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As new measures aim to bring Switzerland's cantons more in line with one another, Caroline Hill asks if this is the dawn of a new era for the country's law firms, while Pestalozzi's Jakob Hoehn reports on the new developments giving minority sharehold...
13 Jan 2011 | 15:25 | 
Swiss independent sees two offices break away to launch new firm
Leading Swiss independent Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry has split in half, with two offices breaking off from the firm to set up a new network. Pestalozzi's Geneva and Brussels arms have separated from the Zurich office, a move understood to be due to ...
04 Oct 2010 | 12:15 |
New rules shake up dynamics of Swiss takeovers
Swiss law offers two ways to acquire control of a locally-listed company: public tender offers and statutory mergers. Under the new takeover rules, which entered into effect on 1 January 2009, shareholders holding at least 2% of the voting rights of t...
08 Sep 2010 | 09:45 |
Switzerland: Letting the outside in
Switzerland's legal market has long been dominated by domestic law firms but recent changes in the banking sector and in financial legislation are encouraging a more international outlook, says Suzanna Ring
08 Sep 2010 | 09:45 |
Hogan's Geneva base opts out of Lovells merger to join Akin Gump
Hogan & Hartson's Geneva office has opted out of the Lovells merger in favour of a move to US firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. The office will transfer over Akin Gump on 1 May, with all seven lawyers making the move, gifting the US firm its thi...
07 Apr 2010 | 15:06 |
Switzerland
Vischer sizes up Switzerland's new patent court as Homburger surveys the increasingly rocky terrain for Swiss boards...
14 Jan 2010 | 14:48 |
Switzerland: Reinventing the system
Switzerland is at the top of most charts measuring international competitiveness in innovation. The country issues more patents to protect intellectual property (IP) rights per capita than any other European country. On the legal side, Switzerland ...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:09 |
Switzerland: A rocky decade
As the first decade of the 21st century draws to a close, the time has come to take stock: a lot has changed in the Swiss corporate governance landscape over the past 10 years. First, the takeover regulation which came into force in 1998 has provid...
13 Jan 2010 | 11:09 |
Independent Law Firms in Europe: Numbers crunched
Europe's independent firms have put expansion plans on hold, with the recession prompting fears among many managing partners that the risks of a tie-up with a like-minded firm could outweigh potential the benefits. Despite the opportunistic merger ...
01 Dec 2009 | 18:30 |
Independent Law Firms in Europe: A model of resilience
The global recession has done little to alter the faith of Europe's independents in the strength of their law firm models. While the global UK and US-based firms have been busy with internal housekeeping and the struggle for position in their home ...
01 Dec 2009 | 18:01 |
Eversheds recruits five partners for international network
Eversheds International has made five new lateral partner hires, with the network bulking up in South Africa, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The firm's Johannesburg office has seen the bulk of the hires, with the addition of three new partners. M...
19 Nov 2009 | 12:54 |
Eversheds Swiss ally gains new office in Geneva
Eversheds' Swiss ally has opened an office in Geneva, with the top 10 UK firm's international network now covering three sites in Switzerland. Schmid Eversheds merged with Geneva-based firm MCP Avocats earlier this month (1 February) and has rebranded...
17 Feb 2009 | 14:30 |
Freshfields and Links lead on £4.1bn rights issue
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Linklaters have landed roles on a £4.1bn rights issue for mining group Xstrata. The Swiss company has announced a discounted two-for-one rights issue, with a Freshfields team headed up by corporate partner Julian Ma...
29 Jan 2009 | 05:59 |
Switzerland: An island of calm
In a country renowned for its banking prowess, the financial turmoil of the last months has been keenly felt in Switzerland. While the financial haven is proving less than rosy for many bankers with two of its major institutions, UBS and Credit Suisse...
29 Jan 2009 | 02:05 |
Switzerland: Code breaking
It is a popular view that Swiss bank secrecy attracts undeclared, illegal money - that it exists only for this purpose and that the need for its removal is self-evident. Many believe that the first steps to achieve this have been successfully taken, w...
29 Jan 2009 | 02:03 |
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