Team

Dr Marino Baldi advises on Swiss and international business law, particularly antitrust and competition law, the law of international trade relations, international investments and on European single market law. As the Swiss ambassador and a member of SECO’s Board of Directors, he led many international trade negotiations and played a critically important part in the current competition and single market law. He was a member of the Swiss Competition Commission and teaches European and international business law at the University of Zurich.

Dr Urs Brunner advises Swiss and foreign companies and private individuals on commercial law matters, particularly in the areas of employment law, organization and succession planning. He is the chairman or board member of many foundations, primarily non-profits.

Dr Christian Casanova works mainly in the areas of dispute resolution and insurance & reinsurance. His work includes pre-trial advice and representation of Swiss and international clients in court and before arbitration tribunals as well as the protection and recovery of assets in insolvency and attachment proceedings. In addition to civil and commercial disputes, he focuses on insurance and reinsurance cases, asset recovery and real estate.

Guy Deillon focuses on domestic and international mergers and acquisitions as well as private equity transactions. Further, he assists companies in financings as well as on general corporate, stock exchange and capital markets law matters.

Guy Deillon's clients benefit from his strong focus on goals and results as well as his high sense of responsibility. His analytical strength and logical approach support his focus on the business perspective and problem solving. He always demonstrates a clear and distinct position in a diplomatic and collaborative spirit.

Gaudenz Domenig represents Swiss and foreign clients before Swiss courts and Swiss and international arbitration tribunals. He has proven experience of litigation in all areas of commercial law, including directors’, officers’ and auditors’ liability claims, international legal assistance and bankruptcy proceedings. Gaudenz Domenig also appears before state courts and Federal courts in New York. He has extensive experience in corporate mergers. He acts as a consultant and member of the board of directors for companies in a wide range of sectors.

Marcel Frey is a member of the Dispute Resolution and Private Clients Teams. He represents Swiss and foreign clients in court and arbitration proceedings. He also advises private individuals with enforcing civil claims in complex cases of white collar crime. Marcel Frey regularly advises clients in international judicial assistance proceedings and the recovery of illegally acquired assets. In addition, he specializes in the enforcement of Swiss and international decisions in Switzerland.

Marcel Frey is an excellent listener with a quick grasp, risk-aware and extremely meticulous analytically. Thus, he quickly conveys consensus and solutions to his clients. His openness and cosmopolitanism is a strong asset in international proceedings. Clients appreciate Marcel Frey's knowledge and drive, which he also readily contributes to the Vis Moot Court Trials for the promotion of young lawyers.

Dr Jvo Grundler advises a number of family businesses on succession and estate planning, including the execution of wills. He acts as legal advisor in transactions relating to trade sales and public takeovers. He also heads the external legal services of various companies and is a member of several boards of directors and foundations.

Dr Martin Heisch is a member of the Dispute Resolution Team. He advises and represents domestic and foreign clients in civil and commercial litigation before Swiss courts, arbitral tribunals and authorities. He further focuses on national and cross-border insolvency and enforcement matters, including asset recovery. Martin Heisch also advises clients on contractual and commercial matters, particularly in the area of sanctions and compliance.

Dr Reto Jenny is a member of the Insurance & Reinsurance and Dispute Resolution Teams. He advises Swiss and foreign clients, including insurance and reinsurance companies, on contentious and non-contentious matters and represents them in court and before administrative authorities in Switzerland and before arbitration tribunals. He also specializes in insurance regulatory law. Reto Jenny also has extensive experience in insurance for banks (professional liability and crime policies) and in directors’ and officers’ liability, product liability and business liability insurance.

Raphael Keller advises and represents Swiss and foreign clients in litigation and enforcement matters. He focuses particularly on private real estate and construction matters as well as construction-related and general public liability and insurance cases. He also regularly advises clients on issues relating to financial market and corporate law.

Bernhard Lauterburg is an experienced antitrust lawyer. His practice includes antitrust investigations and advice on contract drafting and antitrust compliance. In addition, he is active in arbitration and public procurement law. He also has in-depth knowledge in the World Trade Organisation, investment protection and state aid.

Bernhard is independent in thought and action. Clients appreciate his quick grasp of complex issues and his focus on facts and solutions. He always keeps track of all relevant details and combines them into a clear and stringent argumentation.

Dr. Raphael Märki is a member of the Dispute Resolution and Insurance & Reinsurance teams. He advises and represents domestic and foreign clients in national and international matters before state courts and arbitration tribunals. His practice focuses on liability and insurance law as well as contract law. Before joining Prager Dreifuss, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Bern. 

Alain Michael is a member of the Dispute Resolution Team and the Insurance and Reinsurance Team. He advises and represents Swiss and foreign clients in court and enforcement proceedings and deals with national and international insurance cases.

Dr Rahel Nedi deals with Labour Law, Data Protection and Dispute Resolution. She is also a member of the Start-up Desk. She advises a national and international clientele, private individuals and companies. In addition, she is a lecturer at the University of Zurich and edits articles for the journal Arbeitsrecht (ARV/DTA).

Dr Tis Prager has specialized for more than 40 years in advising entrepreneurs, in particular in the succession planning of their business and personal assets and its practical implementation. His clients in this area benefit from his experience in corporate and tax law and in the administration of large assets. Tis Prager is Chairman of Hotel Zürich AG (Marriott), Scherer & Bühler AG and, pro bono, of the KEDA Foundation, which founded the CULINARIUM ALPINUM. These and other directorships with Hilti AG (Schaan), Bourquin SA, IE Engineering etc. underlie his expertise in strategy and governance.

Dr Andrea Schütz's practice focuses on pharmaceutical and healthcare law. She mainly advises and represents pharmaceutical and medtech companies, medical professionals and private and public institutions in the healthcare sector. In particular, she deals with licences under pharmaceutical and health law, administrative and criminal proceedings under medicinal products law, reimbursement by health insurance funds as well as the advertising and distribution of medical devices and medicinal products. Due to her former position as head of investigations in the criminal law service of Swissmedic as well as her many years of professional experience in the health law sector, she is very familiar with the regulatory requirements in the therapeutic products sector and has valuable contacts with the therapeutic products law enforcement authorities and the pharmaceutical and medical devices industry. Andrea Schütz also specialises in constitutional and administrative law and administrative criminal law.

Prof. Philipp Zurkinden heads the Competition Team. He advises Swiss and international clients in antitrust proceedings (agreements affecting competition, abuse and mergers) and on state aid law. He has in-depth knowledge of EU competition law and therefore often works on multi-jurisdictional proceedings with established international law firms. He is also engaged in compliance consultancy. Before joining Prager Dreifuss, he worked at SECO on drafting the Cartel Act still currently in force and directed the training of the Competition Commission Secretariat in the new legislation. Philipp Zurkinden teaches competition law at the University of Basel.