REISER Avocats provides global, in-depth expertise in Swiss corporate law.
Whether it be in the early stages of a new project, in your day-to-day business, or in the context of a merger or a sale: if you run a company, you will sooner or later require reliable legal advice in the field of corporate law, regardless of the size of your company. This field is as broad as it is complex and covers issues that arise in the founding of a company, in mergers and acquisitions and transfers of businesses, as well as other cross-disciplinary issues that also involve accounting law, commercial register law, business names, and restructurings.
Lawyers specialised in corporate law
REISER Attorneys at Law has comprehensive and in-depth expertise in the field of Swiss corporate law. We assist founders, shareholders, managers, future purchasers, and companies themselves, , in all legal aspects related to the existence of the company, whether it be a start-up, a foundation, a SME or a listed company, from its creation to its potential transfer, including the legal issues with which its managers are confronted on a daily basis.
Advice in corporate law
As entrepreneurs ourselves, we advise our clients on the choice of the most appropriate legal form and structure to achieve the defined objectives and the envisaged activity. We also take care of all of the legal formalities required for the proper functioning of the company and its optimal internal organisation. Our expertise extends to corporate governance, reorganisations, restructurings and financing of companies or specific operations, as well as to questions of liability of directors and auditors.
Our expertise in corporate law
- REISER Attorneys at Law has the skills and resources to handle all legal aspects of corporate changes, mergers, demergers, and acquisitions. - Our lawyers specialised in this field help our clients achieve their goals, in particular by assisting them in the due diligence process, while also advising them on the possible tax treatment. - Our structure allows us to offer services that match the highest international standards, at competitive rates. Some examples of cases - Our clients have sought our services in mergers and acquisitions in several sectors, including the food industry, air and sea transport, oil & gas logistics, healthcare, luxury jewelry, real estate and the press. - Our firm has also structured transactions involving financial institutions, oil and telecommunications companies, and hotels.
Advice in banking law
Our firm advises financial institutions, in particular independent asset managers, in their relations with their clients, business partners, supervisory authorities (SO) and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). In this respect, we assist our clients in their organisation, in obtaining the necessary authorizations and in drafting contracts specific to their activity.Advice in financial law
In the financial field, our firm provides specialised assistance in the conduct of complex legal proceedings. In this context, we assist individuals and companies in the recovery of assets, in particular in cases involving liability for mismanagement or of a criminal nature. Having built a network of partner firms abroad, we coordinate and monitor cases with an international component.Our expertise in banking and financial law
- Advice and support for asset managers with respect to the supervisory authorities. In this context, we advise them on the drafting of contractual documents: management mandate, advisory mandate, management profile, risk profile, etc.
- Advice and representation of clients and banking institutions before the courts in the context of liability actions for mismanagement.
- Advice and representation of heirs in search of banking assets in Switzerland and abroad in an international context involving several laws and jurisdictions.
- Advice and representation in liability actions against executives of a banking institution.
Lawyers in real estate law
REISER Avocats advises a clientele composed of real estate developers, architects, engineers, general construction companies, public entities as well as institutional and private owners.Construction Lawyers
Our expertise ranges from initial advice on the development of a real estate project to the management of legal problems arising after delivery of the work, including the organisation of consortiums, the drafting of contractual documentation, the negotiation of contracts with the various trades, the management of the real estate project, etc. In this field, we also have specific skills in administrative procedures such as the planning and monitoring of land use planning procedures, the problems of acquisition authorisations for foreign persons, obtaining building permits, and managing any appeals in these areas. We also regularly represent our clients before the civil courts in the event of proceedings related to statutory mortgages, construction defects, or disputes between property owners. In addition, our firm has extensive experience in advising private and institutional landlords in their relations with tenants and in representing them in court, both for commercial and residential properties.Public construction law
- Land use planning (planning, zoning, dezoning) - Building police (building permits) - Secondary residence law (Lex Weber) - Environmental law, protection of heritage and nature - Polluted sitesPrivate construction law
- General or total contractor contracts - Architectural and engineering contracts - Defects in the work - Legal hypothecs of craftsmen and contractors - Construction insuranceReal estate law
- Real rights and land law - Easements - PPE - Rural and agrarian land law - Neighbourhood law and rural and land law - Right of emption and pre-emption - ExpropriationsReal estate sales law
- Acquisition of real estate by foreigners in Switzerland (Lex Koller) - Real estate brokerage - Real estate sales - Notary law - Real estate taxationLease law
- Rental lease - Farm lease - Farm leaseSome examples of cases
- Representation before the civil courts in proceedings related to legal mortgages, construction defects, or disputes between property owners. - Legal proceedings concerning construction defects. - Assistance to developers in the realization of a construction project, from the perspective of private law (contracts) and administrative law (building permits). - Advice to accompany real estate transactions by non-residents in Switzerland - Creation and management of a real estate fund, creation of a joint venture in the real estate sector.Employment Lawyer in Geneva
Conflicts in the field of employment law are generally sources of tension within the company and can mobilise important resources. To avoid this, REISER Avocats, a law firm specialised in employment law, advises its clients so that they can correctly assess their rights and obligations and set up a company policy adapted to their needs.Advice in employment law
REISER Attorneys at Law has extensive knowledge in the field of employment law. We advise employers and employees in all aspects of their contractual relationships, both in Switzerland and internationally. We provide specialised advice in the negotiation and drafting of employment contracts and internal regulations, secondment of employees, transfer of employment relationships, individual or collective dismissals. We assist our clients in all areas related to employment law, such as residence and establishment in Switzerland (work and settlement permits), mergers and acquisitions, competition law, social insurance, and pensions and represent our clients both before the judicial and administrative authorities while promoting, when appropriate, alternative dispute resolution procedures such as negotiation and mediation.Our expertise in employment law
- Drafting and negotiation of employment contracts - Drafting of internal regulations - Setting up profit-sharing plans for employees - Negotiation between employers and unions - Management of collective dismissals - Representation of clients in case of conflicts, in particular before judicial authoritiesSome examples of cases
- Assistance and advice to a foreign company active in the television sector in Switzerland. - Representation and assistance before the courts of a securities trader in all aspects related to the employment contracts of its employees. - Assistance to a director of a sports company following the immediate termination of the employment relationship. - Assistance to a director of a company active in the watchmaking industry following the termination of their employment relationship.Medical law and civil liability
REISER Avocats benefits from a wide expertise in medical law and civil liability matters.
We offer a wide range of legal services in civil matters. In particular, our team includes lawyers specialised in resolving accidents disputes, whether through negotiations or court proceedings. We provide personalised assistance to our clients from the incident until the matter is finally resolved with the counterparty and insurance companies. Our firm takes all necessary steps to obtain indemnities for losses, whether arising from injuries, death, medical treatment, professional or domestic disability, or moral prejudice. Our network of professional contacts in the insurance market allows us to solve disputes in a speedy and efficient way.
REISER Avocats represents claimants, defendants and insurers in road traffic accident disputes, construction disputes, and transport (train and airplane) disputes.
Our lawyers also act on behalf of medical professionals, group practices and private clinics. We assist our clients in their legal relationships with patients, health and regulatory authorities and insurance companies. We also assist doctors and patients in proceedings before the supervisory commission for health professions and patients’ rights. In addition, our lawyers provide court representation in proceedings initiated by insurers relating to issues of polypharmacy and care oversight.
Our expertise includes :
- Representation of large private clinics in court proceedings initiated by patients
- Assistance to doctors in financial litigation against health insurance companies
- Court representation of engineering firms in construction accident disputes
- Court representation of claimants following serious road traffic, train and airplane accidents
Criminal law and administrative criminal law often draw very complex contours of wrongful conduct. As a result, economic actors are at an increased risk of being investigated and complained about or of becoming victims of criminal offences. The risks of severe sanctions and serious damages are significant.
Lawyer specialized in economic crime
Our team of lawyers has extensive experience in economic crime. We regularly advise companies and individuals in complex, cross-border, and international criminal proceedings, typically in cases of fraud, corruption, money laundering, and cybercrime. We also assist them in the search and seizure of assets resulting from cross-border fraud. Our lawyers are also renowned for conducting internal investigations and assisting clients with compliance issues related to corruption, money laundering, and cybercrime regulations. We also benefit from an international network of lawyers specialised in this field with whom we work regularly.Our expertise in economic crime
- Representation of clients in proceedings conducted by Swiss prosecution authorities in the context of white collar crime; - Assistance in the context of internal investigations conducted within companies in order to assess the commission of possible criminal and regulatory offences; - Assistance to companies or individuals in the search for and seizure of assets, mainly as a result of fraud and cybercrime attacks; - Assisting companies in the development or redesign of their compliance programs and risk assessment.Some examples of cases
- Representation of several insurance companies active in the oil and gas sector in the context of criminal proceedings opened for suspicions of unfair management and money laundering. - Assistance to several victims of an international embezzlement scheme in the recovery of their assets. - Representation of South American nationals in Swiss criminal proceedings in connection with the Brazilian Lava Jato scandal. - Representation of the director of a commodities trading company in criminal proceedings initiated by several banks based on allegations of fraud and breach of trust. - Representation in civil and criminal proceedings of an external director of a financial company having resorted to a system of cavalier behaviour. - Representation in criminal proceedings of a "risk manager" of a public law banking institutionOur firm advises and represents Swiss and foreign lawyers in their dealings with the legal supervisory authorities, both in relation to administrative authorisations and representation in disciplinary matters.
We also act before the courts in cases of disputes regarding fees or the proper execution of the mandate.