Stefan Scherrer advises entrepreneurs, investors as well as listed and privately held companies in connection with domestic and international transactions (M&A | Private Equity | Joint Ventures) and restructurings, with a particular focus on the industrial sector. He is regularly involved in company successions and corporate governance matters and has significant experience in the areas of corporate law, contract law and stock exchange law as well as financing transactions. He is recognized by SIX Exchange Regulation as representative in the areas of bonds, derivatives and equity securities. Stefan Scherrer worked for a leading US law firm in New York in the area of mergers & acquisitions and is the author of a dissertation on public takeover law. He is a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) for corporate law.
LocationZurichSt. Annagasse 9CH-8021 ZurichT: +41 58 220 37 00Contactemail hidden; JavaScript is requiredAssistantemail hidden; JavaScript is required
"very efficient and goal-oriented" | "entrepreneurial mindset" | "technically very good and experienced"
Legal500, 2023
"customer- and solution-oriented with an entrepreneurial mindset" | "strong negotiator" | "always top prepared, very efficient, and 100% reliable"
Legal500, 2021
Experience
Since 2024
Partner at valfor
2017–2024
Associate and Partner at BianchiSchwald
2016–2017
Associate at Staiger, Schwald & Partner
2011–2016
Associate at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich and Geneva/Lausanne
2013–2014
Foreign Associate at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, USA
2008–2010
Trainee at Lenz & Staehelin
2012
Doctor of Law | University of Zurich
2011
Admitted to the Bar | Zurich
2008
Master of Law | University of Zurich
2003–2008
Faculty of Law | University of Zurich
Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
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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