Healthcare

Service providers in the highly dynamic healthcare sector face a complex legal environment. valfor has comprehensive expertise in both public and private healthcare law. Our clients include healthcare provider groups of companies, clinics, doctors, therapists, labs, other providers of healthcare services, industry associations, pharmaceutical companies as well as insurance companies. We combine our legal expertise with deep market knowledge and supply service providers with legal advice in all matters including public law and administrative law issues.

Core Expertise

  • Assistance with obtaining operating approvals as well as in relation to procedures for service providers to be listed on applicable cantonal lists of clinics being authorized to provide medical care services under the Swiss Federal Act on Health Care Insurance (KVG)
  • Representation in price setting and reimbursement procedures
  • Leading contractual negotiations with insurers and network partners
  • Assistance with data protection/non-disclosure obligations in the health care sector
  • Providing sector-specific support in relation to national as well as cross-border employment, management, outsourcing and employment leasing contracts, as well as obtaining the necessary permits
  • Representation of clients before all competent authorities, state courts, professional tribunals as well as arbitration panels in industry-specific disputes

Main contacts

Zurich Marc Metzger Attorney-at-Law, LL.M. University of London
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Geneva Christophe de Kalbermatten LL.M. (Heidelberg), MCJ (NYU)
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To the team Healthcare

New partners. Enhanced expertise.

valfor is pleased to announce the addition of six new partners effective 1 January 2025.

The Lausanne-based law firm Mercuris Avocats, led by partners Olivier Cherpillod, Jean-Michel Clerc, Martine Loertscher, and Maxime Rocafort, will join valfor. Their team, specialising in commercial law, tax, and dispute resolution, will integrate valfor’s Pully/Lausanne office.

Deborah Hondius and Nicolas Gurtner will strengthen valfor’s Geneva office, bringing their expertise in litigation, particularly in white-collar crime and contractual matters.

United by a shared philosophy of delivering value beyond legal advice, they all look forward to combining their skills and resources for the benefit of valfor’s clients. This strategic growth reinforces valfor’s position as one of Switzerland’s leading business law firms, with over 80 lawyers practicing across Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Sion, Zug, Zurich, and Brussels.

With a strong international and interdisciplinary focus, valfor provides tailored legal solutions to meet the specific needs and complexities of each client’s business.

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