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Wartmann Merker is a business law firm with offices in the city center of Zurich.

Our practice focuses on commercial litigation and arbitration and advice in matters of commercial law.

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Under Swiss law, lawyer's fees that are contingent upon the success of a legal matter are only permitted within narrow limits. In his article published in Anwaltsrevue 5/20, Franco Strub examines this restriction of the freedom of contract from a law and economics perspective. The result of his analysis questions the existing regulation of the contingency fee and shows the necessity of a renewed legislative debate on the subject (Anwaltsrevue 5/20, p. 211 ff.). more

Giovanna Montanaro spoke on the topic "Force Majeure – where are the risks for the shipper?" on the Swiss Shippers' Forum on 29 January 2020 in Interlaken. more

Giovanna Montanaro has been recognized for the 3rd consecutive year as Thought Leader in Transport by Who's Who Legal Switzerland (2018, 2019 and 2020). more

Wartmann Merker has been ranked for the 7th consecutive year as one of the most highly regarded Swiss law firms for Dispute Resolution in Chambers Global 2020. Chambers Global... more