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27 Feb 2026

Signed, Sealed, Weekend — Swiss Legal Market Roundup February 27

"Vischer advised FimmCyte on a research collaboration and option-to-license with Gedeon Richter; Wenger Vieli represented the Bulgarian Football Union in three appeals to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court challenging CAS jurisdiction decisions; Schellenberg Wittmer acted as Swiss counsel to Nemak on its acquisition of GF Casting Solutions’ automotive business from Georg Fischer."

VISCHER advised FimmCyte in connection with its research collaboration and option-to-license agreement with Gedeon Richter; Wenger Vieli represented the Bulgarian Football Union in three appeals before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court; and Schellenberg Wittmer acted as Swiss legal counsel to Nemak on its acquisition of GF Casting Solutions’ automotive business from Georg Fischer. VISCHER advised FimmCyte, a Swiss biotech developing targeted immunotherapies for chronic fibro‑inflammatory diseases, in relation to a research collaboration and option‑to‑license agreement with Gedeon Richter, a Hungary‑headquartered pharmaceutical company specializing in women’s health. Wenger Vieli represented the Bulgarian Football Union (BFU) in three appeals lodged with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court against arbitration awards issued by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The BFU argued that the CAS—and the Players’ Status Chamber of the FIFA Football Tribunal—had incorrectly affirmed jurisdiction to hear three employment law claims brought by former coaches. Schellenberg Wittmer served as Swiss legal counsel to Mexico‑based Nemak, a BMV‑listed provider of lightweighting solutions for the automotive industry, on its acquisition of GF Casting Solutions’ automotive business, which is headquartered in Switzerland and forms part of Georg Fischer, a SIX‑listed Swiss industrial company. VISCHER advised FimmCyte with a team composed by: Luzius Zumstein (Managing Associate, Life Science) and Christian Wyss (Partner, Life Science). Wenger Vieli represented the Bulgarian Football Union with a team composed by: Peter Hafner (Partner, Litigation) and Manuela Staudenmann (Associate, Litigation). Schellenberg Wittmer represented Nemak with a team composed by: Lorenzo Olgiati (Corporate/M&A), Elia Schunck (Corporate/M&A), Maya Melles (Corporate/M&A), Christoph Iten (Corporate/M&A), Josef Caleff (Real Estate), Petra Spring (Employment) and Ruba Kassem (Employment).
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