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PD Dr. iur. Damian A. Fischer LL.M. will give a lecture on the topic «Freedom of corporate design as a means of avoiding and overcoming conflicts» (in German: «Gestaltungsfreiheit als Mittel zur Konfliktvermeidung und -bewältigung») at the 18th Zurich Stock Corporation Law Conference on the freedom of design in stock corporation law on March 30, 2021.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a Legal Update on the amendments of the Swiss law on stock corporations.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new Legal Update on the topic "Liability of the Board of Directors for taxes and social security contributions".

RUOSS VÖGELE is right at the top. We are pleased and motivated by the renewed recommendation of RUOSS VÖGELE as the top Swiss law firm in the 2020 lawyers' ranking by Bilanz & Le Temps. We received awards in the fields of corporate law, litigation and procedural law, real estate law, inheritance and estate planning, and aviation.

In the current Corona pandemic, tenants and landlords of business premises are asking themselves the question whether the rent is still owed in full or at best only to a reduced extent or whether the lease may even be terminated extraordinary. This legal update deals with the effects of the Corona pandemic on rental agreements.

Affected small and mid-size companies may apply for a bridge loan from their house bank or another bank from March 26, 2020 and thereby significantly increase their liquidity. The Legal Update hereby enclosed includes information on the aid program of the Federal Counsel as well as instructions for affected companies.

RUOSS VÖGELE has compiled the most important economic support measures of the Federal Government and the Canton of Zurich for companies and entrepreneurs in a checklist (as of 26/03/2020). We will adapt the checklist to the latest developments.

There are also legal issues for Swiss companies due to the spread of the coronavirus. The enclosed Legal Update shows where Swiss companies may need to act.

What is it all about? What applies as of now and what applies only later? What actions are recommended?

With his inaugural lecture on «Organization and Liability in Stock Corporation Law» of 23 September 2019, our counsel PD Dr. iur. Damian A. Fischer, LL.M. (Stanford) formally completed his habilitation procedure at the University of Zurich. As a private lecturer (PD) UZH with teaching authority for «Private and Commercial Law» (since 2018), he has been teaching for several years at Bachelor and Master level at the University of Zurich and is active in legal research. We are delighted to have him as a proven business law expert in our firm.

A new RVP-Bulletin provides a systematic overview of the various institutions and products of the 2. and 3. Pillars. The Bulletin focuses on private insurance and asset management taking into consideration the revision of Swiss insurance supervisory law and the new FinSA and FinIA.

RUOSS VÖGELE is again listed in the ranking of the top law firms of Switzerland, published by the Swiss magazine “BILANZ”. RUOSS VÖGELE is nominated in the practice areas „Corporate Law“ and „Inheritance and Succession Law“. The ranking is based on a broad survey and interviews conducted with over 7,000 lawyers, 450 inhouse counsels, general counsels of the 500 biggest enterprises in Switzerland and clients of the law firms.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new bulletin on improved protection against unjustified debt collection. On 1 January 2019, revised provisions of the Federal Law on Debt Collection and Bankruptcy entered into force, which enable debtors to have unjustified entries in the debt collection register deleted resp. withdrawn from the inspection rights of third parties in an uncomplicated and inexpensive procedure (available only in German).

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new Bulletin on the pragmatic Implementation of the FinSA and FinIA and thereby taking the relevant draft ordinances into consideration.

For the first time, RUOSS VÖGELE is listed in the ranking of the top law firms of Switzerland, published by the Swiss magazine “BILANZ”. RUOSS VÖGELE is nominated in the practice areas „Litigation“ and „Inheritance and Succession Law“. The ranking is based on a broad survey and interviews conducted with over 7,000 lawyers, 450 inhouse counsels, general counsels of the 500 biggest enterprises in Switzerland and clients of the law firms.

RUOSS VÖGELE draws your attention to the newly published commentary on the Federal Act against Unfair Competition (Heizmann/Loacker (eds.), DIKE Publishing, 1st edition, Zurich 2018, 1532 pages, cf. http://www.dike.ch/Heizmann-Loacker-Bundesgesetz-gegen-den-unlauteren-Wettbewerb-UWG). Our Counsel Dr. Damian A. Fischer has contributed to this comprehensive piece on Swiss Unfair Competition Law with his commentary on art. 4 a-d of the Federal Act against Unfair Competition.

RUOSS VÖGELE offers its clients the platform "Swiss Trust Room", a service provided by Swisscom, securing safe communication and safe exchange of confidential documents. The Swiss Trust Room can be used for submitting sensitive documents, as a data room in due diligence reviews as well as to prepare and collect documents in litigation. For online work on documents and files by participants in different locations, for online meetings and video conferencing we offer the personalized “WebEx” tool.

New Swiss rules allow for a simplified deletion of unused brands. The new rules bring significant advantages in the protection of brands.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new bulletin on mandatory and voluntary insurance by private insurers in Switzerland. The bulletin includes an overview of insurance products offered by private insurers around the insurance compulsory duty in Switzerland.