Ines Pöschel

Attorney at Law, Of Counsel, lic. iur.

Ines Pöschel distinguishes herself through her extensive experience in corporate and capital market law, including corporate governance issues with a specialization in the area of general meetings/assemblies.

About

Ines Pöschel is an attorney and Of Counsel at Kellerhals Carrard, where she was a partner from 2007 to 2024. Her areas of law include corporate law, M&A, capital and stock exchange law and corporate governance, plus remuneration and employment contract issues at board of director and executive board level. She is also a non-executive member of the board of directors of companies such as dormakaba Holding AG, BELIMO Holding AG, Alcon AG, Reichle Holding AG and Graubündner Kantonalbank. Ms. Pöschel studied at the University of Zurich and continued her studies at Stanford University, Harvard Business School and the University of London. She is on the Advisory Board of the Corporate Governance Center of the University of St. Gallen and of the Federal Commission of Experts for the Commercial Register, and regularly gives lectures at national and international events and universities with a focus on M&A, negotiating techniques, intra company accountability and corporate governance.

Contact

Tel. +41 79 278 48 09

ines.poeschel@kellerhals-carrard.ch

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Languages

German
English
French

Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2023: Recommended for Corporate Governance

Chambers Europe 2022: Listed as an expert in corporate/M&A

WWL Who’s Who Legal Investment Management Switzerland 2022: Listed under Corporate Governance

Expert guides for Banking, Finance and Transaction Law 2021: Listed as expert in corporate governance and M&A (the only female among 11 male attorneys recommended)

Expertise

Practice Areas

Employment and Social Security Law

Banking, Finance and Fintech

Corporate and Business Law / M&A

Insolvency and Restructuring

Capital Market & Listed Companies

Life Sciences, Healthcare, Pharmacology and Biotechnology

Mediation

Criminal law, legal assistance, internal investigations, crisis management and compliance

Sectors

Financial Services and Insurance

Healthcare and Life Sciences

Industry and Trade

Experience

Ranking & Awards

Board of Directors

Career

Memberships

Education

Further Activities

Chambers Europe 2024: Listed for the 9^th year running as specialist in Corporate/M&A
Chambers Global Rankings 2024, listed for Corporate/M&A in Switzerland
Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2024: Recommended for Corporate Governance
Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2023: Recommended for Corporate Governance
Chambers Europe 2023: Listed for the 8th year running as specialist in Corporate/M&A
Chambers Global Rankings 2023, highly ranked as expert for Corporate Goernance and corporate and capital law
Best Lawyers Global Business Edition 2021: Listed for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Who’s Who Legal (WWL) 2021: Recommended for M&A and Governance (one of two females with 62 male lawyers)
Chambers Europe 2021: „Ines Pöschel receives recognition for her experience in corporate governance matters and advice to listed companies. Sources report her to be 'very thorough'.“
(Swiss) Women in Business – Top 100, listed under Finanz/Wirtschaft 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

Member of the board of directors of companies including dormakaba Holding AG, Alcon AG, Belimo Holding AG, Graubündner Kantonalbank and Reichle Holding AG

Probono: Vice-President of the board of trustees of the Lotti Latrous Foundation and Co-President of the Smiling Gecko Association, member of the board of trustees of the Fotomuseum Winterthur, member of the board of directors of the Casino Theater Winterthur

Since 2025: Of Counsel at Kellerhals Carrard
2007 – 2024: Partner at Kellerhals Carrard

2002–2007: Attorney at Bär & Karrer AG

1999–2002: Senior manager at Andersen Legal

1996–1998: Attorney at Froriep Renggli

1997: Associate trainee at Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, USA

1994–1995: Trainee at Bülach District Court

1994: Lawyer at Winterthur Versicherungen (now AXA Insurance)

Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)

Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

International Bar Association (IBA)

2020: University of London, Certificate Global Energy and Climate Policy (Coursera)

2019–2020: Harvard Business School, Corporate Director Certificate (2019: Effective Boards and Compensation Committee; 2020: Audit Committee, online)

2018: Stanford University Executive Program

1996: Admitted to the bar, Canton Zurich

1993: lic. iur., University of Zurich

Since 1991: Various training courses in negotiation management, conflict management and business mediation in Zurich, Geneva, Klosters, and New York

Member of the Swiss Federal Expert Commission for the Commercial Register

Member Advisory Board Center for Corporate Reporting CCR

Member Advisory Board Corporate Governance Center HSG University of St. Gallen

Lecturer CAS Global Negotiator-HSG University of St. Gallen Executive School «

Faculty member with the "St. Gallen Board Academy" HSG University of St. Gallen Executive School

Guest lecturer International Executive MBA Program HSG «Corporate Governance»

Member of the «Fit for ExecEd Initiative» of HSG University of St. Gallen Executive School

Lecturer M&A Seminar of IfB-HSG University of St. Gallen

Guest Lecturer with Advanced Studies in Sustainable Finance, University of Zurich, Executive Education, «Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility»

Lecturer with "Beste Verwaltungsrats-Praxis" with VR-Management Lucerne

Regular lecturer on corporate law, corporate governance, and in particular executive employment and compensation-related topics, AGM’s of listed companies, board duties and liability, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability

Honorary Vice-president of AIJA Association Internationale des Jeunes Acovats and former member of ILAC International Legal Assistance Consortium, Stockholm