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Richard M. Meyer

Attorney-at-law, Dr. iur. | Senior Associate

Richard M. Meyer is a senior associate in the firm's litigation/arbitration department and specializes in representing companies and individuals before state courts and in arbitration proceedings with a particular focus on the financial industry and corporate matters. He has several years of experiance in litigation and holds a Master Degree and a Doctorate in Law (Stock Corporation Law) as well as a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Financial Market Law from the University of Zurich.
Location
Zurich St. Annagasse 9 CH-8021 Zurich T: +41 58 220 37 00
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Expertise

Languages

  • English
  • German

Experience

Since 2021 Attorney-at-law (associate) and later senior associate at BianchiSchwald/Valfor Attorneys
2020–2021 Attorney-at-law (associate) with focus litigation at a big business law firm in Zurich
2015–2019 Trainee lawyer and later attorney-at-law (associate) at a litigation boutique law firm in Zurich
2013–2015 Student trainee, student employee and trainee lawyer at a big business law firm in Zurich
2022 Dr. iur. (doctorate in law), University of Zurich
2019 CAS UZH Financial Market Law, University of Zurich
2017 Bar admission (before all courts in Switzerland), Zurich
2014–2015 Master of Law, University of Zurich
2010–2014 Bachelor of Law, University of Zurich
  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Lawyers Association
  • Swiss Lawyers Association
  • ASA below 40

Publications and Speeches

  • Die Teilrevision der schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung, Newsletter dated 26 September 2024, published on: www.valfor.ch/de/news-insights/
  • Dispute Resolution Switzerland 2023/2024 (with Cyrill Süess, online publication in Lexology Panoramic Guide [https://www.lexology.com/panoramic])
  • Dos & Don'ts - Die Hauptverhandlung im ordentlichen Verfahren (with Cyrill Süess and Tamara Rechsteiner, in: ZZZ 63/2023, p. 276 et seqq.)
  • Bonus im Arbeitsrecht - was bedeutet das genau? (with Cyrill Süess, in: Tages-Anzeiger dated 10 June 2023, Supplement Fokus Rechtsguide [June 2023], p. 20)
  • Der Verwässerungsschutz bei aktienrechtlichen Kapitalerhöhungen, Schweizer Schriften zum Finanzmarktrecht Band 138, Zürich/Basel/Genf 2021 (doctoral thesis)
  • New landmark decision of the Federal Supreme Court on the application of the Lugano Convention in the relationship between Switzerland and the UK after Brexit (judgment 5A_697/2020)(with Cyrill Süess, Newsletter BianchiSchwald)
  • Streitwertaddition bei Klagenhäufung und einfacher Streitgenossenschaft, Anmerkungen zu BGE 142 III 788 (with Alexander Wintsch, in: ZZZ 40/2016, p. 275 et seqq.)
  • Klagen gegen Finanzdienstleister im FIDLEG-Entwurf – eine kritische Würdigung (with Peter Reichart, in: SZW/RSDA 4/2016, p. 390 et seqq.)
  • FIDLEG – Prospektregelung (with Till Spillmann, in: Reutter Thomas U./Werlen Thomas [Hrsg.], Kapitalmarkttransaktionen X, Zürich 2016, p. 7 et seqq.)

New partners. Enhanced expertise.

valfor is pleased to announce the addition of six new partners effective 1 January 2025.

The Lausanne-based law firm Mercuris Avocats, led by partners Olivier Cherpillod, Jean-Michel Clerc, Martine Loertscher, and Maxime Rocafort, will join valfor. Their team, specialising in commercial law, tax, and dispute resolution, will integrate valfor’s Pully/Lausanne office.

Deborah Hondius and Nicolas Gurtner will strengthen valfor’s Geneva office, bringing their expertise in litigation, particularly in white-collar crime and contractual matters.

United by a shared philosophy of delivering value beyond legal advice, they all look forward to combining their skills and resources for the benefit of valfor’s clients. This strategic growth reinforces valfor’s position as one of Switzerland’s leading business law firms, with over 80 lawyers practicing across Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Sion, Zug, Zurich, and Brussels.

With a strong international and interdisciplinary focus, valfor provides tailored legal solutions to meet the specific needs and complexities of each client’s business.

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