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RUOSS VÖGELE supports a purchasing association in its conversion from a stock corporation to a cooperative. Based on the provisions of the revised stock corporation law, the more than 60 shareholders were able to vote on this in writing. The new legal form greatly facilitates the admission of new members while the co-determination rights of the stake holders remain intact. Practice area: corporate law

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.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a communications agency in Zurich on implementing the requirements of the revised data protection law. We support our client in the creation of data processing directories, the implementation of technical and organizational measures as well as in the drafting of privacy statements.

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 advises a financial institution on obtaining a FINMA license as a supervised asset manager.

RUOSS VÖGELE is representing a financing company in the financing of a private aircraft of the Swiss manufacturer Pilatus. The mandate includes in particular the drafting of the financing agreements and the related security agreements. Due to the cross-border nature of the transaction, RUOSS VÖGELE is working closely with foreign law firms. Practice area: aircraft transactions

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.

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 childless testator, who appointed her lawyer as her (sole) heir.

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».

RUOSS VÖGELE is advising several clients on the purchase of brand-new private aircraft from manufacturers in Switzerland and the US in the first quarter of 2023. The advice also includes structuring and registration issues. RUOSS VÖGELE also assists several clients in the sale of private aircraft and advises Aircraft Operators on legal issues and the drafting of contracts. Practice area: aircraft transactions

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.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a foreign investor on the acquisition of a large 4-Star Hotel in Switzerland. In addition to the performance of a due diligence and the re-negotiation of the purchase price, the mandate included the drafting and negotiating of the share purchase agreement together with related documents as well as the obtaining of the necessary governmental permissions and the execution of the closing.

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.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a leading Swiss technology company on the acquisition of a group of companies in England, including a portfolio of valuable IP rights. In the context of this transaction, RUOSS VÖGELE is working closely with specialists in the client's expert team, with experts in corporate finance and with international law firms. Practice area: M&A

RUOSS VÖGELE represents the owner of a private aircraft in the sale of the private aircraft abroad. The mandate includes the drafting and negotiation of the aircraft sales contract as well as the clarification of customs and registration issues with the Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) and the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). Practice area: aircraft transactions

RUOSS VÖGELE represents a financing company in the financing of a private aircraft of the Swiss manufacturer Pilatus. This task includes the drafting of the financing agreements and the related security agreements as well as the clarification of registration issues. RUOSS VÖGELE is working closely with foreign law firms on this transaction. Practice area: aircraft transactions

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.

Together with the Zurich private bank Maerki Baumann, RUOSS VÖGELE organized a successful client event on the topic of corporate succession. We were able to shed light on the topics of internal and external succession searches, the succession process and inheritance law issues. Our event partner showed when and how a private bank can support the succession process. A big thank you to all participants.

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.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a Legal Update on the on the most important drone rules in Switzerland.

On January 1, 2021, various changes in corporate and commercial law will come into force. You will find a selection of relevant changes in this Legal Update.

Under future law, Swiss corporations will have more flexibility to change their capital. A new Legal Update presents the key points of this new legal institution.