Franco-Swiss Desk
Flavien Valloggia, Olivier Rivoire
As Swiss lawyers, we provide bespoke legal services for French individuals and businesses wishing to set up or expand their activities in Switzerland. We oversee every stage of the process to ensure a smooth transition in accordance with Swiss federal, cantonal and municipal legislation, while providing access to our proven network of local partners, including fiduciaries, tax specialists, notaries and other specialist service providers.
Thanks to our many years of experience assisting French clients, we regularly handle cases relating to individual relocation, company creation and establishment, mergers and acquisitions, contractual documentation analysis, and cross-border dispute management.
Thanks to our extensive network of contacts in France, including lawyers, notaries, tax specialists and banks, we also assist Swiss companies and individuals with plans to establish or develop commercial activities in France.
French-Swiss Desk : our expertise
Creation and establishment of French structures in Switzerland
• Analysis and identification of the most suitable legal form.
• Tax and social structuring according to cross-border issues.
• Obtaining specific authorisations for regulated sectors.
• Provision of a registered office and domiciliation services
• Provision of corporate bodies (directors, managers, etc.).
Implementation of cross-border contracts
• Drafting or adaptation of general terms and conditions of sale or purchase,
• Drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts (distribution, partnership, subcontracting, franchise, etc.).
• Obtaining administrative authorisations, particularly for hiring services or seconding personnel.
• Drafting employment contracts for expatriate or seconded employees.
• Assistance in obtaining residence and work permits for executives, employees and families.
Settling individuals in Switzerland
• Personalised assistance with tax procedures (quasi-residence, lump-sum taxation and cross-border tax returns).
• Management of administrative procedures (residence, insurance, opening bank accounts).
• Searching for accommodation or property purchase, Schooling, Health insurance.
• Assistance with asset and inheritance structuring in a Franco-Swiss context (multiple residences, heirs abroad, tax treaties).
Management of cross-border disputes
- Legal representation in Franco-Swiss commercial or civil disputes.
- Assistance with international inheritance matters, including representation of heirs, search for bank assets and coordination with notaries.
- Criminal defence in proceedings involving French and Swiss courts (mutual legal assistance, money laundering, etc.).
Main Contacts
Flavien Valloggia
Partner
Olivier Rivoire
Partner