Legal 500 EMEA 2020 rankes again five Practise Areas of Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte

In its 2020 EMEA edition Legal 500, one of the world’s leading legal market analyst, recommends again in total five practice areas of Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte.

Legal 500 praises the five practice areas as follows:

Corporate, commercial and M&A (tier 3): Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte’s client portfolio impresses with large companies from the manufacturing, healthcare and technology sector. The team is well versed in assisting throughout the whole cycle of a transaction and is led by Arlette Pfister; she can also advise on employment and immigration law. Michael Bösch supports the team with his commercial law and dispute resolution knowledge. Martin Bürkle is also highlighted.

Dispute resolution – litigation (tier 4): Boutique law firm Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte has a traditional focus on banking and real estate litigation but also handles commercial litigation, post-M&A and joint venture disputes. Daniel Stoll is a key name for disputes relating to commercial fraud and money laundering and is frequently sought out by various banks. Patrick Rohn is instructed in distribution, licensing and professional liability cases. Stoll and Rohn lead the team, which also includes senior associate Simon Hohler.

Employment (tier 3): Headed by the ‘effective’ Thomas Loher, the employment practice at Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte provides ‘highly competent guidance’, particularly on hirings and employment terminations of executive-level personnel. Loher is ‘an invaluable adviser’ during sensitive internal investigations, and also leads on the transfer of undertakings, compensation scheme amendments and settlement packages. Arlette Pfister and Markus Alder and counsel Anna Neukom Chaney are other key names.

Insurance (tier 3): Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte works closely with various Swiss and global insurance providers on claims, risk, coverage and settlement issues. The practice handles a particularly wide range of liability work across the professional, product, medical negligence, transport and travel domains. Martin Bürkle is ‘a real expert’ for accident insurance cases, and also sits as an arbitrator in multiple health insurance disputes.

TMT (tier 3): Thouvenin Rechtsanwälte stands out for its ‘specialist know-how in the entire telecoms sector’. It handles data protection licensing, IP transfer, and regulatory and IT service issues. Associate Katia Favre heads the team and ‘brings a wealth of experience’ to all proceedings. Recent work includes advising Microsoft on a variety of telecoms matters, including handling a compliance assessment prior to the launch of new products.

For details see: https://www.legal500.com/firms/11578-thouvenin-rechtsanwalte/12474-zurich-switzerland/#rankings

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