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Area: 41,285 sq km DP: US$356bn
Currency: Swiss Franc DP per head: US$30,900
Population: 7.5 million DP growth: 1.8 per cent
Inflation: 0.5 per cent nemployment: 4.4 per cent
January 1; April 6; April 9; May 17; May 28; August 1; December 25; December 31.
Professional title: Avcat/Advokat/Rechtsanwalt/ Anwalt/Fürsprecher/Fürsprech/Avocato
Number of lawyers:7,289
Female lawyers as a per cent of the profession:20 per cent
Local bar associations
Swiss Bar Association
Marktgasse 4
Case postale 8321
CH-3001 Berne
Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 313 0606
Fax: +41 31 313 0616
info@swisslawyers.com
www.swisslawyers.com
Ministry of justice
Bundesamt für Justiz
Bundesrain 20
CH-3003 Bern
Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 322 4143
Fax: +41 31 322 7879
www.bj.admin.ch
Geneva Bar Association
Ordre des Avocats de Genève
rue des Chaudronniers 5
CH-1204 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 310 50 65
Fax: +41 22 781 45 59
secretariat@odage.ch
www.odage.ch
Zurich Bar Association
Zürcher Anwaltsverband
Bahnhofstrasse 61
CH-8001 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 44 211 51 81
Fax: +41 44 211 51 82
sekretariat@zav.ch
www.zav.ch
In-house bar association
Vereinigung Schweizerischer
Unternehmensjuristen (VSUJ)
c/o Eric Huggenberger
BS AG
CH-8098
Switzerland
www.vsuj.ch
Gevena International Airport is located 5km north of the city. The train journey takes just eight minutes, and costs around CHF 8 (€5). Taxis take around 15 minutes and cost CHF 35 (€22). The bus number 10 and 18 leave every 10 minutes. A whole day network travel card costs CHF 30 (€19).
www.gva.ch
Zuich airport is located 12 km nort of the city. A train runs into central Zurich every ten minutes and takes 10 minutes. It costs around CHF 10 (€6:20). The taxi rank is located in from of arrivals one and 2 and costs around CHF 50 (€35).
www.zurich-airport.com
www.baerkarrer.ch
Brandschenkestrasse 90
Zurich 8002
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 58 261 50 00
Fax: +41 (0) 58 261 50 01
12, Quai de la Poste
1211 Geneva 11
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 58 261 57 00
Fax: +41 (0) 58 261 57 01
Via Vegezzi 6
6901 Lugano
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 58 261 58 00
Fax: +41 (0) 58 261 58 01
Baarerstrasse 8
6301 Zug
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 58 261 59 00
Fax: +41 (0) 58 261 59 01
1 Pemberton Row
London EC4A 3BG
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7583 1940
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7583 1941
Emerging from a practice dating back to 1938, Bär & Karrer was founded in 1969 and is organised as a partnership. It has grown to become a nationally and internationally recognised Swiss law firm with more than 115 lawyers. Bär & Karrer represents both Swiss and non-Swiss individual and corporate clients in Switzerland and abroad. Bär & Karrer is represented in the three main language areas of Switzerland (German, French and Italian) and in London (in recognition of London’s key role as one of Europe’s leading commercial and financial centres). We operate from our main office in Zurich and have branch offices in Geneva, Lugano, Zug and London. Notarial services are provided in Lugano and Zug. Bär & Karrer has developed an extensive international network of correspondent law firms, enabling us to efficiently service our clients’ international legal problems and to promptly offer advice in international matters.
info@blumlegal.ch
www.blumlegal.ch
Usteristrasse 14
Zurich CH-8021
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 43 443 88 00
Fax: +41 (0) 42 443 88 99
Dr Claude P Blum – Senior partner
Counsel: 2
Partners: 6
Associates: 8
BLUM Attorneys at Law has a clear focus on Swiss and international business as well as private client related legal services. Our clients are Swiss and foreign financial, industrial and service companies, including multinational corporations as well as small and medium sized enterprises (SME). We also act for communities and those of public and mixed-economic entities. Each case is assigned to one of our partners and we provide a first-class service, both materially and formally. All our lawyers are specialists in their chosen fields and keep up with the latest developments in legislation and jurisprudence. BLUM Attorneys is a member of ACL (Alliance of International Law Firms) but has also developed a network with first class law firms in many jurisdictions. This network assures that BLUM Attorneys at Law may, in any given case, cooperate with the firm that is best suited for the matter at hand.
www.froriep.com
Bellerivestrasse 201
CH-8034 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 44 386 6000
Fax: +41 (0) 44 383 6050
zurich@froriep.ch
9a, Place de la Gare
CH-1003 Lausanne
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 21 863 63 00
Fax: +41 (0) 21 863 63 01
Lausanne@froriep.ch
Antonio Maura 10
E-28014 Madrid
Spain
Tel: +34 (0) 91 523 77 90
Fax: +34 (0) 91 531 36 62
madrid@froriep.es
1 Knightrider Court
London EC4V 5JP
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 6000
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7248 0209
london@froriep.com
Froriep Renggli is a well-established Swiss firm with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Zug, Lausanne and in London and Madrid. The firm provides a wide range of services to the business community, domestic and international, and to private clients.
German, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Russian, Hebrew
lawyers@homburger.ch
www.homburger.ch
PO Box 335
CH-80358 Zurich
Weinbergstrasse 56|58
Zurich CH-8006
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 43 222 1000
Fax: +41 (0) 43 222 1500
Homburger is one of Switzerland’s major business law firms with a legal staff of more than 90 professionals. Established in 1957, Homburger offers a comprehensive range of legal services in key areas of business law to domestic and international corporate enterprises and entrepreneurs. The firm has close working relationships with independent lawyers from leading independent law firms in all major jurisdictions. Homburger has acted consistently in a leading role in a large proportion of the most important and complex international transactions closed in Switzerland over the past years. In addition to its transactional practice, Homburger has a strong litigation and arbitration practice as well as leading regulatory, IP/IT and tax practices which add to its innovative capabilities.
www.lenzstaehelin.com
Route de Chêne 30
1211 Geneva 17
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 22 318 70 00
Fax: +41 (0) 22 318 70 01
email@lenzstaehelin.com
Bleicherweg 58
Zurich 8027
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 44 204 12 12
Fax: +41 (0) 44 204 12 00
email@lenzstaehelin.com
Place Saint-François 2
Lausanne CH-1003
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 21 320 79 72
Fax: +41 (0) 21 312 97 45
email@lenzstaehelin.com
Rue de Romont 35
Fribourg CH-1700
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 26 347 16 30
Fax: +41 (0) 26 247 16 31
email@lenzstaehelin.com
Lenz & Staehelin is the largest law firm in Switzerland with offices in Geneva, Zurich, Lausanne and Fribourg. The firm is the result of a merger in 1991 between two law firms founded in 1917 in ZurichGeneva. We have more than 130 professionals who have typically spent time studying and working abroad. Lenz & Staehelin provides legal advice in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian. Our clients include domestic and international companies and private individuals in Switzerland and abroad. As an independent Swiss law firm, we have developed successful and long-standing relationships with leading foreign law firms. and 1951 in
nkf@nkf.ch
www.nkf.ch
Bahnhofstrasse 13
Zurich 8001
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 58 800 8000
Fax: +41 (0) 58 800 8080
Counsel: 3
Partners: 31
Associates: 37
Niederer Kraft & Frey, established in 1936, is one of Switzerland’s leading law firms, currently comprising approx 65 lawyers. NKF have traditionally focused on banking, capital markets and corporate/commercial work, including mergers and acquisitions and financings, litigation/arbitration, taxes and private clients. The lawyers of NKF are fluent in several languages and have earned additional degrees abroad, for the most part in the United States or England. NKF have a strong and long-standing international network of contacts with law firms worldwide. The clients of NKF include banks, investment banks, clearing and settlement institutions, brokers, broker-dealers, other financial intermediaries, derivatives houses, mutual funds, private equity investors, insurance companies, IT and telecommunication providers, other corporate clients listed on stock exchanges and privately owned companies as well as private clients. Partners of NKF are frequently appointed to the board of directors of Swiss corporations.
www.plplaw.ch
Loewenstrasse 1
CH-8001 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 44 217 91 11
Fax: +41 (0) 44 217 92 17
zrh@plplaw.ch
65, rue du Rhône
CH-1211 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 22 737 10 00
Fax: +41 (0) 22 737 10 01
gva@plplaw.ch
208, Avenue Louise
BE-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 (0) 2 646 60 10
Fax: +32 (0) 2 646 75 34
bru@plplaw.com
Partners: 29
Other fee earners: 70
Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry is one of the largest firms in Switzerland and was established in 1882. It is the Martindale-Hubbell reviser. The firm engages in international commercial practice, including corporate, taxation, arbitration, industrial property and copyright, fiscal, construction, and administrative, banking and financial law, estate planning, and civil litigation in all Swiss courts.
www.swlegal.ch
Löwenstrasse 19
PO Box 6333
Zurich CH-8023
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 44 215 5252
Fax: +41 (0) 44 215 5200
zurich@swlegal.ch
15bis, rue des Alpes
PO Box 2088
Geneva 1 CH-1211
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 22 707 8000
Fax: +41 (0) 22 707 8001
geneva@swlegal.ch
Bernard Vischer – Managing partner
102
German, French, English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish and Chinese
Schellenberg Wittmer is one of the largest business law firms in Switzerland, with two major offices in Zurich and Geneva offering the expertise and specialisation of more than 100 lawyers. Its core practice areas are dispute resolution, corporate/M&A, banking and finance including capital markets, private capital & estate planning, and taxation. It has developed further specialised areas of practice complementary to its core activities. The firm has a worldwide network of foreign correspondents and has considerable experience in managing projects with, and working as part of teams with, law firms in other countries.
mail@wengerlaw.ch
www.wengerlaw.ch
Dufourstrasse 56
PO Box 1285
CH-8034 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 44 563 33 33
Fax: +41 (0) 44 563 33 66
Wenger & Vieli is a well established Swiss law firm with over 40 lawyers in Zurich, Zug, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei. Our domestic and international clients benefit from our global experience which is underlined by our membership in Meritas, a strong international network of close to 200 independent law firms worldwide.
Altenburger
Seestrasse 39
PO Box 8700
Kusnacht-Zurich
Tel: +41 44 914 88 88
Fax: +41 44 914 88 80
www.altenburger.ch
Borel & Barbey
2 rue De Jargonnant
PO Box 6045
1211 Geneva 6
Tel: +41 22 707 18 00
Fax: +41 22 707 18 11
www.borel-barbey.ch
Bratschi Emch Rechtsanwälte
Bahnhofstrasse 106
Postfach 7689
8023 Zurich
Tel: +41 44 219 6969
Fax: +41 44 219 6999
www.bep.ch
CMS Von Erlach Henrici
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 2991
8022 Zurich
Tel: +41 44 285 11 11
Fax: +41 44 285 11 22
www.cmslegal.ch
KellerhalsHess Attorneys-at-Law
Kapellenstrasse 14
PO Box 6916
3001 Berne
Tel: +41 58 200 39 00
Fax: +41 58 200 39 11
www.kellerhalshess.ch
Lalive Avocats
35 rue de la Mairie
PO Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Tel: +41 22 319 87 00
Fax: +41 22 319 87 60
www.lalive.ch
Meyer Lustenberger
Forchstrasse 452
PO Box 1432
8032 Zurich
Tel: +41 44 396 91 91
Fax: +41 44 396 91 92
www.meyerlustenberger.ch
Nobel & Hug Attorneys At Law
Dufourstrasse 29
Postfach 1372
8032 Zurich
Tel: +41 1 262 22 12
Fax: +41 1 262 00 92
www.nobel-hug.ch
Prager Dreifuss
Mühlebachstrasse 6
8008 Zurich
Tel: +41 44 254 55 55
Fax: +41 44 254 55 99
www.prager-dreifuss.com
PTAN & Partners
8-10 Rue De Hesse
Case Postale 5715
1211 Geneva 11
Tel: +41 22 319 11 11
Fax: +41 22 312 14 31
www.ptan.ch
Python Schifferli Peter
3 rue Bellot
1206 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 702 15 15
Fax: +41 22 702 14 88
www.psplaw.ch
Staiger, Schwald & Partner
Genferstrasse 24
8002 Zurich
Tel: +41 1 283 86 86
Fax +41 1 283 87 87
www.ssplaw.ch
Tavernier Tschanz
11-bis rue Toepffer
1206 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 704 3700
Fax: +41 22 704 3777
www.taverniertschanz.com
Vischer
Schützengasse 1
8023 Zurich
Tel: +41 44 254 34 00
Fax: +41 44 254 34 10
www.vischer.com
Walder Wyss & Partners Attorneys at Law
Münstergasse 2
PO Box 2990
8022 Zurich
Tel: +41 44 265 75 11
Fax: +41 44 265 75 50
www.wwp.ch
Wenger Plattner
Attorneys At Law
Goldbach-Center
Seestrasse 39
8700 Küsnacht- Zurich
Tel: +41 43 222 38 00
Fax: +41 43 222 38 01
www.wenger-plattner.ch