ZURICH and GENEVA, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The prominent Swiss legislation companies Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP program to merge, generating a new leading-tier business legislation business in Switzerland. A complete of 155 attorneys will give Swiss and intercontinental legislation tips to consumers from 4 Swiss locations in Zurich, Geneva, Zug and Lausanne, and from its intercontinental places of work in London and Madrid. The new agency will have a solid target on significant-tech, ground breaking and controlled sectors.
By combining the abilities of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP, the new legislation firm consolidates and strengthens the present pool of know-how in the traditional places of enterprise legislation, this kind of as Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Dispute Resolution and Intellectual House (IP). The new firm will also be equipped to draw on unparalleled know-how in innovative sectors these types of as Fintech, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence, in addition to IP-loaded and controlled sectors these types of as Lifetime Sciences, Telecommunications, Financial Companies, Actual Estate, and Retail & Luxurious. In these fields, authorities at Meyerlustenberger Lachenal and FRORIEP have by now constructed a robust name as primary specialists who often appear in well known authorized publications and law firm rankings. Private Customers is a further region where by the merger will make great reward by bringing collectively the expertise of both of those law techniques.
The new legislation business will have a incredibly solid worldwide profile. The places of work in London and Madrid provide solutions on the ground to foreign shoppers active in the Swiss industry. These outposts are important one-way links in the new firm’s superior-top quality international community, which also offers bespoke support to Swiss purchasers doing the job in international markets.
The 6 customers of the Board of Directors, comprised of associates of the two legislation firms and from throughout the larger offices, will be Dr Alexander Vogel (Chairman), Nicola Benz, Dr Hubert Orso Gilliéron, Dr Simon Holzer, Daniel Schoch and Philippe Prost. The firm will be managed by seven members of the Govt Board, headed by the two co-managing companions Jean Marguerat and Dr Michael Ritscher. The Government Board also has a stability of users from each law firms and from the German- and French-talking areas of Switzerland.
The new legislation organization will have 251 staff in complete, together with 155 lawyers, spread throughout workplaces in Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, Zug, London and Madrid. With 14 female partners, the new apply will also have by far the greatest share of female associates of any Swiss business regulation organization.
Particulars of the new regulation firm’s corporate identity will be unveiled early in 2021. The merger really should be finished by the stop of June 2021.
“In a very aggressive surroundings, 1 of the distinguishing characteristics of equally our present regulation firms and the new completely built-in regulation company of the long run is the potent crew spirit. We specifically aim on cultural range and a dynamic strategy, designed on entrepreneurial and interdisciplinary pondering. This allows us to realize the superior requirements we aspire to in our everyday legal practice and providers for shoppers throughout the globe,” says Jean Marguerat, LL.M., Co-Handling Husband or wife of the new undertaking, in describing the company tradition of the new regulation company.
Dr Michael Ritscher, LL.M., the other Co-Taking care of Husband or wife, summarises the new law firm’s strategic course: “We want to just take on the worries of our sector, these as digitalisation and technological innovation, and improve our major current market situation in these locations. Our priority is good quality alternatively than amount. As a major marketplace participant, we are desirable not only to shoppers and to lover legislation firms in our intercontinental community, but also to best abilities in the career market place.”
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