Bearer shares are only permissible if a company is listed on a stock exchange or has structured the bearer shares as intermediated securities. If this is not the case, bearer shares must be converted into registered shares by 30 April 2021 at the latest. The conversion requires notarization by a notary public.
EU Growth Prospectus filed
In collaboration with our colleagues in the EU we have filed an EU Growth Prospectus for the public sale of participation certificates by a Swiss Startup in the Crypto Valley.
Non-competition clauses in employment agreements
You are welcome to read our article in the magazine Fokus Rechtsguide 2020 on post-contractual non-competition clauses.
Reichlin Hess AG receives a reward for one of the best law firms 2020 in Switzerland for tax and employment law
We are delighted to have been ranked in the top category of law firms in Switzerland for tax and employment law in 2020.
COVID-19 SME hotline
Reichlin Hess is also actively contributing to the hotline for Zug SMEs launched by the Lawyers' Association of the Canton of Zug. Our specialists in employment, tenancy and corporate law will be available to Zug SMEs on Friday, April 3, 2020 and Monday, April 6, 2020 via the hotline 0800 525 010.
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Dear Clients and Business Partners, To respond to the challenges caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the team of Reichlin Hess AG is working remotely from home starting from today. Our IT systems are set-up to ensure the confidentiality, and availability of our e-mails and documents system in order to securely work both in the office and remotely. The whole team...
Immediate execution of a non-competition clause of an employment agreement
Reichlin Hess represented a client (employer) in the super provisional execution of a non-competition clause foreseen in an employment agreement. In a partial approval of the request, the employee was prohibited by the competent court from using documents of the former employer and from contacting its customers and suppliers. This result is pleasing for the client, as it allows its legitimate interests of confidentiality to be safeguarded.
Cross-border merger from Switzerland to Austria
Our Swiss legal and tax specialists successfully assisted in a cross-border merger from Switzerland to Austria.
New Attorney and Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law: Simon Fricker
Since January 1, 2020, Simon Fricker is supporting the team of Reichlin Hess. With this appointment Reichlin Hess continues to grow in the areas of employment law and litigation.
Successful closing of seed financing round for a startup in the blockchain industry
We are proud to have supported MachinaWare AG through a successful seed financing round of CHF 1 million. As a promising blockchain startup in the Crypto Valley, MachinaWare AG will now be able to accelerate development and growth for the official launch in 2020.
Appeal in tender procedure: Another great success for our litigation attorneys
A successful defense of our client against two appeals from different bidders in a tender procedure in the Canton of Berne.
New Attorney and Notary Public: Dominic Baumgartner
We are happy to welcome Dominic Baumgartner as a Attorney at Law and Notary Public in our team! His main practice areas are corporate and commercial law, litigation and national and international arbitration, advice on and drafting of contracts, the law on debt enforcement and bankruptcy and sports law.
We accept crypto currencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple) 