Bär & Karrer Receives Band 1
Recognition in Seven Key Practice Areas
from Chambers Europe 2026

Chambers Europe has released its 2026 rankings and Bär & Karrer has once again secured Band 1 recognition for our performance and expertise in Corporate/M&A, Tax, Banking & Finance, Litigation, Life Sciences, Real Estate and White-Collar Crime. A Band 1 ranking gives clients and prospective clients confidence that we are a trusted, highly credible provider of sophisticated legal services.

Additionally, we celebrate our debut ranking in Investment Funds and are especially pleased that partners Cyrill Diefenbacher in Indirect Tax, Cinzia Catelli in Litigation, Rocco Rigozzi in Real Estate, and Joel Fischer and Massimo Chiasera in White-Collar Crime have received their first individual rankings. Eric Stupp has also secured recognition in White-Collar Crime for the first time and retained Band 1 status in his practice area.

Furthermore, we are delighted to announce Mariel Hoch’s elevation to Band 3 and Raphael Annasohn to Band 5 in Corporate/M&A, Aurélie Conrad Hari and Nadja Jaisli Kull have both risen to Band 3 in Litigation, Christian Kunz moved up to Band 4 in TMT while Paolo Bottini is back in Band 5 in Tax.

Our 23 partners who secured their individual rankings in their respective practice area are:

Rolf Watter, Christoph Neeracher, Susanne Schreiber, Markus Schott, Saverio Lembo, Michele Bernasconi, Corrado Rampini, Mani Reinert (all Band 1), Dieter Dubs, Ralph Malacrida, Laura Widmer, Markus Wang, Andrew Garbarski (all Band 2), Daniel Bader, Frédéric Bétrisey, Peter Hsu, Cesare Jermini, Oliver Brupbacher (all Band 3), Raoul Stocker, Thomas Rohde (both Band 4), Philippe Seiler, Ruth Bloch-Riemer (both Band 5) and Andreas Länzlinger (Senior Statespeople)

The Chambers Europe rankings provide detailed and objective analysis of Europe’s leading law firms from right across the continent. The rankings are compiled using an in-depth research and interview process.