Commercial and Contracts
From dynamic small- and mid-sized enterprises to international corporations, we support businesses across the full spectrum of commercial activity. Our deep sector knowledge, strategic insight, and key understanding of risk factors ensure that we craft the most bespoke contracts.
Whether launching a new business, structuring partnerships, or navigating complex commercial challenges, we provide expert guidance tailored to our clients' needs. We specialize in establishing and structuring business operations in and out of Switzerland, and we are equipped to tackle any commercial or contractual issue businesses may encounter. With deep expertise in traditional contract law, we offer end-to-end support, from drafting and negotiations to implementation and enforcement of all types of commercial contracts.
For companies operating in regulated industries (such as banking and financial services, life sciences and healthcare, etc.), we go beyond legal advice - we help manage the full spectrum of regulatory, commercial, and compliance matters to keep your business running smoothly. No matter the challenge, we take a collaborative, solution-driven approach, carefully assessing all options before recommending the best path forward.
Our litigation and arbitration team represents clients before courts, arbitral tribunal and regulatory authorities (disputes on sale, enterprise, distribution, agency, license agreements and actions relating to liability, the annulment of executive bodies’ decisions, special audit).
We are experts in all contract types, including:
- Joint ventures and partnerships
- Shareholders and investment agreements
- Domestic and cross-border manufacturing, supply, sales, distribution, franchise, licensing and cooperation agreements
- Service agreements
- General terms and conditions of business, sale and delivery
- Intellectual property rights related agreements (including assignment of intellectual property rights, licensing and commercialization of intellectual property, in particular with software and data)
- IT projects (procurement and/or distribution of IT systems) agreements
- Data protection policies and matters
- Credit facility and financing agreements
- Asset security agreements
- Real estate related agreements (sale and purchase of property, rental agreements, right to build agreements, architect and engineering agreements)
- Employment agreements and employee incentive plans
Related Sectors:
Venture Capital and Start-ups | Banking and Financial Services | Real Estate | Consumer Goods and Luxury | Technology, telecommunications and IT | Hospitality and Education | Life Sciences and Healthcare | Employment | Art and Antiques
Main Contacts: Arun Chandrasekharan, Leila Hawa, Jean-Paul Vulliéty
