Parliament has revised the federal telecoms legislation – in particular, the Federal Telecommunications Act (TCA) and its various implementing ordinances. These revised regulations entered into force on 1 January 2021. The revision of the telecoms legislation brings about several fundamental changes that affect consumers as well as telecoms service providers (TSPs) and telecoms operators. Consumer protections The revised Swiss telecoms legislation offers increased protection for consumers in different areas. Concerning international roaming, per-second pricing (instead of per-minute pricing) and tariff options should benefit consumers by reducing costs...
Walder Wyss Ltd.
Offices
Overview
Walder Wyss is one of the most successful and fastest growing Swiss commercial law firms. We specialize in corporate and commercial law, banking and finance, intellectual property and competition law, dispute resolution and tax law. Our clients include national and international companies, publicly held corporations and family businesses as well as public law institutions and private clients.
We are a dynamic law firm with flat management structures. The team of around 250 legal experts - all of whom with a high level of professional qualifications, international experience and excellent knowledge in many languages - is augmented by over 100 employees working in support functions.
Growth and a close relationship to our clients are the factors that determine our success. Walder Wyss was established in Zurich in 1972 and has since grown continuously. With offices in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Lugano, we provide our clients with a seamless one-stop-shop, personalised and high quality services in all language regions of Switzerland.
Our strong national and international network of correspondents and partners from a broad range of disciplines are selected according to the highest standards of professional competence.
Year this Office was Established: 1972
Lawyers Worldwide: 261
Notable
Areas of Practice
Professionals
Partners
Diana Akikol
Partner
Alain Alberini
Partner
Roger Ammann
Partner
Adriano Antonietti
Partner
Marion Bähler
Partner
David Borer
Partner
Alexandre Both
Partner
Marius Breier
Partner
Jamar E Brown
Partner
Micha Bühler
Partner
Johannes A Bürgi
Partner
Antonio Carbonara
Partner
Michael Cartier
Partner
Stefano Codoni
Partner
Maurice Courvoisier
Partner
Ayesha Curmally
Partner
Luc Defferrard
Partner
Robert Desax
Partner
Hans-Jakob Diem
Partner
Iliana Djagova
Partner
Samuel Dürr
Partner
Christian Eichenberger
Partner
Michael Feit
Partner
Markus R Frick
Partner
Rodolphe Gautier
Partner
Téo Genecand
Partner
Urs P Gnos
Partner
Pierre-Alain Guillaume
Partner
Florian Gunz Niedermann
Partner
Alexander Gutmans
Partner
Christian Hagen
Partner
Theodor Härtsch
Partner
Hubertus Hillerström
Partner
Dieter Hofmann
Partner
Dominik Hohler
Partner
Rayan Houdrouge
Partner
Michael Isler
Partner
Nicolas Iynedjian
Partner
Reto Jacobs
Partner
Davide Jermini
Partner
Stefan Knobloch
Partner
Pascale Köster
Partner
André Kuhn
Partner
Oliver M. Kunz
Partner
Fabienne Limacher
Partner
Andrea Meier
Partner
Thomas Meister
Partner
Thomas Müller
Partner
Thomas P Müller
Partner
Olivier Nicod
Partner
Alex Nikitine
Partner
Francis Nordmann
Partner
Philippe Nordmann
Partner
Aude Peyrot
Partner
Vincent Pfammatter
Partner
Markus Pfenninger
Partner
Luc Pittet
Partner
Philippe Pulfer
Partner
Hugh Reeves
Partner
Mark A Reutter
Partner
Fouad G Sayegh
Partner
Jürg Schneider
Partner
Katja Schott-Morgenroth
Partner
Olivier Sigg
Partner
Roger Staub
Partner
Marco Strahm
Partner
Thiemo Sturny
Partner
Monique Sturny
Partner
Irène Suter-Sieber
Partner
Hans Rudolf Trüeb
Partner
David Vasella
Partner
Patrick W Vogel
Partner
Robert von Rosen
Partner
Reto Vonzun
Partner
Reto Vonzun
Partner
Kinga M Weiss
Partner
Simone Wetzstein
Partner
Andreas Wildi
Partner
Maurus Winzap
Partner
Lukas Wyss
Partner
Ramona Wyss
Partner
Martin Zobl
PartnerAssociates
Fabian Akeret
Senior Associate
Roxane Allot
Managing Associate
Fabian Altmann
Associate
Kerstin Arnesson
Managing Associate
Maël Azokly
Associate
Mirko Babic
Associate
Quentin Badoud
Associate
Luca Belloni
Senior Associate
Dimitrios Berger
Managing Associate
Nico Bernhard
Managing Associate
Matteo Berti
Associate
Manuel Bigler
Managing Associate
Nicolas Bopp
Senior Associate
Francesca Borio
Senior Associate
Paul Brasey
Associate
Lisa Brunner
Senior Associate
Loïc Bujard
Associate
Christoph Burckhardt
Senior Associate
Yannick Caballero Cuevas
Associate
Valerio Caccia
Managing Associate
Samuel Campiche
Senior Associate
Kevin Caratsch
Associate
Amina Chammah
Senior Associate
David Cuendet
Senior Associate
Marius Denoth
Associate
Merens Derungs
Associate
Lisa Di Biase
Senior Associate
Luca Di Pietro
Associate
Joffrey Dobosz
Managing Associate
Alex Domeniconi
Managing Associate
Giulio Donati
Senior Associate
Bertrand Donzé
Senior Associate
Stephanie Eggimann
Managing Associate
Lydia Eichenberger
Associate
Valentina Eichin
Senior Associate
Anaïs Essinger
Associate
Lukas Fellmann
Managing Associate
Manu Ferro
Senior Associate
Sonya Figueredo
Managing Associate
Lars A Fischer
Associate
Ramona Fischer-Shand
Senior Associate
Ada Franciolli
Associate
Valentin Freiermuth
Associate
Andrea Futter
Associate
Dario Galli
Managing Associate
Drilon Gashi
Associate
Tom Gassmann
Associate
Elena Gemes
Associate
Anaëlle Genoud
Managing Associate
Lea Germann
Associate
Pamela Giampietro
Managing Associate
Dario Glauser
Associate
Ursina Gremminger
Managing Associate
Marc Grezella
Associate
Tabea Gutmann
Managing Associate
Gabrielle Guye
Senior Associate
Gustaf Heintz
Senior Associate
Jérôme Heman
Associate
Simon Henseler
Senior Associate
Lucina Herzog
Senior Associate
Daniela Hottiger
Associate
Dzeneta Hrustic
Associate
Marisa Hunkeler
Associate
Tina Hurni
Senior Associate
Arbër Hyseni
Associate
Tania Iakovenko
Senior Associate
Florian Iten
Associate
Mirella Janett
Associate
Vangelis Kalaitzidakis
Managing Associate
Milos Karic
Associate
Tiffany Kärle
Associate
Christian Kirchmayr
Associate
Michael Kissling
Managing Associate
Martin Klingler
Senior Associate
Jonas Knechtli
Managing Associate
Philippe Kohler
Managing Associate
Sandrine Kreiner
Managing Associate
Kathryn Kruglak
Senior Associate
Michael Kündig
Managing Associate
Sabrina Kunz
Senior Associate
Nadia H Kuzniar
Senior Associate
Annemarie Lagger
Managing Associate
Erik Lanz
Senior Associate
Kevin Laurent
Senior Associate
Julia Lehner
Managing Associate
Benedict H Leupold
Associate
Nadja D Leuthardt
Managing Associate
Dominik Loch
Associate
Michael Lysakowski
Senior Associate
Martina Madonna-Quadri
Senior Associate
Benjamin Malek
Associate
Alma Marchand
Associate
Estelle Mathis
Senior Associate
Andrea Menon
Associate
Anna Mentzer
Senior Associate
Hannes Meyle
Managing Associate
Nicolas Moreno
Managing Associate
Lukas Moser
Associate
Yannick A Moser
Managing Associate
Stefanie Mühlebach
Senior Associate
Michael Müller-Zhang
Senior Associate
Gillian Nassisi
Associate
Sanela Ninkovic-Jakob
Senior Associate
Timon Nydegger
Managing Associate
Jacopo Ograbek
Senior Associate
Mirjam Olah
Senior Associate
Simon Olstein
Senior Associate
Angelina Pellegrini
Senior Associate
Carine Pesch
Associate
Lorenzo Petrone
Associate
Patricia Pinto
Senior Associate
Katja Rauber
Associate
Sara Razgallah
Senior Associate
Kristof Reber
Associate
Benjamin Reis
Senior Associate
Kento Reutimann
Associate
Raphael Riedo
Associate
Natascha Rizzi
Managing Associate
Florian Roth
Managing Associate
Caroline Sauthier
Senior Associate
Ken Savioz
Senior Associate
Isabell Schellhas
Associate
Letizia Schlegel
Senior Associate
Christian A Schmid
Managing Associate
Laurent Schmidt
Managing Associate
Valentine Schnyder
Managing Associate
Margaux Schroeter
Associate
Simone Schürch
Senior Associate
Matthieu Seydoux
Managing Associate
Michelle Sollberger
Senior Associate
Carmen Spichiger
Senior Associate
Céline Squaratti
Senior Associate
Marina Srienz
Associate
Johannes Stamm
Associate
Mounia Stocker
Associate
Basil Tanner
Associate
Tamara Teuscher
Associate
Quentin Thorens
Associate
Karina Tschon
Managing Associate
Felix Tuchschmid
Senior Associate
Olivier van den Brand
Associate
Luisa Vatter
Associate
Sarah Vettiger
Senior Associate
Mattia Vidoz
Managing Associate
Jenny von Arx
Associate
Nicolas von Sinner
Associate
Alain von Wattenwyl
Senior Associate
Alice Vorburger
Managing Associate
Celine Weber
Managing Associate
Frederik Weber
Associate
Oerjan Wickart
Associate
Valentin Wiesner
Managing Associate
Steven Winter
Senior Associate
Lukas Würgler
Associate
Elodie Yammine
Senior Associate
Tamara Zeiter
Associate
Sabrina Zimmermann
Managing Associate
Dennis Zingg
Associate
Mathieu Zufferey
Managing AssociateOf Counsel
Dominik Aerni
Counsel
Adrien Alberini
Counsel
Fabienne Anner
Counsel
Sylvia Anthamatten
Counsel
Peter Bürkli
Counsel
Martin Busenhart
Senior Counsel
Luca Castiglioni
Counsel
Janine Corti
Counsel
Angela Diener
Counsel
Gion Giger
Counsel
Christine Glättli
Counsel
Caroline L Goette
Counsel
Kathrin Häcki
Counsel
Andrea Haefeli
Counsel
Urs Hofer
Counsel
Johannes Landbrecht
Counsel
Samuel Lieberherr
Counsel
Fabian Looser
Counsel
Matthias Lötscher
Counsel
Laura Luongo
Counsel
Jan Ole Luuk
Counsel
Joy Malka
Counsel
Elisabeth Moskric
Counsel
Stéphanie Oneyser
Counsel
Emilia Rebetez
Counsel
Urs Schenker
Counsel
Markus Schülin
Counsel
Albane Selimi
Counsel
Marco Stacher
Counsel
Tervel Stoyanov
Counsel
Benjamin Suter
Counsel
Markus Vischer
Senior Counsel
Stefan Walder
Counsel
Daniel Zimmerli
CounselOther
Thierry Irrthum
Tax Compliance Manager
Samantha Thomann Brand
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Implementation of 2018-2022 National Strategy for the Protection of Switzerland Against Cyber Risks – Quarterly Report
On 19 October 2020 the Federal Council's Cyber Committee adopted a report on the advancement of the 2018-2022 national strategy for the protection of Switzerland against cyber risks (2018-2022 NCS) and its gradual implementation. The report focuses mainly on the progress made in supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and promoting research and training. Overall, the report concludes that much progress has been made in the implementation of the 2018-2022 NCS and that, in general, the process is on track. More specifically, the report notes that one-third of the 247 measures under the NCS have been achieved...
Press releases
Walder Wyss Advised Flexstone Partners in Ecorobotix’s Series D
Ecorobotix SA, the global leader in AI-powered Ultra-High Precision (UHP) spraying, successfully closed its USD 105 million Series D financing round. This round supports Ecorobotix’s mission to drive the future of sustainable agriculture with innovations that improve crop health and efficiency.Flexstone Partners participated in this D round, as well as in previous financing rounds, as investor.Flexstone Partners is an expert in private investments, taking advantage of private equity, real estate, private debt, and infrastructure solutions and specific expertise in the hard-to-access small- and mid-cap market...
Pexapark Acquires RenewaFi
Pexapark, the trusted provider of price data, market intelligence and advisory services for renewable energy, has acquired RenewaFi, the leading platform for renewable energy and battery storage in ERCOT, the grid covering most of Texas. The deal marks Pexapark’s entry into the US, accelerating its mission to bring transparency to the rapidly evolving global renewable energy market.Walder Wyss has advised Pexapark on this transaction. The team was led by Ramona Wyss (Partner, Transactions) and further included Letizia Schlegel (Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A), Christian A...

