RIESEN LAW

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RIESEN LAW

RIESEN LAW is a law firm specializing in business, competition, construction, and real estate law.

The firm is also active in the areas of estate planning, estate management, and estate liquidation.

With many years of experience in these areas, RIESEN LAW offers its clients solid expertise, tailor-made services, and specialized and varied advice.

The firm advises and assists its clients in several languages. The languages spoken within the firm are French, German, and/or Swiss German, as well as English.

RIESEN LAW offers its clients constructive solutions and pragmatic advice.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

COMPETITION

• advice and assistance in administrative investigations concerning cartels or companies in a dominant position
• advice and assistance in relation to the leniency program (self-reporting within the meaning of Art. 49a para. 2 LCart)
• Notification to Comco of a business combination
• International coordination of notifications of business combinations
• Analysis and evaluation of distribution networks
• Implementation of due diligence and compliance programs
• Preparation and drafting of complaints to Comco
• On-site training and assistance in connection with searches conducted by Comco
• Civil litigation in competition law matters
• public procurement procedures

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

• protection of trademarks, patents, designs, and company names
• registration (in Switzerland and abroad) of trademarks and designs
• trademark availability checks
• intellectual property litigation
• protection and litigation in matters of unfair competition
• copyright protection and litigation
• Domain name protection and litigation
• advice and assistance in advertising and price indication measures (OIP)
• drafting and negotiation of license agreements, franchise agreements, research and development agreements, assignment agreements, trademark pledges, licenses, and franchises

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

• Proceedings before the courts in French-speaking and German-speaking Switzerland, as well as before the federal courts in all our areas of expertise
• Provisional measures in all our areas of expertise
• Assistance to parties before labor and lease tribunals
• Enforcement and debt collection proceedings
• Sequestration

CONTRACT LAW

Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, such as:

• distribution, agency, and franchise agreements
• licensing and publishing agreements
• employment and service agreements
• commercial and residential leases, real estate leasing agreements
• sales agreements
• contracts for services
• joint ventures, partnership agreements
• confidentiality agreements
• Out-of-court settlements

CORPORATE LAW

• taxation for SMEs, VAT, stamp duty, withholding tax
• incorporation, organization, and restructuring of corporations
• company administration and governance
• incorporation of associations and foundations
• capital increases and reductions
• assistance and advice on mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, acquisitions and sales of shareholdings
• drafting of shareholder agreements

REAL ESTATE LAW

• complex and large-scale real estate transactions
• assistance and advice in relation to real estate projects for investment companies
• litigation in construction matters
• procedures relating to land use planning and zoning changes
• negotiation and drafting of general contractor and construction contracts
• advice on the acquisition of real estate by persons abroad (Lex Koller)
• Assistance in relation to easements (building rights)

INHERITANCE

• assistance and advice in connection with Swiss or international inheritance matters
• Administration and management of estates
• inheritance taxes, tax returns
• Tax and estate planning
• executorship
• assistance and advice on estate planning