Desmos Consulting

What Desmos Consulting does

Desmos Consulting (legal entity: Desmos Avocats & Experts Sàrl) is a privately held Swiss legal, tax, and business strategy advisory firm headquartered in Lausanne, canton of Vaud, at Avenue des Toises 12. Co-founded by Silvio Riva (President and CEO) and Diego Bischof (Managing Partner), the firm operates as a boutique multidisciplinary practice delivering advisory across five core service areas: Corporate Law (including M&A and private equity), Banking/FINMA/Financial Law, VAT/Tax/Restructuring/Insolvency, Labor Law and Foreign Workers, and Private Client Services (estate planning, inheritance, and advance directives). Neville Turner contributes as an external consultant specializing in international employment law. The firm serves Swiss and international businesses, high-net-worth private clients, and investors/family offices through bespoke consultation engagements available by appointment, in-person or remote, and delivered across five languages (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian).

The firm's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, with services billed on a professional services fee basis through quote-based custom pricing — no public pricing, no tiered offerings, and no multi-year disclosed contracts beyond typical engagement arrangements. Marketing is conducted through a bilingual content-driven blog covering legal and management topics (including ESG, AI, and digital transformation as thought leadership subjects), a LinkedIn corporate page, and the firm's multilingual website. For matters requiring bar-registered attorney intervention, Desmos leverages a network of external, independent legal partners, enabling it to offer bar-level rigor without the overhead of a full partner-track structure. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, no institutional investors, and no public revenue figures; the firm is independently operated with three named professionals combining over 30 years of specialized advisory experience.

Name

Desmos Consulting

Legal name

Desmos Avocats & Experts Sàrl

Website

https://desmosconsulting.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Desmos Consulting is a Lausanne-based Swiss boutique advisory firm providing legal, tax, and business strategy services across corporate, banking, labor, and private client matters to Swiss and international businesses, HNW individuals, and family offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Legal and Business Advisory Services: Professional consulting fees for legal advisory, corporate structuring, tax planning, and business strategy services. Services are billed through consultation appointments for businesses, private clients, and investors in Switzerland and internationally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Desmos Consulting is a Lausanne-based Swiss advisory firm providing legal, tax, and business strategy services. Its core offering spans five practice areas: corporate law and M&A, banking and FINMA financial law, VAT/tax/restructuring/insolvency, labor law and immigration, and private client services covering inheritance and estate planning. Services are delivered through appointment-based consultations to Swiss and international businesses, leaders, private clients, and investors in a multilingual environment (French, English, German, Spanish, Italian).

Product overview

Desmos Consulting is a full-service Swiss legal and strategic business advisory firm based in Lausanne. The firm operates as a unified consulting practice organized around five core service areas rather than a modular software platform. Its services include Corporate Law (M&A, private equity), Banking/FINMA/Financial Law, VAT/Tax/Restructuring, Labor Law, and Private Client Services (inheritance, estate planning). The firm also publishes thought leadership content on management and legal topics through its blog. All services are delivered by a multidisciplinary team with over 30 years of combined experience, with support from external partner attorneys when needed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Law and M&A Advisory Business law, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions advisory helping companies expand, enter new markets, and optimize corporate structures. Targeted at Swiss and international businesses and investors.
• Banking, FINMA, and Financial Law Advisory on financial markets, banking regulation, FINMA compliance, capital raising, public offerings, and structured finance transactions. For financial institutions and corporate clients operating in Swiss and international markets.
• VAT, Restructuring, Insolvency, and Tax Law VAT compliance, corporate restructuring, bankruptcy proceedings, debt arrangements, and international tax planning including transfer pricing. For businesses and individuals facing fiscal or restructuring matters.
• Labor Law and Foreign Workers Employment contracts, workplace disputes, executive compensation, stock options, pension plans, and immigration permits for foreign workers. For Swiss and international employers and executives.
• Private Client Services, Inheritance Law, and Advance Directives Estate planning, inheritance matters, wealth transfer, advance healthcare directives, and personal asset management outside financial services. For high-net-worth individuals, families, and family offices.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• External Bar-Registered Attorneys NetworkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFor matters requiring the intervention of a patent-registered attorney (avocat breveté), DESMOS relies on a network of external, bar-registered attorneys who operate with full professional independence. This collaboration allows them to offer comprehensive legal advice combining the rigor of the bar with the agility of a consulting structure.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bär & Karrer AG: Major Swiss law firm with strong corporate, tax, banking, and dispute resolution practices. Provides similar multidisciplinary advisory services as Desmos but at significantly greater scale and geographic footprint.
• Walder Wyss Ltd: Leading Swiss law firm with comprehensive corporate, banking/finance, tax, employment, and private client practices. Comparable to Desmos across most service areas but with substantially larger partner headcount and broader international network.
• Niederer Kraft Frey AG: Larger full-service Swiss law firm headquartered in Zurich with strong practices in corporate/M&A, banking/finance, tax, and employment. Overlaps significantly with Desmos's service offering but at a much larger scale with broader geographic reach.
• Homburger AG: One of Switzerland's largest and most prominent law firms, with deep practices in corporate/M&A, capital markets, banking/finance, and tax. A broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities with Desmos across multiple service lines.
• Meyerlustenberger Lachenal AG: Mid-to-large Swiss law firm with strong practices in corporate/M&A, banking/finance, tax, employment, and private client matters. Offers overlapping service lines with Desmos across the same multidisciplinary Swiss advisory space.
• Lenz & Staehelin: One of Switzerland's oldest and largest full-service law firms with offices in Geneva, Zurich, and Lausanne. Overlaps directly with Desmos's corporate, banking, tax, and private client practices while operating at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd: Mid-size full-service Swiss law firm based in Zurich offering corporate, banking, tax, and dispute resolution services. Directly comparable to Desmos as a multidisciplinary Swiss advisory practice, though at a meaningfully larger scale.
• Bracher & Partner Advokatur und Notariat: Mid-sized Swiss law firm with offices in Bern and other cantons, providing corporate, tax, employment, and private client services. Comparable multidisciplinary Swiss advisory model to Desmos, though broader in geographic reach.
• Python Ltd. (Python & Peter): Boutique-style Swiss law firm in Zurich focused on corporate, commercial, and private client matters. Comparable to Desmos in its multidisciplinary Swiss advisory scope and boutique positioning, though serving a primarily German-speaking clientele.
• Oberson Abels SA: Smaller Geneva-based Swiss law firm focused on tax, corporate, and private client services. Comparable to Desmos as a boutique Swiss advisory practice with similar tax and corporate structuring expertise, though based in the French-speaking Lake Geneva region.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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