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Richard Stäuber

Richard
Stäuber

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Richard Stäuber

Richard Stäuber’s practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He represents businesses in competition law investigations and merger control proceedings and advises clients on distribution arrangements, cooperation projects and license agreements. His areas of expertise also include regulatory affairs and administrative law. Richard Stäuber is Non-Governmental Advisor to the Swiss Competition Commission for the International Competition Network (ICN), country head Switzerland and member of the Board of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht and co-editor of the Swiss Journal of Competition Law (Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht).

Richard Stäuber′s practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He has broad experience in representing businesses before authorities and courts in competition law investigations and merger control proceedings. He regularly advises clients on distribution arrangements, cooperation projects and license agreements. His areas of expertise also include regulatory affairs and administrative law.

Technology and Digital EconomyCompetitionRegulatoryHealthcare / Life SciencesInvestigations
2024
Hiring Partner
2020
Partner at Homburger
2017
King's College London (M.A. in Economics for Competition Law)
2013
Associate at Homburger
2012
Foreign Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Brussels
2011
University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur.)
2011
Associate at Homburger
2010
Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
2006
Research assistant at the University of St.Gallen
2006
Bar admission
2005
University of St.Gallen (lic. iur.)

Richard Stäuber is fantastic. A very approachable person, highly intelligent and great to work with.

2025

Richard Stäuber is extremely quick at grasping the essence of complex and specific issues.

2024

Richard is simply brilliant.

2024

He has an excellent overview of all matters and control of the teams of lawyers working on a project.

2025

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Homburger advised Temenos on the completion of the sale of its fund administration software business to Montagu Private Equity

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Homburger advises OC Oerlikon on the divestment of its Barmag textile machinery business for manmade fibers to Rieter

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The Legal 500 Rankings 2025: Homburger top ranked

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Richard Stäuber

Partner

Richard Stäuber′s practice focuses on Swiss and European competition law. He has broad experience in representing businesses before authorities and courts in competition law investigations and merger control proceedings. He regularly advises clients on distribution arrangements, cooperation projects and license agreements. His areas of expertise also include regulatory affairs and administrative law.

Richard Stäuber

Richard Stäuber studied law at the universities of St.Gallen and Geneva, graduated in 2005 and was admitted to the bar in 2006. He earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Harvard Law School in 2010, a doctorate from the University of St.Gallen in 2011 and a Master of Arts in Economics for Competition Law (M.A.) from King′s College London in 2017. Richard Stäuber joined Homburger as an associate in 2011. From 2012 to 2013 he worked as a foreign associate in a leading international law firm in Brussels.

Richard Stäuber regularly publishes and speaks on topics within his fields of expertise. Richard Stäuber is Non-Governmental Advisor to the Swiss Competition Commission for the International Competition Network (ICN), country head Switzerland and member of the Board of Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht and co-editor of the Swiss Journal of Competition Law (Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Kartellrecht).

Career

2024
Hiring Partner
2020
Partner at Homburger
2017
King's College London (M.A. in Economics for Competition Law)
2013
Associate at Homburger
2012
Foreign Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Brussels
2011
University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur.)
2011
Associate at Homburger
2010
Visiting researcher at Max-Planck-Institute, Hamburg
2010
Harvard Law School (LL.M.)
2006
Research assistant at the University of St.Gallen
2006
Bar admission
2005
Law clerk at the Cantonal and Commercial Court of St.Gallen
2005
University of St.Gallen (lic. iur.)

Languages

English, German

Bar Registration

Admitted to the Swiss bar

Teams

Technology and Digital EconomyCompetitionRegulatoryHealthcare / Life SciencesInvestigations