Band 3
Provided by Marquard Christen
Competition/Antitrust; Public Procurement.
Admission to the Swiss Bar (2003); Associate with CMS Switzerland (2004–2016); University of New South Wales, LL.M. (2007); Delegate with the ICRC (2009–2010); IHEI/University of Geneva, MAS (2011); Head of Public Procurement Group of CMS Switzerland (since 2015); Partner at CMS Switzerland (since 2017); member of Steering Committee of global CMS Competition Group (since 2018).
Antitrust Law Association (Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht); Swiss Association on Public Procurement; Swiss and Zurich Bar Association; Expert Group Antitrust Law of Zurich Bar Association; Expert Group Digitalisation of Swiss Bar Association.
International distribution and license agreements affected by recent Swiss competition law decisions (2019); Agency Agreements under Swiss competition law (2018); annual contribution to The Merger Control Review (The Law Reviews, since 2017); various newsletters on current developments in competition law.
Marquard Christen advises Swiss and foreign companies on all aspects of Swiss and EU competition law and represents them in proceedings before competition authorities and courts. He has acquired particular expertise in various industries including automotive, construction, consumer goods, IT, pharmaceutical, telecommunication, and payment solutions.
Key clients include: Hawa Sliding Solutions Ltd., Koch Group Ltd., Rimowa, Sunrise Communications Ltd., Swisscard AECS
Languages: German, English, French, Spanish, Dutch
Webpage: cms.law/en/che/people/marquard-christen
Provided by Chambers
Marquard Christen rises in the rankings this year following a combination of strong feedback and interesting work representing clients in Competition Commission investigations and advising on merger clearance filings. He also assists clients with competition law compliance matters.
Provided by Chambers
"Marquard Christen was able to summarise the complex subject matter in a short time."
"Marquard Christen advises in a very business-oriented way. He is very responsive and can advise quickly in order to enable companies to act in a timely way. He has a deep knowledge and advises with passion and commitment."
"He could explain things to us in a clear and understandable way."
"Marquard Christen is a highly skilled competition lawyer who profoundly knows his field of law and has invaluable experience with investigations of the Swiss competition authorities."
"Marquard Christen was able to summarise the complex subject matter in a short time."
"Marquard Christen advises in a very business-oriented way. He is very responsive and can advise quickly in order to enable companies to act in a timely way. He has a deep knowledge and advises with passion and commitment."
"He could explain things to us in a clear and understandable way."
"Marquard Christen is a highly skilled competition lawyer who profoundly knows his field of law and has invaluable experience with investigations of the Swiss competition authorities."
