andreas Rötheli, who also leads the firm’s corporate and M&A group, often advises on private equity buyouts and real estate transactions.