Dr. Christoph Heiz

Attorney at law – Dr. iur. LL.M.
c.heiz@bkp-legal.ch
+41 44 404 14 05

 
 

Christoph Heiz primarily handles mandates in financial and capital markets law, corporate law, and mergers and acquisitions. He advises companies in industry, finance, and other economic sectors, often with an international focus.

His work in corporate law includes restructuring, finance structuring of companies through equity or debt capital, as well as negotiating and drafting shareholders’ agreements. In the transaction business, he advises his clients on the purchase or sale of companies and on private equity investments. As an issuer representative recognized by the SIX Swiss Exchange, he advises his clients on capital markets law in connection with the issuance and listing of securities.

His clients appreciate his many years of experience, his pragmatic and solution-oriented approach, and his entrepreneurial understanding.

 

  • German, English, French

  • 2026 – today
    Counsel at BÜHLMANN KOENIG & PARTNER AG

    1989 – 2025
    Attorney in a major law firm in Zurich, since 1994 as Partner, since 2022 as Counsel

    1987 – 1988
    Associate in large law firm in Atlanta, GA (USA)

    1984 – 1986
    Legal Counsel Shell (Switzerland) in Zürich

  • 1986 – 1987
    Postgraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School in Philadelphia, USA (LL.M., Master of Laws)

    1984
    Admitted to the bar of the Canton of Zurich, admitted to all Swiss courts

    1984
    PhD (Dr. iur.) at the University of Zurich with a thesis on the concept of „Fundamental Error” in contract law under Prof. Dr. Max Keller

    1975 – 1980
    Law school at the University of Zurich (lic. iur.)

  • Swiss Bar Association (SAV) 

    Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

    Penn Law European Society

  • Christoph Heiz has recently advised and assisted his clients in the following mandates:

    Real estate fund in the issuance and listing of shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange

    Legal advice to a joint venture between a Swiss trading company and a French industrial group 

    Restructuring and refinancing of a Swiss company in the healthcare industry

    Sale of a Swiss manufacturing company as part of a succession plan

    Liquidation of the Swiss subsidiary of a foreign industrial group, including the closure of the Swiss manufacturing site

  • Christoph Heiz is interested in sports and culture. He enjoys traveling with his wife and family and discovering foreign cultures. In Zurich, he enjoys the city's diverse cultural offerings and regularly visits exhibitions. He also loves many active and passive sports activities and can often be found on the tennis court or hiking in the mountains.

 
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