Michael Baier

Dr. iur.

LL.M., Attorney at law, Civil Law Notary of the Canton of Zug, Partner

Michael is a Partner at Wenger Vieli, focusing on venture capital and private equity transactions. He leads the law firm’s Start-up Desk and supports tech-based start-ups through all of their growth stages, in particular in relation to spin-offs, financing rounds, exit transactions, and the structuring of employee incentive programs. Michael worked at Wenger Vieli as a lawyer and civil law notary from 2014 to 2016 and rejoined the firm in 2018 after receiving an LL.M. from UCLA and a PHD from the University of Berne; he became a Partner in 2022. Michael holds a master’s degree in Law from the University of Lucerne and was admitted to the bar in 2014.