Ronny Schmid
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Ronny Schmid is co-head of the M&A practice in Bär & Karrer's Geneva office. He advises Swiss and international clients on domestic and cross-border M&A transactions, private equity matters and corporate law, with a particular focus on private M&A transactions (small- and mid-market). He has developed particular industry know-how in the healthcare and life sciences sectors.
His practice also encompasses corporate governance, shareholder arrangements, ownership structures and business succession. In these areas, he regularly advises entrepreneurs, shareholders and family-owned businesses. Drawing on his experience in inheritance law, Ronny also advises private clients on private asset transactions and succession-related matters.
Ronny is a native speaker of German and French and assists clients throughout Switzerland, working closely with colleagues across the firm's offices and practice groups.
- King's College London: LL.M. in International Financial and Commercial Law (2023)
- Associate at Bär & Karrer (since 2023)
- Admitted to the Vaud Bar (2023)
- Junior associate at a Lausanne law firm (2021 - 2023)
- University of Fribourg: Master of Laws, bilingual (2021)
- Deputy secretary general at Association Vaudoise des Psychologues (2020 - 2021)
- Research Assistant to Prof. Pascal Pichonnaz at the Chair of Private and Roman Law, University of Fribourg (2019 - 2020)
- Student trainee at a Zurich law firm (2019)
- University of Fribourg: Bachelor of Laws, bilingual (2019)
- Student trainee at a Zurich law firm (2019)
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV | FSA)
- Geneva Bar Association (OdA)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Young SECA (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association)
- English
- French
- German
