Practice Areas
Corporate and Commercial
- Provision of full range of corporate legal services for companies including corporate restructurings and corporate governance matters
- Advice on the structuring, incorporation and organization of business activities, selecting the appropriate business location and the most suitable legal form
- Drafting of legal corporate documents, organization of specific business set-ups and registration of companies
- Drafting business regulations and shareholder agreements as well as designing appropriate corporate governance structures and compliance policies
- Providing general legal advice, advising on compliance matters, corporate housekeeping and directors
- Sanctions
Banking & Finance
- Bank supervision and financial services regulations: advice in domestic and cross-border regulatory matters (e.g. licensing, compliance, supervision)
- Stock exchange regulations (e.g. admission, reporting, ad-hoc publicity, sanctions)
- Structuring and developing of collective investment schemes
- Advice in matters relating to debt, equity and equity-linked offerings, syndicated loans as well as structured and hybrid debt financings
- Advice on a broad range of transactional and contractual matters in the financial services field (e.g. contracts governing the client relationship)
M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital
- Advice in M&A transactions, including cross-border transactions
- Advice in equity capital market transactions, private equity and venture capital transactions
Private Clients / Family Office Services
- Estate planning, in particular corporate succession, last wills, marriage and inheritance agreements and execution of wills, foundations
- Asset structuring including asset protection and tax planning
- Advice of individuals on work and residence permits as well as on the acquisition and sale of real estate
Executive Compensation & Employee Participation Plans
- Employee participation plans and variable compensation schemes
- Employment contracts and customized employment concepts, mainly for executives
International Trade Contracts
- Trade finance, export finance, international commercial contracts
Real Estate and Construction
- Advice in all aspects of real estate transactions, including advice and negotiations of contracts regarding the sale and purchase of real estate
- Advice and representation of clients in front of authorities to obtain building, planning and acquisition permits, advice in relation to financing and security interests
Contract Law
- Comprehensive advice on drafting, editing, negotiating and concluding contracts
- Review of existing contracts and assistance in enforcing contractual claims or defending against unjustified claims
- Contract consulting in numerous sectors and industries (in particular financial industry, export, IT and media)
White Collar / Judicial Assistance
- Representation of corporations and their directors and managers in matters involving compliance, internal and regulatory investigations, and white collar crime
- Representation in international legal and administrative assistance procedures
Litigation / Arbitration
- Advice and representation of Swiss and foreign corporate clients as well as individuals in legal proceedings in front of Swiss state courts and in international commercial arbitrations
- Advice and representation in injunctive relief and enforcement proceedings, civil and criminal judicial assistance proceedings and insolvency matters