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RIESEN LAW

RIESEN LAW is a law firm whose main areas of practice are business, competition, construction and real estate law.

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

With the benefit of many years' experience in these fields, RIESEN LAW offers its clients solid expertise, a tailor-made service and sharp, 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.

The firm advises and assists its clients in several languages.

RIESEN LAW offers its clients constructive solutions and pragmatic advice.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

CONCURRENCE

• advice and assistance during administrative investigations involving cartel agreements or companies in a dominant position
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• advice and assistance in connection with the leniency program (self-disclosure within the meaning of art. 49a para. 2 LCart)
• notification to the Comco of a concentration of undertakings
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• international coordination of notifications of a concentration of undertakings
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• analysis and evaluation of distribution networks
• performance of due diligence and compliance programs
• preparation and drafting of complaints to the Comco
• on-site training and assistance in connection with searches conducted by the 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
• verification of trademark availability
• intellectual property litigation
• protection and litigation in unfair competition matters
• copyright protection and litigation
• protection and litigation relating to domain names
• advice and assistance in advertising and price indication measures (OIP)
• drafting and negotiating licensing, franchising, research & development, assignment, pledging of trademarks, licenses and franchises
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JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

• proceedings before the courts in French- and German-speaking Switzerland, as well as before the Federal Courts in all our areas of expertise
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• provisional measures in all our areas of expertise
• assistance to parties before labor and leasing courts
• enforcement and collection procedures
• sequestration

contract law

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts, such as:

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

Corporate law

• taxes for SMEs, VAT, stamp duty, withholding tax
• incorporation, organization and restructuring of limited companies
• administration and governance of companies
• constitution 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
• construction litigation
• procedures relating to town and country planning and changes to zoning allocations
• negotiation and drafting of general contracting and construction contracts
• advice on the acquisition of real estate by persons abroad (Lex Koller)
• assistance in connection with easements (building rights)

SUCCESSIONS

• assistance and advice on Swiss and international succession
• administration and management of estates
• inheritance tax, tax declaration 
• tax and estate planning
• executor's mandate
• assistance and advice on estate planning