Lawyers Reto Jacobs

Reto Jacobs

Partner
Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law

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Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 56 40
reto.jacobs@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Competition

Reto Jacobs heads the Antitrust and Competition Team. He advises domestic and foreign companies with respect to all competition law issues, represents them before competition authorities and courts, and assists them in complex merger filings. Reto Jacobs advises also with respect to distribution systems and he supports various companies with respect to their antitrust compliance programs. He is lecturer at the University of St. Gall.

Born in 1964, Reto Jacobs was educated at the University of St. Gall (lic. iur. 1990, Dr. iur. 1997). He obtained an additional degree in European competition law from the University of Amsterdam (LL.M. 1993) and stayed as visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley.

Reto Jacobs speaks German, English and French. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Franke Group acquires WESCO Group

14 November 2024

Migros announces Sale of Misenso to Neuroth

4 June 2024

Constantia Flexibles Acquires a Majority of Shares of Aluflexpack and Announces Public Tender Offer for Remaining Shares

16 February 2024

DSM and Firmenich have completed their EUR 35 bn merger, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being

11 May 2023

Legalcommunity.ch Awards: Walder Wyss Receives Awards as Market Leading Firm and Labour Law Firm of the Year

5 May 2023

TX Group to acquire Clear Channel Switzerland

22 December 2022

ELSA intends to acquire a stake in aaremilch

7 July 2022

DSM and Firmenich to merge in EUR 42bn transaction, becoming the leading creation and innovation partner in nutrition, beauty and well-being

31 May 2022

TX Group, Ringier, La Mobilière and General Atlantic form joint venture to create leading digital marketplace group

1 September 2021

DBS Group enters into Partnership with Intercity Group

7 June 2021

TX Group AG acquires Immowelt Switzerland

23 April 2021

OneMed has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority share in SMEDICO AG

1 February 2021

Dovista purchases Arbonia’s Windows Division

5 January 2021

Viseca splits card business into issuing and service provider

28 October 2020

COMCO approves investment in SBB Cargo

2 April 2020

Aduno Holding sells cashgate to Cembra Money Bank

1 July 2019

COMCO approves Gateway Basel Nord

14 June 2019

Emmi veräussert ihr Handels- und Belieferungsunternehmen Emmi Frisch-Service AG an die Transgourmet-Gruppe

3 April 2019

Sharp Corporation to acquire Skytec UMC Ltd.

22 January 2019

Aduno sells Vibbek

7 January 2019

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Merger Control

Kartellrecht

19 July 2023 | by Daniel Zimmerli, Reto Jacobs, Gion Giger and Blaise Carron, Clémence Grisel Rapin, Andreas Heinemann, Bernhard Lauterburg, Vincent Martenet, Peter Georg Picht, Olivier Schaller, Felix Schraner, Luca Stäuble, Walter A. Stoffel, Pierre Tercier, Rolf H. Weber, Roger Zäch, Philipp E. Zurkinden | in: Patrik Ducrey, Daniel Zimmerli (Editor[s]) | "Schweizerisches Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht" | 2 | Basel

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

14 May 2023 | by Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Manuel Bigler, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Letizia Schlegel, Stéphanie Oneyser, Urs P. Gnos, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Christian A. Schmid, Patrick W. Vogel, Alexander Sorton, Samuel Lieberherr, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Theodor Härtsch, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Simone Wetzstein, Valentina Eichin, Irène Suter-Sieber, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Matthieu Seydoux, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Roxane Allot, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz and Pascale Köster | Editor[s]: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch | ed.: 2nd edition

Commentary on articles 12-15 of the Swiss Cartel Act

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

4 June 2020 | by Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch, Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Benno Fischer-Siddiqui, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Jenny Süess, Stéphanie Oneyser, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Rafael Zemp, Patrick W. Vogel, Laurent Schmidt, Christian Lütolf, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Ueli Sommer, Simone Wetzstein, Christoph Stutz, Nadine Mäder, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Théo Meylan, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Olivia Sistovaris, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz, Albane de Ziegler and Pascale Köster | Editor[s]: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch