Atty. Reto Jacobs
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.
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About Reto Jacobs at a Glance
Reto Jacobs is a litigation attorney, practicing at Walder Wyss AG. Admitted to practice in Switzerland. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Antitrust/Competition Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Bet-the-Company Litigation (2026), and Lawyer of the Year — Antitrust/Competition Law, Zürich (Switzerland) (2013). Serves clients in Zurich and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About Reto Jacobs
- 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
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Focused Litigation Practice
Concentrating on litigation means Reto Jacobs's knowledge of relevant statutes, case law, and procedural nuances stays current — unlike generalist practices that spread attention across unrelated fields.
Local Presence in Zurich
A Zurich-based practice means Reto Jacobs attends hearings in the same courthouses, knows the local clerks, and understands the unwritten scheduling norms that affect every case filed here.
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