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Pio R. Ruoss

Attorney at Law

Partner

With long-standing experience, commitment and high-level social skills to the optimized solution

Pio R. Ruoss has been a partner at RUOSS VÖGELE since 1999. He regularly advises individuals and companies on matters of commercial and private law, with a focus on corporate and commercial law (incl. corporate liability), corporate succession, inheritance law, estate planning, corporate restructuring and insolvency law. Pio R. Ruoss has vast experience in conducting successful complex litigation proceedings, in particular in the fields of corporate law, corporate liability and inheritance law. His personal commitment, high social competence and negotiation skills enable optimized conflict resolution and settlements.

Expertise

Inheritance law, estate planning and company succession
Corporate and commercial law
Commercial contract law
Real estate law (incl. construction and planning law)
Litigation

Languages

German, English, French

Work experience

  • since 1999Partner at RUOSS VÖGELE
  • 1994 - 1998Attorney at Law at a renowned business law firm, Zurich
  • 1991 - 1993Legal assistant at a renowned business law firm, Zurich
  • 1990Internship at a notary's office, Zurich
  • 1990Short-term internship at a private bank, Zurich

Lecturing

Education

  • since 1994Continuous training and education in corporate law, civil procedure law, debt enforcement, bankruptcy law and inheritance law
  • 1994Admitted to the bar (all Swiss courts)
  • 1989Lic. iur, University of Zurich

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association (SAV)

Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

Member of the ZAV inheritance law chapter

Member of the ZAV debt enforcement and bankruptcy law chapter

German-Swiss Lawyers’ Association (DSJV)

Link to the University of Zurich (Courses, Speaking Engagements etc.)

Publications

Speaking Engagements

Publikationen

Publications

Law for Insurance Industry, Precautionary Law

Revised and possibly generally binding Industry Agreement "Intermediaries" (in German)
Revised and possibly generally binding Industry Agreement "Intermediaries" (in German)
VAG/AVO revised: Need for action in insurance mediation (in German)
VAG/AVO revised: Need for action in insurance mediation (in German)
Surplus Participation (discussion of court decision)
Surplus Participation (discussion of court decision)
Relative market power with a focus on the insurance and financial sectors
Relative market power with a focus on the insurance and financial sectors
Restructuring of an Insurance Group (Overview) (2013 in German)
Restructuring of an Insurance Group (Overview) (2013 in German)
Asset Protection through Swiss Life Insurance (Schweizer Treuhänder, 12/03 (in German))
Asset Protection through Swiss Life Insurance (Schweizer Treuhänder, 12/03 (in German))
Planned Changes of Swiss Insurance Contract Law in a Nutshell (2011 in English and German)
Planned Changes of Swiss Insurance Contract Law in a Nutshell (2011 in English and German)
Mandatory and Voluntary Isurance through Private Insurers in Switzerland (2017 in German)
Mandatory and Voluntary Isurance through Private Insurers in Switzerland (2017 in German)
Swiss Insurance Law Update 2010/1 (Nr.2)
Swiss Insurance Law Update 2010/1 (Nr.2)
Breach of Duty to Notify in case of Claims-made-Policy (2020 in German)
Breach of Duty to Notify in case of Claims-made-Policy (2020 in German)
Insurance and Asset Management in Occupational Pension Plan and Self-provision (2019 in German)
Insurance and Asset Management in Occupational Pension Plan and Self-provision (2019 in German)
Planned Partial Revision of the Swiss Insurance Supervision Act in a Nutshell (2020 in German)
Planned Partial Revision of the Swiss Insurance Supervision Act in a Nutshell (2020 in German)
Swiss Insurance Law Updates (2011 in English and German)
Swiss Insurance Law Updates (2011 in English and German)
Regulated Contracts in the Swiss Insurance Business (Nr.7)
Regulated Contracts in the Swiss Insurance Business (Nr.7)
Multinational Insurance and Insurance Distribution Business - Basic Considerations (2018 in English)
Multinational Insurance and Insurance Distribution Business - Basic Considerations (2018 in English)
Partial Revision of VAG and AVO in a Nutshell
Partial Revision of VAG and AVO in a Nutshell
Agreements Affecting Competition and Market Dominance with Special Focus on the Swiss Insurance Market (Overview) (2013 in English and German)
Agreements Affecting Competition and Market Dominance with Special Focus on the Swiss Insurance Market (Overview) (2013 in English and German)
Use of Group Policies in Swiss Private Insurance Law (2018 in English)
Use of Group Policies in Swiss Private Insurance Law (2018 in English)
Interpretation of GIC
Interpretation of GIC
Remuneration of Service Providers and Insurance Brokers in Triangular Relationship (2020 in German)
Remuneration of Service Providers and Insurance Brokers in Triangular Relationship (2020 in German)
Matching between Supervision and Liability in the New Law on Insurance Distribution, SZW 2/2005 (in German)
Matching between Supervision and Liability in the New Law on Insurance Distribution, SZW 2/2005 (in German)
Reinsurance though Swiss Reinsurers (2019 in German)
Reinsurance though Swiss Reinsurers (2019 in German)
Partial Revision of the Swiss Insurance Contract Act in a Nutshell (2020 in German)
Partial Revision of the Swiss Insurance Contract Act in a Nutshell (2020 in German)
More Protection for Policyholders at Point of Sale in Switzerland (Nr.4)
More Protection for Policyholders at Point of Sale in Switzerland (Nr.4)
Adjustment of Terms and Conditions to the Revised Insurance Contract Act (2021)
Adjustment of Terms and Conditions to the Revised Insurance Contract Act (2021)

Corporate and Transactional Law

Level-appropriate Corporate Reorganization (2021 in German)
Level-appropriate Corporate Reorganization (2021 in German)
Revision of Swiss Stock Corporation Law with References to Deviating Supervisory Law (2021 in German)
Revision of Swiss Stock Corporation Law with References to Deviating Supervisory Law (2021 in German)
Capital loss and balance sheet improvement (2021 in German)
Capital loss and balance sheet improvement (2021 in German)
Recent court decisions in Swiss corporate law (2020 in English)
Recent court decisions in Swiss corporate law (2020 in English)
Legal issues for Swiss companies in the Corona crisis (2020)
Legal issues for Swiss companies in the Corona crisis (2020)
Private Equity in Switzerland: Avoiding Regulations and Optimizing Structure (2016 in German)
Private Equity in Switzerland: Avoiding Regulations and Optimizing Structure (2016 in German)
Accountability and Liability of the Board of Directors (an Overview), Co-Author (2013 in German)
Accountability and Liability of the Board of Directors (an Overview), Co-Author (2013 in German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (2/2011 in English and German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (2/2011 in English and German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (1/2011 in English and German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (1/2011 in English and German)
Swiss Transaction Law Update 1/2010 (Nr.5)
Swiss Transaction Law Update 1/2010 (Nr.5)
Legal Basic Conditions of Company Restructuring, Co-Author (2010 in German)
Legal Basic Conditions of Company Restructuring, Co-Author (2010 in German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (2009/2 in English and German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (2009/2 in English and German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (2009/1 in English and German)
Swiss Transaction Law Updates (2009/1 in English and German)
Transformation according to the New Merger Act, (Contribution in: Staempfli Commentary on New Merger Act) (2003 in German)
Transformation according to the New Merger Act, (Contribution in: Staempfli Commentary on New Merger Act) (2003 in German)
The Fulfilled Debt Contract, (Dissertation in AISUF, no. 149) (1995 in German)
The Fulfilled Debt Contract, (Dissertation in AISUF, no. 149) (1995 in German)

Finance Law

RVP Private Equity Legal Update 1-2020
RVP Private Equity Legal Update 1-2020
Independent Asset Managers with Customers in EU (2021)
Independent Asset Managers with Customers in EU (2021)
What type of Bank Customer does your Company want to be? (2020 in German)
What type of Bank Customer does your Company want to be? (2020 in German)
Coronavirus: Legal Topics for Swiss Companies (2020 in German)
Coronavirus: Legal Topics for Swiss Companies (2020 in German)
FinSA and FinIA in Comparison with EU Regulations (2020 in English)
FinSA and FinIA in Comparison with EU Regulations (2020 in English)
FinSA and FinIA in force (2020)
FinSA and FinIA in force (2020)
Avoiding Regulation in Public Corporate Finance (2019 in German)
Avoiding Regulation in Public Corporate Finance (2019 in German)
Swiss Supervisory Law Optimization through Private Structuring (Example Anti-Money Laundering Law) (2015 in German)
Swiss Supervisory Law Optimization through Private Structuring (Example Anti-Money Laundering Law) (2015 in German)
Private Equity in Switzerland: Legal outline and recent case law up to 2014
Private Equity in Switzerland: Legal outline and recent case law up to 2014
How to Deal with Swiss Financial Market Supervision (2014 in English and German)
How to Deal with Swiss Financial Market Supervision (2014 in English and German)
Swiss Supervisory Law Optimization in the Area of Independent Asset Management (2013 in English and German)
Swiss Supervisory Law Optimization in the Area of Independent Asset Management (2013 in English and German)
Enforcement of monetary claims under the new ZPO (2011)
Enforcement of monetary claims under the new ZPO (2011)
Equity Requirement and Equity Protection in Swiss Corporate and Supervisory Law (2011 in German)
Equity Requirement and Equity Protection in Swiss Corporate and Supervisory Law (2011 in German)
Swiss Banking and Capital Market Law Update 2010/1 (Nr.3)
Swiss Banking and Capital Market Law Update 2010/1 (Nr.3)
Swiss Insurance, Banking and Capital Market Law Updates (2009 in English and German)
Swiss Insurance, Banking and Capital Market Law Updates (2009 in English and German)
Swiss Insurance, Banking and Capital Market Law Updates (2008 in English and German)
Swiss Insurance, Banking and Capital Market Law Updates (2008 in English and German)
Swiss Financial Market Law, a Practical Guide, (Book published in Schulthess Juristische Medien) (2003 in German)
Swiss Financial Market Law, a Practical Guide, (Book published in Schulthess Juristische Medien) (2003 in German)

Data Protection Law

Revised data protection law (in German)
Revised data protection law (in German)
Draft of the DSG in comparison with the DSGVO (an overview) (2019)
Draft of the DSG in comparison with the DSGVO (an overview) (2019)
Risk-based Implementation of GDPR by Swiss Companies (2018 in German)
Risk-based Implementation of GDPR by Swiss Companies (2018 in German)
Regulating Data Protection in Multinational Companies (Overview) (2014 in English and German)
Regulating Data Protection in Multinational Companies (Overview) (2014 in English and German)
Company Data Protection Law Updates in Switzerland and the EU  (2012 in German)
Company Data Protection Law Updates in Switzerland and the EU  (2012 in German)
Company Data Protection Law Updates in Switzerland and the EU  (2010 in German)
Company Data Protection Law Updates in Switzerland and the EU  (2010 in German)
Company Data Protection Law Updates in Switzerland and the EU  (2009 in German)
Company Data Protection Law Updates in Switzerland and the EU  (2009 in German)
Swiss Company Data Protection Law (2002 in German)
Swiss Company Data Protection Law (2002 in German)
Retention of Records and Data by Swiss Companies (2006 in German)
Retention of Records and Data by Swiss Companies (2006 in German)
Revised Data Protection Law for Companies in Switzerland (2007 in German)
Revised Data Protection Law for Companies in Switzerland (2007 in German)

Legal Philosophy and Legal Theory

Reduction of Legal and Reputation Risks through Anticipative Implementation of Norms in Companies (2017 in German)
Reduction of Legal and Reputation Risks through Anticipative Implementation of Norms in Companies (2017 in German)
Realistic Understanding of Law and Management of Legal Risk (2016 in English and German)
Realistic Understanding of Law and Management of Legal Risk (2016 in English and German)

News of

Pio R. Ruoss

Deals & Cases
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2023

Inheritance proceedings

RUOSS VÖGELE is representing four charitable organisations in connection with the estate of a wealthy, childless decedent in civil proceedings concerning the ineligibility of the heir and the invalidity of the will. Contested is the last will of a widowed and completely isolated testator who appointed her lawyer as her (sole) heir.
Deals & Cases
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09
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2020

Re-opening of bankruptcy proceedings averted

RUOSS VÖGELE wins an appeal in front of the High Court of Zurich against the re-entry of a company in the register of commerce and the therewith connected re-opening of bankruptcy proceedings. The dispute concerned the Swiss subsidiary – acting as a project vehicle - of a client internationally active in the IT field. The re-entry in the register of commerce and the re-opening of the bankruptcy proceedings was requested by opponent in the context of a pending civil litigation, allegedly in order to request assignment of personal liability claims against the directors of client.
Deals & Cases
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08
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2017

Defence against Warranty Claims

RUOSS VÖGELE defends the owner of a trading company in the foodstuff sector against claims raised under a warranty. The parties reach a settlement out of court which enables them to continue their cooperation.
Pio R. Ruoss
Attorney at Law
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RUOSS VÖGELE
Rechtsanwälte - Attorneys at Law
Kreuzstrasse 54
CH-8032 Zürich
+41 44 250 43 00
pio.ruoss@ruossvoegele.ch
Languages
German, English, French
Expertise
Inheritance law, estate planning and company succession
Corporate and commercial law
Commercial contract law
Real estate law (incl. construction and planning law)
Litigation
Work experience
  • since 1999Partner at RUOSS VÖGELE
  • 1994 - 1998Attorney at Law at a renowned business law firm, Zurich
  • 1991 - 1993Legal assistant at a renowned business law firm, Zurich
  • 1990Internship at a notary's office, Zurich
  • 1990Short-term internship at a private bank, Zurich
Lecturing
Education
  • since 1994Continuous training and education in corporate law, civil procedure law, debt enforcement, bankruptcy law and inheritance law
  • 1994Admitted to the bar (all Swiss courts)
  • 1989Lic. iur, University of Zurich