A record number of barristers have been made up to silk this year, with 113 QC appointments announced this morning (12 January).
If Freshfields doesn’t pick off other magic circle lawyers, lockstep reform will be a waste
This year was filled with drama: high-profile mergers, hires and collapses set the scene for some interesting (and challenging) coverage from The Lawyer. And they are all here, in the top 10 most-read stories of the entire year.
We are pleased to announce that our employees Alexandre Both, Michael Cartier, Michael Feit, Hubertus Hillerström and Olivier Sigg, who have been with us for many years, have been appointed as partners in our firm, effective from 1 January, 2018.
By Maurus Winzap, Robert Desax On 12 September 2018, the Swiss National Council (Lower House– Nationalrat – Conseil national) approved the revised version for a corporate tax reform (“Tax Proposal 17”). It is based on the Government’s proposal issued in March 2017 and on the version negotiated in the Upper House (Ständerat – Conseil des États) in […]
By Lukas Wyss In July 2017, BMW (Schweiz) AG closed a new public Swiss auto lease ABS transaction. The transaction features the issuance of €325m Class A Floating Rate Notes via BMW’s Luxembourg platform Bavarian Sky Europe S.A. (acting in respect of its Compartment Swiss Auto Leases 2). This was one of the first Swiss public […]
By Jürg Schneider, Hugh Reeves On 27 August 2018 the Federal Office for National Economic Supply (FONES) published the Minimum Standard for Improving ICT Resilience (minimum ICT standard), together with a self-assessment tool. Compliance with this standard should allow organisations to successfully fend off cyberattacks and mitigate cyber-risks. The minimum ICT standard primarily targets critical infrastructure providers […]
By Lukas Wyss, Walder Wyss Ltd. The legislative process towards passing the new FinSA and FinIA kicked off in November 2015. The FinSA and FinIA will create uniform competitive conditions for financial intermediaries and improve client protection. The acts shall further promote competitiveness of the Swiss financial centre and, by creating a level playing field, competitive […]
By Michael Feit Switzerland has a long-standing tradition to serve as the seat for international disputes. Thanks to its very arbitration friendly legal framework, and overall encouraging factors such as Switzerland’s neutrality, stability and business-friendly environment, Switzerland has remained a top choice for international arbitration for parties from all over the world…
A record number of barristers have been made up to silk this year, with 113 QC appointments announced this morning (12 January).
If Freshfields doesn’t pick off other magic circle lawyers, lockstep reform will be a waste
This year was filled with drama: high-profile mergers, hires and collapses set the scene for some interesting (and challenging) coverage from The Lawyer. And they are all here, in the top 10 most-read stories of the entire year.
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Travers Smith has led on the acquisition of music recognition app Shazam by Apple after the deal was cleared by EU regulators. Shazam was advised by a team led by corporate finance partner Andrew Gillen which also included corporate finance senior associate Jamie Lumsden and corporate finance associates Simon Inder and Graeme Scotchmer. In addition, […]
DLA Piper has opened the nominations for its new managing partner, with Simon Levine set to stand for a second term. The process will close in early October, followed by the announcement of the result the next month. As yet, no other partners have formally announced their candidacy. Senior partner Andrew Darwin gave his backing […]
Dispersed firm Keystone Law has posted its interim financial results for the six months ending in July 2018, showing double-digit growth both in turnover and profits. The firm revealed 30 per cent turnover growth from £15.3m to £20m. Profit before tax, meanwhile, increased by 40.3 per cent, rising from £1.7m to £2.3m. In addition, cash […]
With the Business Leadership Summit in association with Propero taking place today, we caught up with Intapp CEO John Hall, one of the keynote speakers, to discuss where the legal sector is heading, what trends are emerging and what are the main obstacles lying ahead for law firms.
Dechert is working for a number of bondholder clients in multiple disputes involving one of Ukraine’s biggest financial institutions, PrivatBank. The firm is acting on a pair of arbitration cases in the London Court of International Arbitration valued at a combined $375m with the primary client – institutional investor Madison Pacific – disputing against the […]
Fieldfisher is poised to open two new offices in Spain, via a merger with local firm Jausas. The firm will be based in Madrid, an attractive city for law firms due to a strong banking and corporate scene, while the second will be located in Barcelona which has a thriving tech start-up scene. The new offices […]
