Switzerland’s law firms have been caught up in the financial maelstrom affecting its banks in the past year but, finds Sofia Lind, they are keeping an optimistic outlook

In a country renowned for its banking prowess, the financial turmoil of the last months has been keenly felt in Switzerland. While the financial haven is proving less than rosy for many bankers with two of its major institutions, UBS and Credit Suisse, both caught up in the financial storm, Switzerland’s legal elite has a more positive story to tell.