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Experienced in working with companies active in various industries and within Swiss and foreign jurisdictions, our legal team encompasses a mix of qualified Swiss attorneys-at-law and paralegals who can provide a range of legal and practical advice. This in-depth technical expertise ensures that our client will always have accurate advice which adds value to their business. |
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We pride ourselves on our business awareness. Our teams provide innovative and proactive solutions to all types of businesses from large multinationals to owner-managed domestic companies.
We have a long standing reputation for helping clients to address complex, cross-border issues. Skilled and experienced lawyers work together with other Deloitte professionals around the world in tax, consulting and financial advisory to guide you through your project in a seamless and coordinated way. This provides our clients with global solutions and in-depth local expertise. We offer holistic guidance around strategic business decisions as well as support services to increase efficiency and reduce the cost of some routine legal activities.
We offer services in the following areas:
Corporate and Merger & Acquisitions (M&A)
We provide a full range of corporate law services, from general secretarial services through to complex advisory services related to major business events. In addition, our lawyers advise national and international companies and groups on all aspects of the acquisition processes, including issues relating to:
- Corporate law
- Corporate governance
- Corporate reorganisations and group restructurings both domestic and cross-border
- Shareholder agreements
- Family owned businesses
- National and cross-border mergers
- Acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures
- Private equity and venture capital
- Legal purchases and vendor due diligence
- Post-merger integration activities and legal entity reduction programs
The benefits of working with the Deloitte network include a multidisciplinary approach that reduces the risk of underestimating or overlooking tangential impacts on other areas of the business. Because our network offers services globally, you can be confident that your business needs will be covered with the same high quality and depth, wherever you operate.
Commercial law
Companies are facing an increasing number of business challenges globally including more rigorous trade regulations and enforcement by local authorities in the countries where they operate. Our Swiss lawyers have extensive experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating various commercial agreements.
We provide services related to:
- Legal and contractual framework of supply chain management and distribution networks
- Customer contracts: sale, lease, rental, service, trading
- Standard clauses and agreements: representations, warranties, disclaimer indemnity
- General terms and conditions
- Real estate including acquisition, disposal and portfolio management
- Intellectual property rights, licence agreements
- Competition law, unfair competition and anti-trust
- Data protection and privacy
- Bankruptcy, insolvency and corporate restructuring
As we understand your business needs, our legal solutions are aligned to your business model and tax strategy. Through the worldwide Deloitte network, we are also able to advise on contracts which are subject to foreign law providing you with a single point of contact for your international issues.
Employment
Activities related to creating, changing or terminating employment relationships or introducing or changing company policies often generate significant regulatory and procedural obligations, creating the potential to trigger conflicts and management difficulties. Our employment law specialists offer comprehensive services through all stages of employment management, including:
- Individual employment law
- Collective labour law
- Management remuneration
- Restructuring
- Compliance review
- Acquisition and vendor due diligence
- Staff secondments
- Training services
- Migration law
- National and international social security law
What sets Deloitte apart is the ability of our member firms to deliver global support consistently, through our extensive cross-border experience and capabilities. The holistic approach of our global network allows us to identify potential unintended business impacts arising from proposed changes, and to suggest strategies to mitigate identified risks.
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Key contacts
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Muriel Sella Senior Manager, Geneva |
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Emanuelle Brulhart Senior Manager, Geneva |
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