Bär & Karrer Continues Tier 1
Excellence in IFLR1000 Rankings

The IFLR1000 2025 rankings confirm Bär & Karrer as a Top Tier Firm, with Tier 1 recognition in Banking and Finance, Capital Markets: Equity, Financial Services Regulatory, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Bär & Karrer gains additional recognition with three lawyers securing an IFLR1000 ranking for the first time. Receiving this important accolade are Vera Naegeli (M&A), Fabienne Perlini-Frehner (M&A), and Tiffany Ender (Banking and finance). Their success marks an exciting milestone for the firm.

In addition, 20 Bär & Karrer lawyers have retained their IFLR1000 rankings following another year of heightened activity and successful outcomes:

• Market Leader: Rolf Watter (Capital markets, Restructuring and insolvency, Banking, M&A), Christoph Neeracher (Restructuring and insolvency, Private equity, M&A), Eric Stupp (Investment funds, Banking, M&A), Ralph Malacrida (Capital markets, Restructuring and insolvency, Private equity, M&A), and Dieter Dubs (M&A)
• Highly Regarded: Mariel Hoch (M&A), Luca Jagmetti (M&A), Martin Anderson (Banking, M&A), and Frédéric Bétrisey (Banking and finance, Capital markets: Structured finance and securitization)
• Notable Practitioner: Urs Kägi (M&A), Peter Hsu (M&A), Thomas Rohde (Restructuring and insolvency), Christoph Suter (Capital markets, Financial and corporate, Investment funds, Banking, M&A), and Daniel Flühmann (Banking)
• Rising Star Partner: Philippe Seiler (Corporate, M&A), Lukas Roesler (Capital markets), Laura Widmer (M&A), Andrea Ziswiler (M&A), Faton Aliu (Banking and finance, Capital markets), and Rocco Rigozzi (Corporate, M&A, and Real estate finance)

IFLR1000 2025 ranks the world’s leading financial law firms and lawyers using detailed and independent research. This includes confidential interviews with clients to corroborate the complexity of the work undertaken, the market Impact and the level of innovation shown.

Once again, Bär & Karrer has shown its capacity to collaborate proactively with clients to provide support whenever it matters.