gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd offers a full-service practice to high-profile clients in the aviation, marine, shipping, transportation, and trading sectors. Its work covers the multiple facets of the transportation industry including design, operation, insurance, and customs matters. Lars Gerspacher is the ‘go-to‘ person to handle matters relating to insurance, aviation and maritime law. Laurent Chassot dedicates his time purely to aerospace matters. Philippe Wenker focuses on aircraft financing matters where he has extensive experience in advising several domestic and foreign aircraft financiers. Nando Stauffer von May, who does both contentious and non-contentious work, handles several transport insurance claims for high-profile clients. Marco Novoselac specialises in technology, trade and retail, as well as aviation and aerospace.

HFW‘s ‘professional and client oriented’ team collaborates with its international network to advise client such as shipowners, charterers, P&I Clubs, banks, governments, and brokers on commercial, regulatory, and litigation matters. The team has extensive knowledge of the dry shipping, admiralty and crisis management markets as well as transactional work. Practice head Michael Buisset specialises in advising clients on dry shipping litigation and arbitration, including charterparties, bills of lading, ship sale and purchase, marine insurance (hull, cargo and P&I), and contracts of affreightment and is often involved in landmark court cases. Sarah Hunt has extensive experience advising trading companies, charterers and owners on complex shipping and international trade disputes. Hunt also heads a team of lawyers which has advised HFW’s industry clients on shipping, trading, insurance and complex trade finance matters involving multi-jurisdictional sanctions arising out of the Russo-Ukrainian war. Georges Racine and William Hold are also key members of the team.

Full-service firm Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd has broad experience in all aspects of trade and transport law including transportation and insurance litigation, aviation and shipping regulatory matters, non-contentious matters concerning trade finance, and transactional matters. In Zurich, the ‘highly talented’ Alexander von Ziegler heads the team with his longstanding practice in the maritime sector, aviation and trade law, involving a number of insurance litigations. Geneva team head Bernard Vischer has extensive expertise in transactional work in the aviation and shipping industries. Grégoire Wuest represents high-profile clients in acquisitions and non-standard lending transactions in relation to shipping and aviation. Wuest is supported by Edmond Kohler, who fields expertise across the business aircraft industry.

Specialising in the rail industry, Eversheds Sutherland AG utilises the expertise of its global network to support Swiss and international companies in commercial matters and public procurement projects. In Berne, Oliver Beldi, who has extensive expertise in corporate commercial matters, and Bruno Schoch, whose practice covers railway-related administrative law and regulatory affairs, co-head the team. Zurich Practice head Barbara Klett has a special focus on liability and insurance law, domestic and international logistics, and transport law. The team is supported by dispute resolution expert Peter Haas.

In December 2022, Zurich-based business law boutique Streichenberg extended their dispute resolution department with the introduction of an insurance and transport desk led by insurance expert Cem Arikan, who joined from gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd, and Manuel Bader. The team advises and represents both foreign and domestic clients in all logistics-related disputes, with a special focus on marine insurance claims and customs matters, before the Swiss courts, arbitral tribunals, and government agencies.

VISCHER advises and represents airline companies on the cantonal, federal, European, and international levels in questions regarding damage, insurance, contract negotiations, acquisition of aircraft, and regulatory matters. Practice head Peter Kühn supports major clients with contract, transport and aviation law related issues. Christoph Niederer and Tobias F. Rohner advise companies in the transport industry on tax-related matters whilst Urs Haegi supports on corporate work.

With a focus on dispute resolution, Wartmann Merker Ltd. represents shipping, insurance, and logistic companies as well as clients active in the manufacturing and trading sectors before state courts, arbitral tribunals, and administrative authorities. Team head Giovanna Montanaro is a ‘top-level attorney’ with extensive experience in the insurance and freight forwarding market and is regularly involved in cross-border transportation and insurance litigation cases.

Bär & Karrer Ltd. advises high-profile clients in the aviation, maritime, road, and rail industries. The team collaborates with real estate, infrastructure, energy, and corporate specialists from other departments. Practice head Luca Jagmetti has particular experience in complex asset transfer, logistics, and service level agreements within the transport industry. Christoph Neeracher represents clients in litigation proceedings and Philippe Seiler handles the commercial and corporate aspects.

Homburger advises high-profile clients active in the automotive industry on regulatory matters, distribution, manufacturing, and transactions. The team also utilises the knowledge of specialists from other departments such as competition, dispute resolution, corporate, capital markets, finance, tax, and IP. Practice head Marcel Dietrich advises clients in the transport industry on regulatory issues, compliance, and investigations. Franz Hoffet has a special focus on aviation.

MLL Legal employs a ‘proactive approach’ to support financial institutions, manufacturers, lessors and operators with matters relating to transport litigation and aircraft financing as well as regulatory and tax issues. The team is co-headed by Dunja Koch, who has expertise in all aviation matters, and Karin Oberlin, who specialises in transportation finance. Dimitri Rotter assists clients in matters concerning aviation tax. Dmitry A Pentsov advises foreign aircrafts on all legal issues relating to its Swiss operations.

MME Legal | Tax | Compliance supports postal services, yachting clients, commodity traders, logistics services, companies in the space industry, and international road transport carriers with matters concerning bills of lading, charter parties, customs, compliance risk assessments, and tax structuring. Raphael Brunner, whose main focus is international trade, distribution, logistics, transport, and shipping, heads the practice. Trade specialist Maura Décosterd provides assistance with customs and export controls compliance maturity assessments, audits, and due diligence assessments.