Euro elite: focus Switzerland – Like clockwork
All the cultural stereotypes are ingrained in Swiss law firms – well-organised, independent and highly-impressive. Six Swiss firms make the…
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Red dragon, white cross – Can Chinese money kickstart Swiss markets
‘In our worldwide business, the volume of mergers is at a record high. However, in Switzerland we can talk about…
Beneficial ownership in Swiss PE acquisitions
Bär & Karrer’s Christoph Neeracher and Luca Jagmetti advise on the new rules. As part of a new Swiss legislation…
Compliance obligations: genetic resources
Homburger’s Andri Hess details the Nagoya Ordinance. Switzerland is a member of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)…
Aftershocks – hard decisions for Swiss lawyers amid a turbulent market
When even that most venerable of Swiss industries, watch-making, comes under threat, you know the country has a problem. But…
The new Swiss perspective on international arbitration
Gentium Law’s Matthew Parish discusses a quiet revolution. Switzerland is distinctive as a centre of international arbitration. It packs a…
Like clockwork
MARKET VIEW – ARBITRATION Why are so few awards rendered by the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution subject to challenge proceedings…
Neutral territory
MARKET VIEW – LITIGATION Lalive’s Marc Henzelin and Sandrine Giroud examine the key facts on the enforcement of foreign judgments…
A wider horizon – Switzerland edges into the global economy
While historically relatively untouched by the globalisation of legal services, international firms have continued their recent surge into Switzerland, with…
Switzerland – Being Prepared
In most markets, it wouldn’t qualify as news but in the conservative Swiss legal community, the creation last April of…
Switzerland – Splendid isolation
As an exporting country, Switzerland is not immune to the general crisis and slow down of growth in the rest…
Switzerland – Fighting fit
Switzerland’s dispute resolution market is in rude health. LB talks to the key players about recent headline cases and what…
Switzerland – Climb every mountain
UK law firm Speechly Bircham opened a Zürich office in June 2011, marking the firm’s first venture overseas. Private client…
Switzerland – On The Rise
While several leading Swiss law firms contemplate their new lives as corporations, LB finds out what a series of high-profile…