Baker & McKenzie in Switzerland
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Corporate Law in Switzerland

We provide general corporate legal services for the formation and operation of businesses, and are routinely involved in mergers, acquisitions, dispositions of corporate assets and other types of reorganizations.

We help corporate clients comply with applicable securities laws in private placements and in most types of public and private financing transactions.

We offer legal and tax advice in all aspects of capital increases and decreases, financing, reorganizations and legal questions concerning groups of companies and family-owned companies, including relationships between shareholders and shareholders’ agreements.

Our lawyers provide services in all areas of public securities offerings, including IPOs and secondary offerings; registration reporting and compliance; private placements; underwriting agreements, placement agreements and fairness opinions; venture capital financing; institutional debt and private equity financing; restricted stock transfers; tender offers; corporate governance and anti-takeover provisions; mergers and acquisitions; leveraged buyouts; investment company regulation; broker-dealer registration and compliance; stock option and other stock-based employee benefit plans, and securities law litigation and arbitration proceedings.

Learn about the European Central Bank's repo facility for asset-backed securities, developments in the Saudi capital markets and more in our April 2010 newsletter on legal, regulatory and market issues affecting securitisation and structured capital market deals.
Fighting corruption and bribery requires a concerted global response. The Anti-bribery Risk Assessment: A Systematic Overview of 151 countries, co-authored by Baker & McKenzie partner Dr. Thomas Gruetzner, takes a look at each country’s legal framework and how anti-corruption measures are implemented in different jurisdictions.
Our Sydney-based US capital markets team counsels Australian sandalwood plantation company TFS on its senior secured notes offer and listing on the Singapore Exchange, demonstrating one-stop shop capabilities.
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We understand your industry, culture and goals. Our innovative solutions extend beyond practices and borders, just as your business needs do.

Our global perspective is based on our knowledge of local laws and customs everywhere we operate, while our lawyers understand issues across a broad spectrum of business and legal practices. This fluency allows us to bring the right talent and knowledge to deliver world-class commercially pragmatic advice.

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Every day our more than 3,800 lawyers, economists, tax advisors and other professionals share insights and best practices across borders and practices. We speak more than 75 languages and represent more than 55 nationalities, and the close relationships among our people fosters the trust needed to develop and deliver world-class solutions to multinational clients.

We share an uncompromising commitment to excellence, which explains why more of our lawyers are included as leading lawyers in the Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Best Lawyers than any other Global 20 law firm.

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We started with a vision of going global and were in eight countries before our 10th anniversary. Today we have 70 offices in 42 countries -- including the emerging markets so important to the growth of your business.
We offer world-class career opportunities around the globe, while our entrepreneurial culture makes Baker & McKenzie a unique place to develop professionally.

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