FIELDS OF ACTIVITY

The Firm’s activities are mainly focused on Swiss and international business law, as well as on judicial and administrative procedures. Our lawyers’ experience, their acute sense of the added value to be provided to the clients, as well as their availability allow us to ensure an especially personalized service, mostly on a long term basis.

BUSINESS LAW

Corporate law (formation and management of corporations)
Mergers and acquisitions
Shareholders’ agreements
Corporate litigation
Commercial contracts (sale, distribution, license)
Employment, mandate, intermediation and agency agreements
Stock option plans
Liquidations
Foundations and Associations
Intellectual property

BANK AND SECURITIES LAW

Advice in banking and financial investments’ matters
Drafting and analysis of banking contracts
Banking and securities’ litigation

TAX LAW

Federal and cantonal taxes, VAT
Swiss and international tax and estate planning
Negotiation of tax rulings, Tax litigation
Double taxation treaties

FAMILY LAW, TRUSTS AND ESTATES

Family law, Divorces
Estate planning, Wills
Testamentary execution

ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Acquisition of real estate by foreigners
Residence and work permits
Construction and zoning plans

COURT PROCEDURES, ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION

Civil, criminal and administrative litigation
Swiss private law arbitration
Commercial mediation

DEBT COLLECTION, BANKRUPTCY, ATTACHMENTS

ART TRADE LAW

Purchase, sale, loan, import and export of art works
Transportation, protection and insurance
Auctions, exhibitions
Copyrights, restoration, conservation, falsification

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Service contracts and licensing
Application contracts
Domain names

REAL ESTATE LAW

Real estate in Switzerland and abroad
Commercial and residential leasing law
Building and planning law
Condominium law (ownership of multi-family dwellings)
Easement law and property access
Real estate expropriation
Property insurance law, claims, and risks
Real estate taxation (capital gains, property taxes, inheritance)
Real estate transactions: sale and purchase
Real estate administration
Mortgages and real estate financing

FRENCH-SWISS LAW

Private international law
International business law and commercial contracts
Corporate groups and international companies
French-Swiss labor law: employer-employee relations
Business locations and developments between Switzerland and France
French-Swiss family law: marriage, divorce, and matrimonial property regimes
French-Swiss social protection: social insurance, pensions, and AVS
French-Swiss taxation: cross-border taxes and tax regimes
Settling in Switzerland and residence permits
French-Swiss inheritance law, wills, and legacies