Lorenza Ferrari Hofer, AIPPI’s new president, on the critical role of IP in a rapidly changing world and her vision for a collaborative, forward-thinking organization by claudia la via Collaboration, innovation, and legal stability
A comprehensive survey from Thomson Reuters has uncovered significant challenges facing in-house legal departments, with mounting financial pressures driving strategic transformations across corporate legal teams. The 2024 State of the Corporate Law Department&
Dantès Law, a 1-year-old French firm based in Paris, has recently opened a permanent office in Geneva. Heading it will be the firm’s partner Thibault Stumm (pictured). The new location will focus on
Kellerhals Carrard advised Schuman Financial on the closing of a €7 million seed round, led by RockawayX, with participation of Lightspeed Faction, Kraken Ventures, Nexo Ventures, GnosisVC, Delta Blockchain Fund, and Bankless Ventures. The team The
Bär & Karrer advised Raben Group and Sieber Transport on their partnership to jointly establish Raben Sieber, a new company that will provide an extensive groupage transport network across Switzerland and Europe. The deal
Staiger’s partners Daniel Hunkeler (pictured-left) and Georg J. Wohl (pictured-right), are acting as administrators on behalf of three Signa companies in the retail sector (Signa European Invest Holding, Signa European Invest, Signa Retail Luxury
Kellerhals Carrard advised Verlingue, an insurance broker with branches in Lucerne, Zurich, and Berne and a subsidiary of the Adelaïde Group, on the acquisition of all shares of ProConseils Solutions, an insurance brokerage firm
Schellenberg Wittmer has renewed its partnership with the non-profit organization AVVEC (Aide aux Victimes de Violence en Couple) to support the association’s mission to assist victims of intimate partner violence, in honour of the “
Chaberton Partners has invested a majority stake in Ganci Partners, the executive search and assessment firm based in Lausanne, Bern and Geneva, advised by Chabrier. The legal team Chabrier supported Ganci Partners in key aspects
How new legal roles are shaping career paths, strategic agility and work-life balance A significant trend is emerging across Swiss law firms: the increasing presence of general counsels (GC) and counsels within firm structures. This