Business, Finance, and Technology Law Firm in Zurich, Switzerland

Wyss Wiesli Attorneys at Law

Main Office
Talacker 50
P.O. Box 3010
Zurich 8001
Switzerland

+41 44 2483710

+41 44 2483711

www.ww-law.ch/site/index.php/welcome/

Contact Dr. Ralph Wyss

Law Firm Overview

Wyss Wiesli is a small law firm in Zurich downtown. We have significant experience in technology law, finance law including regulatory matters, banking and asset management law, corporate and contract law. Our clients are mainly private banks, asset managers and privately owned companies as well as their owners on an international basis. We focus on personal advice whenever and wherever needed, efficient service and utmost discretion.

Our commitment is to focus on you and your short and long term corporate needs. After a careful analysis of the outset we consistently and efficiently work towards the objective that has initially been defined with you. Your trust is our basis, the resolution of your problems is our business and your satisfaction is our success.

Year this Office was Established: 2001

Languages: German; French; English.

Areas of Law

Additional Areas of Law: Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading; Collective Investment Schemes Act; Federal Law on Banks and Savings Banks; IT Outsourcing Agreements; Recapitalization; Liquidations; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Incorporations.

Areas of Law Description

Wyss Wiesli believes specialization is the prerequisite for excellent legal counseling and the successful conduct of negotiations and court trials. That is why we are focusing on the following commercial and corporate areas of practice:

- Business Law

• Incorporations
• Private equity and venture capital transactions
• Corporate governance (incl. D&O liability claims) and corporate housekeeping
• Mergers and acquisitions, LBOs and MBOs, joint ventures, restructurings and reorganizations
• Recapitalization and liquidations
• Commercial contracts (in particular purchase, labor, rental, leasing, license, distribution and agency agreements, general terms and conditions)
• Employee stock ownership plans
• Competition and trust law

- Finance

• Regulatory issues of financial intermediaries (banks, securities dealers, stock exchanges, collective investment schemes, in particular investment funds, asset managers, investment advisors) and persons charged with the management and the administration with regard to admission, supervision etc.
• Support of banks and other companies with regard to all laws regulating the capital and the financial markets (in particular Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading, Collective Investment Schemes Act, Federal Law on Banks and Savings Banks)
• Consulting (and in selected cases also criminal defense) regarding the requirements of the Money Laundering Act, the international standards of money laundering control (AML) and financing of terrorism (CFT) and corruption

- Technology Law

• IT outsourcing agreements and service level agreements (including outsourcing in the financial sector)
• All types of license and IP agreements
• Work, development, maintenance and support agreements, escrow agreements for technology products (software, hardware, equipment and industrial products)
• Legal coordination of technology projects
• Know how protection and transfer agreements
• Data protection aspects

- Other Areas of Law

Wyss Wiesli also provides legal representation in several other areas of law such as: taxes, trademarks and patents. Our firm provides legal advice in cooperation with experienced national and international law firms and specialists.