COMMERCIAL & CORPORATE LAW

Our extensive experience in corporate law means we know how to best support and protect the entrepreneurs and companies – both Swiss and foreign – that compose a large part of our client base. We advise shareholders, company owners and even the companies themselves in managing their day-to-day operations, as well as the commercial, strategic and legal challenges they face. We advise all kinds of companies: sole proprietorships, family-owned companies, start-ups, SMEs, listed companies and subsidiaries of multinational groups.

We also have considerable experience in the set-up, management and governance of associations and foundations, particularly philanthropic entities. Several of our firm's attorneys also serve as directors on the boards of companies in the industry as well as in the financial, FinTech and banking fields.

We offer our clients assistance in the following areas:

• Incorporation, organisation, management and governance of all forms of companies or entities
• Drafting of shareholders' agreements, organisational rules and other internal regulations
• Preparation of share capital increases or reductions, corporate reorganisations and restructurings
• Corporate organisation and governance
• Legal outsourcing services to draft and update corporate documents, i.e. shareholder and beneficial owner registers, commercial register formalities, company secretarial activity, and more
• Review, drafting and negotiation of all types of commercial and intellectual property or R&D contracts

We also partner strategically with our clients to:

• Advise and support members of boards of directors, senior management and business leaders in their strategic decision-making and responsibilities
• Advise on corporate governance and best practices
• Provide advice on environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters
• Define legal solutions adapted to our clients' business strategy
• Assist in drafting, negotiating and implementing appropriate commercial contracts for the distribution of goods or services
• Advise on the regulatory complexities of our clients' business activities, in particular the authorisations and approvals needed to sell regulated products or provide regulated services, and assistance in filing related applications