Reto Jacobs

Reto Jacobs

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

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.

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

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

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

TX Group to acquire Clear Channel Switzerland

ELSA intends to acquire a stake in aaremilch

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

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

DBS Group enters into Partnership with Intercity Group

TX Group AG acquires Immowelt Switzerland

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

Dovista purchases Arbonia’s Windows Division

Viseca splits card business into issuing and service provider

COMCO approves investment in SBB Cargo

Aduno Holding sells cashgate to Cembra Money Bank

COMCO approves Gateway Basel Nord

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

Sharp Corporation to acquire Skytec UMC Ltd.

Aduno sells Vibbek

Who’s Who Legal names three Walder Wyss lawyers in its 2018 competition law survey

Walder Wyss advised 40 North in the acquisition and subsequent sale of shares in Clariant AG

Integer to Divest Advanced Surgical and Orthopedics Product Lines to MedPlast

Tamedia is taking over the «Basler Zeitung»

Tamedia pre-announces takeover of the media promoter Goldbach Group (SIX: GBMN)

CryoLife acquires JOTEC

Migros subsidiary Saviva sells Cash+Carry Angehrn

Cembra Money Bank refinances personal loan portfolio of eny Finance

BASF acquires Rolic Group

Sharp Corporation and Skytec Group Limited enter into strategic business alliance

Sale of Majority Stake in AutoForm Group

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG to acquire Credit Suisse (Monaco) S.A.M. and Credit Suisse (Gibraltar) Limited

Tamedia acquires Ricardo-Group

Migros acquires Lüchinger+Schmid-Group

Youngone to acquire majority stake in Scott Sports

PubliGroupe/Swisscom/Tamedia

Mövenpick sells Swiss concession gastronomy to Coop

MeteoGroup to acquire leading European weather business

Youngone Corp. acquires 20 percent stake in SCOTT

EFG International sells its remaining stake in EFG Financial Products to Notenstein Private Bank

Lekkerland acquires third-party goods wholesaling business from Valora

Tamedia AG and Ringier AG acquire 100% (50% each) in jobs.ch holding ag from Tiger Global Investment Partners and further shareholders.

Merger Control

Kartellrecht

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

Commentary on articles 12-15 of the Swiss Cartel Act

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2017

Chapter on Switzerland

Chapter on Switzerland

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2015

Commentary to Art. 96 of the Swiss Constitution

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2014

Chapter on Switzerland

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2013

Swiss competition law

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2012

Alleinvertriebsvertrag

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2011

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2010

Commentary to articles 12–17 of the Swiss Cartel Act

Gesundheitswesen und Kartellgesetz

Developments in competition and anti-trust law 2009

Wirkungen der direkten Sanktionen

Flexible Nichtigkeit kartellrechtwidriger Verträge

Developments in competition and anti trust law 2008

Switzerland – Recent Developments

Commentary to Art. 95–98 of the Swiss Constitution

Developments in competition and anti trust law 2007

Exclusive distribution agreement

Legal issues with respect to DSL-TV

Private enforcement of competition law

Swiss competition law

Avoiding Fines – The notification according to the revised Competition Act

Impacts of the revised Competition Act on contracts

Antitrust issues in IT-Outsourcing transactions

Case note on BGE [Federal Supreme Court decision] 127 III 219 seq. regarding retail price maintenance for books

Commentary to Art. 95–98 of the Swiss Constitution

With liquidated damages against cartels

Case note on BGE [Federal Supreme Court decision] 127 III 219 seq. regarding the application of Swiss competition law on foreign mergers

Case note on BGE [Federal Supreme Court decision] 126 250 seq. regarding the assignment of stands at the exhibition ART

Ecological fiscal reform - legal principles

Changes and limits of economic instruments

Non-competition clauses as illegal agreements?

Market or planned economy – The application of Swiss competition law in the healthcare sector

Principles of an Ecological Fiscal Reform

Legal aspects of economic instruments in environmental policy

Tradeable Permits in Switzerland – The Legal Perspective

Principles of an Ecological Fiscal Reform

Legal aspects of the tradeable permit scheme for NOx-emissions in the Châblais region

Equal burdens – a useful principle in order to restrict emissions

EEC Competition Law and the Protection of the Environment

Recognitions