The Swiss health sector is internationally known, not only for its excellence, but also for its health costs, which exceed eighty billion Swiss Francs annually. The regulatory framework is duly complex. Our clients include public hospitals and private clinics, doctors, insurance companies, public administrations, trade associations, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. Our lawyers are able to deal effectively with clients, their advisors and the Cantonal and Federal authorities.

Legal advice and assistance are offered, most notably in the following areas:

• Tailored advice to health care providers such as hospitals, private clinics, rehabilitation clinics and nursing homes, with particular regard to performance mandates for compulsory health insurance, public order law and tariff decisions;
• Negotiations with health insurance companies and private insurers;
• Procedures for the registration of medicines and medical devices;
• Authorisation procedures for the exercise of medical professions;
• Authorisation procedures for medical infrastructure (doctors' offices, hospital wards);
• Contracts and regulations for medical and paramedical staff. 

Our lawyers are qualified to appear before commissions, authorities and courts (Cantonal and Federal).