Corporate & Commercial Law
Companies experience different stages of development. Our lawyers have the legal answers to any challenges related to corporate law that may arise.
Areas of expertise
- Company founding
- Capital increases/capital reductions
- Shareholders’ agreements
- Joint venture agreements
- Succession planning
- Advising members of boards of directors (organisational issues, defence against liability claims, ensuring compliance)
- Preparation and execution of general meetings or shareholders’ meetings (assistance with calling the meeting, preparing scripts, discussing possible strategies among activist shareholders, keeping minutes)
- Advising minority shareholders
- Liquidation of companies
- Creation of all internal regulations
- Advice in connection with good corporate governance and questions of compensation (including employee participation plans)
- Examination and preparation of all types of commercial contracts and general terms and conditions
Other relevant areas
Team
- Renato Bucher
- Serge Calame
- Alain Gros
- Kevin M. Hubacher
- Mark Montanari
- Thomas Nabholz
- Karin Oberlin
- Dmitry A. Pentsov
- Christian Rebell
- Dimitri M. Rotter
- Daniel Schoch
- Andrea Sieber
- Léonard Stoyanov
- Nadine von Büren-Maier
- Eric Haymann
- Christoph Heiz
- Felix M. Mathis
- Ülkü Cibik
- Camillo Devecchi
- May-Si Hau
- Jacques Johner
- Jérôme Pidoux
- Laure-Lye Pillonel
- Imane Kacem
- Loredana Hartmann
- Michèle Sue Sidler
“We have found their advice extremely valuable, particularly when facing difficult negotiations”
Related to this Practice Area
Publications
Swiss Corporate Law Reform: Main Changes
MLL Newsportal, 30 August 2022- EN
The capital band – a new and flexible instrument in Switzerland
GoingPublic Magazine, Special, Capital Market Switzerland 2021, p. 12-13, October 2021- EN
Réforme du droit des sociétés : Le Conseil fédéral fixe la date d’entrée en vigueur de la réglementation sur les directives relatives aux quotas et aux règles de transparence pour les entreprises actives dans l’exploitation de matières premières
MLL-News, 23 septembre 2021- FR
Reporting of beneficial ownership in private equity transactions
International Law Office, 21 April 2021- EN