Swiss Roots - Global Reach

The regulatory and technological landscape continually require businesses to adapt and evolve.

Our 150+ lawyers are continuously innovating and striving for improvement in everything they do. We embrace new ideas and technologies, combining our wealth of expertise with creative thinking and diligence. With our hands-on approach, we implement viable solutions for the most complex legal challenges.

International Scope

We provide bespoke, cross-border advice to Swiss and international clients. Our multilingual team is highly capable of skillfully navigating different cultures and market conditions. With unparalleled, international experience, we are experts at setting up and managing international projects fast.

Legal Excellence

Our experts consistently rank at the top of major international lawyer rankings. We have a leading position in the high-tech, IP-rich, and regulated industries. Our track record across a broad range of cases involving business law makes us the ideal partner for corporate as well as private clients.

Adaptive Teams

We are a fully integrated firm with an interdisciplinary mindset and a strong team spirit. Our lawyers focus on the areas they feel passionate with an emphasis on understanding our clients’ businesses, industries, and markets. Our ad-hoc flexibility allows us to scale our resources based on the needs of our clients and adapt to the most complex problems.

Diversity and Plurality

Diversity and plurality of thought are firmly engraved in our firm’s culture and create the independence of mind that our clients expect from their trusted advisors. MLL Legal sees increasing demand for a comprehensive multi-disciplinary perspective of legal advice as well as growing expectations regarding a law firm’s impact on client success and societal benefit alike. With licenses to operate being challenged across all industries, legal services must contribute to clients’ sustainability in economic, ecological and societal regards.

Our Story

MLL Legal is a leading Swiss law firm with a history that dates back to 1885. The firm has grown both organically and by means of strategic mergers, the latest of which took place on 1st July 2021 between Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP.

The merger establishes MLL Legal, a combined new entity as one of the largest commercial law firms in Switzerland with 155 lawyers in 4 offices in Switzerland and 2 offices abroad, in London and Madrid serving clients seeking Swiss law advice.

Our firm has a strong international profile and brings together recognised leadership and expertise in all areas of law affecting commerce today, with a focus on high-tech, innovative and regulated sectors.

Rankings & Awards

We are highly ranked by all major international legal directories and regularly feature as a leading Swiss law firm in the most reputable legal publications.

“I can tell you that it is my number-one go-to firm in Switzerland”
Chambers and Partners Europe, IP, 2023

“Extremely pragmatic and commercial, they provide really practical solutions, having the best European lawyers in FinTech”
Chambers and Partners, Fintech, 2023

“The MLL data privacy and data protection practice group combines excellent legal expertise with an understanding of the business needs of their clients. Also, I could observe a lot of team spirit, diversity, and joy amongst the different team members. This is key to me”
Legal 500 EMEA, Data Privacy and Protection, 2023

“Thanks to the merger between Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and Floriep we now benefit from a large group of very skilled and specialised partners and associates. As the firm is fully integrated, we are always referred to the best specialist and the partners really work as one team”
Legal 500 EMEA, Banking and Finance, 2023

“They have the high competency to handle complex real estate matters, and they find the best solution for us as a client”
Chambers and Partners Europe, Real Estate, 2023

Community Engagement

Verbier Festival

We are partners of the Verbier Festival, a world-famous classical music event and major cultural highlight in Switzerland.

Sponsoring Young Talent

We have a longstanding tradition of supporting young musicians and photographers. Every year we sponsor talented young artists in Switzerland.

Philanthropy

We engage in pro bono work and projects that support groups in need, especially women and children, protect the environment and wildlife, support the arts, and contribute to research.