Bär & Karrer Secures Tier 1 Ranking in 15 Practice Areas and 37 Individual Rankings from The Legal 500
Bär & Karrer has strengthened its status as one of the leading law firms in Switzerland by securing top-tier recognition from Legal 500 across 15 key practice areas. These positive results feature in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 Guide.
The firm secured its Tier 1 ranking in the following practice areas:
- Banking & Finance Zurich
- Commercial, Corporate and M&A
- Dispute Resolution – Arbitration
- Dispute Resolution – Litigation
- Employment
- Fintech
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
- Insurance
- Private Clients
- Public Law
- Real Estate
- Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations
- Sports Law
- TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications)
- Tax
We are delighted to see TMT's promotion to Tier 1 and Construction achieve its first-ever Tier 2 ranking as a standalone category.
We are especially proud to see Elisabeth Rinderknecht in M&A and Djamila Batache in Healthcare making their debut in the rankings.
Furthermore, 37 lawyers received individual rankings, with some recognized in multiple categories and achieving higher rankings. The Hall of Fame category now features 12 lawyers, while 12 have been ranked as Leading Partners and 6 as Next Generation Partners. Additionally, 7 lawyers have secured recognition as Leading Associates, including the two individuals with their first time ranking, mentioned above. Those individuals are:
Rolf Watter, Eric Stupp, Ralph Malacrida, Peter Hsu, Susanne Schreiber, Martin Anderson, Tina Wüstemann, Andreas Länzlinger, Corrado Rampini, Michele Bernasconi, Mani Reinert, Saverio Lembo (Hall of Fame), Christoph Neeracher, Philippe Seiler, Mariel Hoch, Cédric Chapuis, Frédéric Bétrisey, Daniel Flühmann, Daniel Bader, Nadja Jaisli Kull, Aurélie Conrad Hari, Markus Schott, Daniel Leu, Christian Kunz and Thomas Stoltz (Leading Partners), Raphael Annasohn, Laura Widmer, Joel Fischer, Gadi Winter, Cinzia Catelli and Rocco Rigozzi (Next Generation Partners), Tiffany Ender, Rehana Harasgama, Basil Kupferschmied, Emanuel Cortada and Martin Werner (Leading Associates).
Legal 500 draws on its trusted and independent research to produce these rankings. The process involves comprehensive analysis by an experienced team of researchers supported by detailed interviews with leading private practice lawyers.