PRACTICE AREAS
Companies
- Comprehensive advice on financial market regulation and financial markets law
- FinTech
- FINMA proceedings
- Investor protection matters
- Bonds, derivates, participation rights
- Advice on the structuring and distribution of funds
- Listings and de-listings
- Syndicated debt financing and acquisition financing
- Venture capital and buyout financing
- Project financing
- Structuring and formation of companies
- Corporate governance
- Acquisitions and mergers
- Due diligence reviews
- Startup packages
- Structuring of investments
- Investment agreements
- Shareholders’ agreements
- Negotation and drafting of commercial contracts, such as:
- Manufacturing agreements
- Distribution agreements
- Supply agreements
- Service agreements
- License agreements
- Internal investigations
- Mandates as investigating agents
- Investigations in the financial sector and industrial sector
- Prevention of money laundering
- Anti-corruption measures
- Prevention of criminal liability of companies
- Structuring of compliance procedures
- External compliance office
- Contractual clauses concerning ESG obligations
- Regulations and guidelines concerning ESG
- ESG due diligence reviews
- Reporting on non-financial matters
- Detection and prevention of greenwashing
- Regulatory review of sustainable investment products
- Software law, R&D, IP/IT contracts and outsourcing
- Data privacy, data security and data breaches
- Protection of know-how
- IP and technology procedures
- E-commerce and digital businesses
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Elaboration and implementation of reorganisation and restructuring plans
- Debt collection and bankruptcy
- Attachement and enforcement measures
- Administrator or trustee in bankruptcy
- Member of the credit committee
- Legal challenges in bakruptcy
- Liquidation
- Representation before courts and arbitral tribunals
- Representation before authorities
- International administrative assistance and international legal assistance
- Prevention of criminal liability of companies
- Insider trading and course manipulation
- Bribery and money laundering
- Offences against property
- Cybercrime
- Criminal defense
- Employment agreements
- Rules and directives
- Employee participation plans
- Employment-related disputes
- Real estate transactions
- Management of properties
- Real estate finance
- Lex Koller and Secundary Residence Regulations
- Notarizations
- Certifications
- Property transactions
- Debt certificates
- Matrimonial property and inheritance matters
Private Clients
- Counselling for family offices
- Relocation of entrepreneurs and their families
- Succession planning with respect to businesses
- Inheritance law
- Appointment as executor of the will
- Power of attorney and patient decree
- Formation and support of foundations
- Structuring and coordination of philanthropic projects
- Mandates as member of the foundation board
- Represenation of artists and art collectors
- Representation of art dealers
- Registration of weapons
- Transport of hunting weapons
- Handling of weapon-like objects