Emmenegger Hirt - Attorneys-at-law and Business Consultants

Emmenegger Hirt Attorneys-at-law and Business Consultants is an established law firm based in Bern and active both nationally and internationally. We focus on you, our clients, for whom we provide a full range of advice in selected legal areas and branches of business. We do so personally and expertly, our aim being to give you the finest possible service at all times.

Our services comprise legal advice for companies, public institutions and private individuals, as well as the management, accompaniment or representation of the political interests of associations and foundations. We also take strategic responsibility by accepting mandates on the managing bodies of business enterprises and organisations. 

As business attorneys we advise and conduct legal proceedings for you in the areas of commercial and company law, contract law, administrative law, intellectual property law, food law and customs legislation.

Our law office has been a leading provider of management services for associations throughout Switzerland for decades. With a high standard of expertise, lean structures and customer-focussed efficiency, we manage your economic or professional organisation’s business office, represent its legal and political interests in relation to third parties and work with you to shape your association’s strategic and organisational future.

Services


Legal Consultancy and Legal Representation

  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Economic and Administrative Law
  • Contract Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Copyright Law
  • Association and Foundation Law
  • Food Law and Product Safety
  • Customs Law
  • Insolvency Law

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

  • Mediation in both the public and private sector
  • Out-of-court settlements

Associations and Foundations

  • Establishment, organization and management of business associations and foundation secretariats

Board of Directors and Foundation Board

  • Takeover of Board of Directors and Board of Trustees mandates
  • Leading Board Secretariats

Business Succession, Strategy Consulting and Restructuring

  • Advice on succession planning for businesses
  • Strategic realignment and organizational development in companies and other organizations

Project Management

  • Support for the management of projects and the assumption of corporate responsibility in companies, administrations and institutions

History

Emmenegger Hirt is a traditional Bernese law firm with its history going back 100 years. Founded in 1922 as Hodler Emmenegger Rechtsanwälte, the practice merged with Markwalder & Partner to become Markwalder Emmenegger in 2014. The law firm rebranded in 2022 giving the firm its current name. 

For decades, we have been offering our clients tailor-made, solution-oriented advice in legal and business matters, as well as representation in court in all areas of commercial law. Thanks to their practical experience and business connections, our lawyers are entrepreneurial by nature and can develop not only pragmatic but also sustainable and economically viable solutions. Importantly, our legal advice always takes economic, tax-related, and personal factors into account.

From the long-standing leadership of various associations in the Swiss food industry and healthcare sector, our lawyers have a profound specialist knowledge in the field of food, health and customs law.

Contact

We are located in the Kirchenfeld area in Bern.

Emmenegger Hirt
Thunstrasse 82
P. O. Box 1009
CH-3000 Bern 6
Tel. +41 31 356 21 21
info@eh.legal