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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.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises and supports a leading Swiss caterer in the negotiation of a lease contract for its business at a prime location in the city center of Zurich. The lease contract addresses the acquisition of tenant fit-outs from the prior lessee, the financing of tenant improvements, interface descriptions and dismantling at the end of the lease.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a big multinational corporation in a restructuring project including the transfer of shareholdings and assets to a newly incorporated subholding in Switzerland and other group entities.

RUOSS VÖGELE supports a medical doctor and co-onwer of a doctors‘ group practice in the defence against unjustified claims raised under the partnership agreement. In its award, the court followss the arguements of RUOSS VÖGELE. The parties reach a settlement on other asepcts of the case.

RUOSS VÖGELE successfully advises a European venture capital company on the sale of a Swiss company in the field of the production of special constructions and structures for utility vehicles to a Swiss competitor. RUOSS VÖGELE was already the legal advisor of the European venture capital company in the acquisition of this Swiss company.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises the owners of a Swiss SME in the medical sector in a restructuring. In the restructuring, the activities of a single-member company are contributed to a newly incorporated Swiss stock corporation.

RUOSS VÖGELE successfully represents a European company in a trademark dispute against the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Institution (IPI). The IPI’s objection against the registration of the trademark element „Cockpit“ for software-related services and goods was turned dowm by the Swiss Federal Administrative Court.

Emanuel Schiwow, LL.M, joined RUOSS VÖGELE on 1 March 2017. With his many years of professional experience in a top-tier law firm in Zurich he strengthens our legal team in the areas of corporate and contract law, M&A as well as succession planning and inheritance law. We warmly welcome Emanuel Schiwow into our team!

RUOSS VÖGELE successfully represents a transport and logistics company in a matter of unauthorized use of name and trademark violation. In its award, the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich fully supports the statement of Claim filed by RUOSS VÖGELE.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a Swiss enterprise in the restructuring of a joint venture in Australia in the field of specialty chemicals. In the restructuring, the Swiss enterprise takes over all shares of the joint venture company, making such company part of the Swiss group.

RUOSS VÖGELE provides legal advice to a leading SaaS provider in the field of commercial communication in drafting agreements addressing specific regulatory and industry requirements of a leading Swiss Bank.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises and supports an international group of companies active in the field of online-sales in the drafting of license agreements regarding the use of trademarks as well as with regard to a new trademark strategy. RUOSS VÖGELE also advises on the contractual implementation of new software solutions for e-commerce and webshop products.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a large Swiss Real Estate Development Company in the acquisition of IPR, Know-how and license rights from a foreign developer of modern living concepts. A specific compensation model is part of the transaction.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a start-up company in a cooperation and strategic partnership agreement with a Swiss blue chip company. Structured as an earn-out transaction, the cooperation partner acquires shares from the founders in different tranches. The start-up company benefits from access to resources and distribution channels.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes comprehensive series of RUOSS VÖGELE -Bulletins on the reform of the rules on the stock corporation. Detailed analysis of important topics will be provided. The following Bulletins are already online: Incorporations (Bigna Grauer), Share Subscriptions and Contributions in kind (Samuel Sauter)

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

RUOSS VÖGELE defends a manufacturer of high quality colors against an unjustified lawsuit filed with the Commercial Court of Zurich (copyrights, unfair competition). In a court settlement the plaintiff undertakes to reimburse the defendant for a part of the legal costs caused by the groundless lawsuit.

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.

RUOSS VÖGELE gewinnt vor Bundesgericht ein Verfahren zur Abwehr von Verantwortlichkeitsansprüchen des Sicherheitsfonds BVG gegen die Revisionsstelle einer BVG Sammelstiftung.