Areas of expertise
Advice and representation in civil and Commercial matters
- Advice and representation of our private and institutional clients in civil, commercial and asset recovery proceedings before State courts and arbitration tribunals.
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.
- Assistance in transnational proceedings.
Areas of expertise
Commercial and business law
Advice on commercial transactions, drafting and negotiating agreements, setting up, selling and acquisition of companies, structuring, negotiating and managing commercial transactions.
Areas of expertise
Taxation
- Taxation of individuals.
- Taking residence in Switzerland, lump-sum taxation.
- Taxation of companies, acquisitions and sales, reorganisations, mergers and demergers.
- Taxation of real estate, audit of real estate companies.
- Negotiation of tax rulings.
- Tax litigation.
Areas of expertise
Banks, financial institutions and services
- Advising banks, financial institutions, financial services providers and operators of collective investment schemes on their contractual relations and regulatory and prudential obligations.
- Advising and representing clients in the establishment of their relationship with a bank and any difficulties they may encounter.
Areas of expertise
Economic criminal law, international judicial cooperation
- Advice and representation of persons and entities injured by criminal acts in defending their interests and recovering their damages.
- Assisting foreign governments within international judicial cooperation, freezing and assets recovery.
Areas of expertise
Trusts, estate planning and administration
Advice on the organisation and taxation of assets. Our Swiss affiliate company Tax Lex Trustee SA, a FINMA-licensed financial institution, is authorised to set up trusts and act as trustee.