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RUOSS VÖGELE advises a yacht owner on the acquisition of a catamaran and its registration under the flag of the Cayman Islands. The advice includes the incorporation of a yacht-owning company, the draft of crew employment agreements as well as insurance related matters. RUOSS VÖGELE works closely with a local partner law firm in the Cayman Islands to handle corporate and registration topics in connection with the transaction.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a leading international company in the field of textile technology on the acquisition of a company abroad. In the context of this transaction RUOSS VÖGELE works side by side with specialists in the client's team and with corporate finance experts.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a yacht owner on the registration of a medium-size yacht under Swiss flag. The advice includes the consideration of regulatory aspects as well as insurance related issues. RUOSS VÖGELE works closely with external yacht specialists.

RUOSS VÖGELE supports a start-up company active in the field of medical diagnostics in a seed financing round. The investors invest into the company based on a convertible loan agreement.

Pascale Gola of Ruoss Vögele in her function as chairperson of an arbitral tribunal renders together with two co-arbitrators an arbitral award under the Swiss SIA Rules of Arbitration. Such award is based on a consent between the parties that was found at a settlement hearing in front of the arbitral tribunal including a technical expert. The dispute arose from a construction project in Switzerland.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a Swiss company in the formation of an industrial holding company with two subsidiaries in Switzerland and Germany from the e-commerce/SaaS/fulfillment sectors. The advice includes the reorganization of the shareholder and capital structure as well as the negotiation of a business combination agreement and a shareholders' agreement. RUOSS VÖGELE works closely with tax advisors to solve complex cross-border issues.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises foreign investors on the sale of their Swiss real estate company to a professional real estate investor (share deal). The main asset of the sold real estate company is a rented commercial property located in Switzerland.

Salome Wieser and Dr. Tom Frey joined RUOSS VÖGELE as partners as of January 1, 2021. Salome Wieser complements and further strengthens RUOSS VÖGELE in the fields of national and international mergers and acquisitions and corporate structuring. Dr. Tom Frey further expands our litigation team and our expertise in employment law. Both new partners have excellent qualifications, additional educations and several years of experience from nationally and internationally operating commercial law firms. RUOSS VÖGELE is delighted to have gained two extremely committed and solution-oriented partners who will help to further enhance our law firm in the years to come. Welcome to our team.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a Legal Update on the on the most important drone rules in Switzerland.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises one of the most successful and largest Swiss advertising agency on the conclusion of multi-year contracts for one of the largest advertising budgets in Switzerland.

RUOSS VÖGELE develops for and in close cooperation with a client from the field of integrated communication updated employee regulations, which especially consider aspects of working from home.

On January 1, 2021, various changes in corporate and commercial law will come into force. You will find a selection of relevant changes in this Legal Update.

In 2020, RUOSS VÖGELE advises various clients in the field of estate planning. The overall aim is to achieve long-term and sustainable solutions that take into account the individual interests of all persons involved. In addition to last wills, marriage and inheritance contracts, gift contracts and property transfers, advance care directives are drawn up, to ensure an adequate treatment in case of illness.

Under future law, Swiss corporations will have more flexibility to change their capital. A new Legal Update presents the key points of this new legal institution.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises an international logistics company on financially and operationally motivated internal group restructuring and ensures the correct implementation.

RUOSS VÖGELE wins an appeal in front of the High Court of Zurich against the re-entry of a company in the register of commerce and the therewith connected re-opening of bankruptcy proceedings. The dispute concerned the Swiss subsidiary – acting as a project vehicle - of a client internationally active in the IT field. The re-entry in the register of commerce and the re-opening of the bankruptcy proceedings was requested by opponent in the context of a pending civil litigation, allegedly in order to request assignment of personal liability claims against the directors of client.

PD Dr. iur. Damian A. Fischer LL.M. will give a lecture on the topic «Freedom of corporate design as a means of avoiding and overcoming conflicts» (in German: «Gestaltungsfreiheit als Mittel zur Konfliktvermeidung und -bewältigung») at the 18th Zurich Stock Corporation Law Conference on the freedom of design in stock corporation law on March 30, 2021.

RUOSS VÖGELE supports a start-up company in a complex financing round. The investors and the existing shareholders conclude a detailed shareholder agreement on their future rights and obligations.

RUOSS VÖGELE represents a Swiss aircraft operator in the negotiations of a "Mixed Operations Agreement" between different aircraft operators regarding the shared use of a business jet (NCC and CAT use). The advice includes the consideration of new EU regulations (ORO.GEN.310(a)(2) of Regulation (EU) No. 965/2012 (Regulation [EU] 2019/1384)) as well as requirements of the FOCA (FOCA GM/INFO ORO.GEN.310 "Mixed Operations" and the checklist "Use of AOC aircraft by another operator for non-CAT operations").

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a foreign owner of multiple aircrafts built in the 1940s in connection with the use of these planes for airshows and customs aspects.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a Legal Update on the amendments of the Swiss law on stock corporations.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a Swiss real estate group on the sale of a condominium unit in a commercial center in the French-speaking part of Switzerland to an institutional real estate investor. RUOSS VÖGELE worked together with a local partner law firm to handle public law issues in connection with the transaction.

RUOSS VÖGELE represents financiers and owners in various yacht financing transactions in the first half of 2020. The object of the financing is motor yachts and sailing yachts from the manufacturers Sunseeker, Princess, Leopard Yachts and Vitters.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a successful Swiss start-up company in another financing round with professional VC investors. The advice includes the redesign of the capital structure and renegotiation of a shareholder agreement with approximately 20 parties.

Oscar Amstad is joining RUOSS VÖGELE as a new partner as of July 1, 2020 to continue his successful practice in a larger environment. Os­car Am­stad ad­vi­ses do­mestic and in­ter­na­tio­nal com­pa­nies and pri­va­te cli­ents in several areas of law, in particular in com­mer­ci­al, cor­po­ra­te and contract law, employment law as well as media law. RUOSS VÖGELE is very pleased to have gained in Oscar an outstanding litigation and advisory lawyer and partner. A very warm welcome.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises a Swiss real estate group on the sale of an existing shopping mall together with land reserves and an expansion project to an institutional real estate investor.

RUOSS VÖGELE advises an innovative technology company on the launch and sale of products that can be used to combat the COVID-19 virus. The advice provided by RUOSS VÖGELE includes contract law, corporate law, intellectual property law and regulatory aspects.

RUOSS VÖGELE publishes a new Legal Update on the topic "Liability of the Board of Directors for taxes and social security contributions".

RUOSS VÖGELE advises two engineering companies on the merger and joint continuation of a previously separately operated business unit in the field of surveying technology. The merger of the two separate business units was legally implemented by way of a spin-off of the business unit of one company to the other company with simultaneous participation of the shareholders of the transferring company in the receiving company by means of a capital increase.

RUOSS VÖGELE is right at the top. We are pleased and motivated by the renewed recommendation of RUOSS VÖGELE as the top Swiss law firm in the 2020 lawyers' ranking by Bilanz & Le Temps. We received awards in the fields of corporate law, litigation and procedural law, real estate law, inheritance and estate planning, and aviation.