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RUOSS VÖGELE advises a Swiss company on the acquisition of production facilities and equipment as well as regulatory registrations abroad. The mandate includes the drafting of contracts and the preparation of other transaction-relevant documents. Practice area: M&A

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a medium-sized Swiss company in the healthcare sector as the principal (and future tenant of the rental space) on the drafting and structuring of a contract for work and services with the total contractor, an internationally renowned architecture firm, which, in addition to planning and project planning, also carries out the construction management and the construction of the building.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a Swiss company on the acquisition of a group of companies mainly active in the construction and transport sector. The assignment includes the performance of a due diligence, the drafting and negotiation of the share purchase agreement and other documents as well as the support of the closing.

Are managers allowed to privately take stakes in other companies? If so, what should be taken into account? The present article is a short practical guide to private investment activities of managers under Swiss law.

RUOSS VÖGELE accompanies several yacht transactions, which include both the purchase and sale of yachts. The advice includes the drafting and execution of contracts as well as registration and financing issues. Practice area: yacht transactions

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a software company on the sale of an international customer portfolio and part of the business in the field of smart monitoring and internet of things to a French company. This deal encompasses the drafting and negotiation of the asset purchase agreement as well as the execution of the closing.

On September 1, 2023, the revised Data Protection Act («nDSG») will come into force. RUOSS VÖGELE's brief guide is intended to show SMEs how to deal with the challenges of the nDSG in the company in concrete terms on the basis of 7 steps.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a group of investors on the acquisition of a company in the healthcare sector. The advice includes drafting and negotiating the share purchase agreement and the shareholders' agreement as well as other transaction-related documents. Practice area: corporate law, M&A

RUOSS VOEGELE continuously monitors the developments in the fields of AI, ChatGPT, and Legal Tech and examines when related technologies can be used to the advantage of our clients and for the optimization of our work. Ensuring the strict confidentiality of our client's information and the verification of information produced by such systems always remain the responsibility of the attorneys at RUOSS VÖGELE. RUOSS VÖGELE is a member of the Swiss LegalTech Association (SLTA).

RUOSS VOEGELE advises a family on the family-internal succession solution of a family business. The concept of a so-called "heir holding" was implemented, according to which the owner's successors establish a joint holding company which buys the shares of the family enterprise. The purchase price is paid by amortizing the seller's loan with future dividends of the company.

RUOSS VÖGELE supports one of the leading, FINMA-certified, Swiss IT service providers in the complete takeover of an IT service company active in the field of credit management.

Switzerland has had a modernized stock corporation law since January 1, 2023. PD Dr. Damian A. Fischer presented the most important innovations of the new stock corporation law for the professional audience in an article in the law journal AJP in January 2023 (cf. AJP 1/2023, p. 3 et seqq.). Since then, the attorneys at RUOSS VÖGELE have already been able to gain a great deal of experience with the new law. The deadline for adapting existing articles of association and organizational regulations to the new stock corporation law is December 31, 2024. We advise to address the necessary adjustments at the earliest opportunity. RUOSS VÖGELE is happy to assist you in this process and brings the required expertise to the table.

RUOSS VÖGELE supports a European-wide expanding vehicle spare parts wholesaler in entering the Swiss market and establishing its business in Switzerland. We work closely with the top management from the Group’s headquarters in Germany.

The completely revised law on intermediaries will come into force on 1 January 2024. Transitional periods are only foreseen, for example, for training and further education and for the application for registration to be submitted. Unbound insurance intermediaries will be regulated and supervised more closely than before. For bound insurance intermediaries, regulation will remain limited. They are mainly supervised indirectly via the insurance undertakings.

The totally revised data protection law of Switzerland will come into force on 1 September 2023. This article briefly describes the various changes to the law.

Corporate Governance expert PD Dr. Damian A. Fischer gave a presentation on dealing with conflicts of interest at the Eastern Switzerland Board of Directors' Meeting on May 12, 2023 and participated in the panel discussion with high-profile panelists.

RUOSS VÖGELE again with best rating! In their latest 2023 top law firm ranking, BILANZ and PME, the leading Swiss business magazines, recommend RUOSS VÖGELE as a top law firm in aviation industries and in these 10 areas of law (7 with best ranking and 3 with second best ranking): Contract law, employment law [employer side], inheritance and estate law, corporate law, real estate law, landlord and tenant law, media law, litigation and procedural law, insurance law and private equity/venture capital. We are very pleased with this positive recognition.

Switzerland has a modernized stock corporation law since January 1, 2023. The enclosed checklist for the SME board of directors is intended to help you to bring your company «up to speed».

PD Dr. iur. Damian A. Fischer, LL.M., will have a speaking engagement at the renowned Zurich Stock Corporation Law Conference on March 23, 2023 on the topic of «Swiss stock corporation as an investment vehicle» and will participate in the panel discussion on the first experiences with the new Swiss stock corporation law.

The revised inheritance law came into force on 1 January 2023. A much-noticed core topic of this 1st part of the revision is the change in the statutory portion of descendants and spouses. This Legal Update summarises the most important points of the partial revision.

In its decision BGer 9C_62/2022 dated 22.11.2022, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ruled on surplus participation in the context of a tied pension insurance. Alois Rimle comments on the decision and derives conclusions for practice.

As of January 1, 2023, the new Swiss stock corporation law provides for the possibility of Swiss stock corporations to hold their general meetings also virtually. Learn more about this in the attached legal update by Emanuel Schiwow and Gasper Palucaj.

On January 1, 2023, the new Swiss stock corporation law will enter into force. Emanuel Schiwow and Gasper Palucaj present the most important amendments in the enclosed Legal Update.

RUOSS VÖGELE scores again! In their latest 2022 top law firm ranking, BILANZ and Le Temps, the leading Swiss business magazines, recommend RUOSS VÖGELE as a top law firm in 13 areas of law and in aviation industries. We achieve the best rating in eight areas of law (contract law, employment law [employer side], inheritance and estate law, corporate law, media law, litigation and procedural law, private equity/venture capital and real estate law). We are delighted about these awards.

PD Dr. Damian A. Fischer LL.M. is organizing a conference on «Conflicts of Interest: Law & Best Practice» in the renowned seminar series of the Europa Institute of the University of Zurich on October 4, 2022, and will also be a speaker and moderator at this conference. At the first event, issues relating to related party transactions will be examined from various angles by top-class experts from academia and practice. The event is aimed at executives, corporate in-house counsel, lawyers and other legal advisors, fiduciaries and other interested persons who are involved in related party transactions or who would like to further their education in this area.

Starting from the fall semester 2021, PD Dr. iur. Damian A. Fischer will also be lecturer in the MBA continuing education programs of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Zurich. In the CAS in Advanced Management, he will be teaching the block «Legal Responsibilities at Management Board/Board of Directors-Level and Compliance».

An undertaking that has got into financial difficulties must be restructured within the framework of applicable law. The required reorganization measures differ depending on the nature and extent of the financial difficulties. Several restructuring stages can be distinguished in the course of increasing financial difficulties of undertakings. These can provide guidance in the search for a suitable restructuring concept in individual cases. In addition to current stock corporation law, future stock corporation law will also be taken into account in the following explanations.

RUOSS VÖGELE scores again! BILANZ and Le Temps, the leading Swiss business magazines, today recommend RUOSS VÖGELE as a top law firm in six areas of law and in aviation industries in their 2021 top law firm ranking. We achieve the best rating in five areas of law, in litigation and procedural law, corporate law, real estate law, media law and inheritance and estate law. We are delighted about these awards.