General commercial and corporate law is the basis for any type of legal advice given in business-oriented matters. Legal issues in the area of general commercial and corporate law are often manifold and complex. In Switzerland, they regularly depend on the standards set by the federal and cantonal commercial registries. Furthermore, acts from other legal areas tend to restrict the manoeuvrability in general commercial matters. Often, tax issues are at stake or regulatory questions arise, for example in relation to stock exchange law. In this broad legal environment, teamwork is vital; specialized knowledge and experience from different legal areas are required in order to achieve suitable solutions. This is particularly the case in the context of corporate restructurings, when international aspects have to be verified and taken into consideration.

Our legal services include in particular:

• incorporation
• establishing of branches of domestic and foreign companies
• change in equities (namely capital increases)
• corporate housekeeping
• corporate governance
• drafting and negotiation of contracts
• mergers
• demergers
• corporate restructurings