CORPORATE & M&A

Corporate

Advice on corporate law, setting-up of companies, capital increases, capital reductions, winding-up of companies, joint ventures

Corporate governance

Setting-up of optimal governance structures for companies, dealing with shareholder conflicts, incentive structures for the management

M&A / Private equity

Drafting deal documentation, such as confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, share purchase agreements, shareholder agreements, etc., and advice throughout the whole acquisition or disposal process

Financing

Advice on financing, drafting financing agreements, legal opinions, security packages required by financing

Venture capital

Creating of start-up structures, dealing with financing, relationship among investors and other stakeholders, dealing with kick-off documentation for the relevant industry

Restructuring

Advice on restructuring of corporate entities, legal advice on turnaround management

CONTRACTS AND COMMERCIAL

Contracts

Advice on contract law, including sales, lease, construction, agency, distribution, franchising, licensing, outsourcing and other agreements, drafting of agreements, development of negotiation strategies in contract negotiation

Real estate

Sale and purchase of real estate, setting-up of real estate projects, dealing with contractual documentation, dealing with authorities

Employment

Advice on employment law, drafting employment agreements, structuring incentive plans, dealing with work permits

BANKING AND FINANCE

Financial services and products

Advice on financial services and products, licensing of banks, securities dealers, asset managers of Swiss collective investment schemes and other regulated entities, registration of Swiss and foreign collective investment schemes

Derivatives

Negotiation of derivative agreements under the ISDA Master Agreement and the Swiss Master Agreement, drafting of Netting and Collateral Opinions

Capital markets

Advice on stock exchange matters, listing of securities on the SIX Swiss Exchange, including structured products and Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), registration of issuance programs, ad hoc publicity, disclosure of shareholdings

REGULATORY MATTERS

Regulated industries

Advice in the field of regulated industries (energy, pharmaceutics, telecom, cleantech, climate change law)

Pensions

Advice on occupational benefit plans and, in particular, the rules applicable to the management of pension funds assets

Insurance

Advice on regulatory aspects of insurance companies, including rules applicable to the management of their allocated assets

NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

Legal entities

Advice on the law applicable to associations and foundations and their not-for-profit activities

International organizations

Advice on the law applicable to international organizations, including questions related to the Swiss Host State Act, advice to international organizations in relation to their global projects