by Mercedes Galán Switzerland launched a consultation earlier this year to introduce legislation on trusts. Establishing a trust under Swiss law has not been possible before despite several attempts to introduce a Swiss fiduciary legislation. However, foreign trusts have been recognised in Switzerland under the Hague Trust Convention since 2007. The proposed provisions on the […]
by alessio foderi Founded in 2020, Advestra arrives in the Swiss legal market with the idea to have a corporate law firm combining the power of a big firm with the personal and lean approach of a small one. Based in Zurich, by the start of 2021, the team counts 20 professionals and already worked in important […]
by alessio foderi Legal iptiQ is part of Swiss Re Division Legal & Compliance. It was created in 2016 to support the iptiQ business, which is Swiss Re’s start-up division established to provide innovative retail insurance solutions directly to consumers. “Our mission is to reduce the protection gap by simplifying insurance”, tells MAG the General […]
by Alessio Foderi Leading Law – Notaries and Lawyers is a firm that merges notaries and lawyers in a single professional container of freelancers, who offers advice in all fields of law, notary and legal, in full compliance with the legal and ethical regulations. It has eight offices in Italy (in addition to the Turin […]
Katja Roth Pellanda, appointed group general counsel in 2020, tells Legalcommunity.ch about her the projects and how she’s reshaping the insurance company legal department
Franck Vernier, MET International general counsel, tells Legalcommunity.ch the main legal challenges for an energy company operating in 14 different jurisdictions
Altenburger is one of the few Swiss local law firms operating in the three language areas of Switzerland. Senior Associate Sebastiano Garufi Giuliani (pictured) tells more to Legalcommunity.ch…
Antonios Koumbarakis, head strategic regulatory & sustainability services, legal, PwC Switzerland, tells Legalcommunity.ch his participation in a related project which involves a pilot group consisting of 22 of the world's largest insurers and reinsurers.
Simon Trippel, Crypto Finance’s general counsel, tells Legalcommunity.ch about all the challenges of his legal department in an extremely dynamic and constantly evolving sector
Also active in venture capital and private equity dealmaking, and in mergers and acquisitions, the firm relies on a very young team led by founding partner Michel Jaccard who tells Legalcommunity.ch about the evolution of the firm, from foundation up to present.
