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We are a corporate law firm, a notary’s office and a tax boutique, making us the ideal sparring partner for your corporate and tax law needs. In our law firm, the focus is on you and your success. As a well-established and entrepreneurial team of specialists, we work efficiently, straightforwardly and with high quality. We work with you to find solutions that are tailored to your needs, whether it is a one-off mandate or a long-term partnership.
Our expertise
We advise employers and employees on all matters relating to employment law. Our core competence also includes advice in connection with bonus and employee participation plans.
In particular, you can count on us in the following matters:
- Employment contracts
- Policies and regulations
- Terminations / termination agreements
- Bonus and employee participation plans (ESOP, phantom shares, etc.)
- Employment law in M&A transactions and restructurings
- Staff leasing and placement, secondment
- Relocation of companies and individuals
As tax experts and notaries, we are a one stop shop for advice on your estate planning and the structuring of your corporate succession. We also regularly act as executors of wills and support you in the division of estates.
In particular, you can count on us in the following matters:
- Marital agreements
- Wills
- Contracts of succession
- Advance care directives
- Execution of wills
- Division of estates
We support you in the incorporation of your company and accompany you and your company beyond that, be it in the implementation of a corporate governance, in capital changes or even in distress situations. We in particular specialize in all types of corporate transactions and provide you with comprehensive advice from the very beginning up to the successful completion of your M&A project.
In particular, you can count on us in the following matters:
- Incorporation of a company
- Start-up advice
- Capital increase and reduction
- Shareholders’ agreement
- Corporate governance and corporate housekeeping
- Corporate succession
- Company purchase agreements (share and asset deals)
- Joint venture agreements
- Legal and tax due diligence
- Equity and debt financing
- Employee participation programs (incl. tax rulings)
- Tax structuring
We assist you and your company in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts. Our expertise includes all types of sales contracts, service and distribution agreements, licensing agreements as well as life sciences contracts.
In particular, you can count on us in the following matters:
- Service contracts
- Sales contracts
- Software development
- Supply contracts
- Distribution
- Cooperation agreements
- Licensing and franchising
- Life sciences
As notaries and tax experts, we can offer comprehensive advice on all matters of real estate law – be it the purchase and sale of your own home or complex real estate transactions.
In particular, you can count on us in the following matters:
- Purchase and sale of real estate
- Setting up and modification of mortgages
- Setting up and restructuring of real estate portfolios
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- Lease (lease agreements, terminations)
We advise you comprehensively in all notarial matters and notarize in the Canton of Basel-Stadt. Our main focus is on a prompt and high-quality handling of your requests.
In particular, you can count on us in the following matters:
- Marital agreements, wills, contracts of succession and advance care directives
- Incorporation of companies, capital increases and decreases, amendments to articles of association as well as restructuring and dissolution of companies
- Transfer of real estate, establishment and modification of mortgages and easements
- Legalisations
We pursue your claims both in and out of court. The basis of our litigation is a well-founded analysis of the facts of the case with a concrete assessment of your chances of success. On the basis of this analysis, we seek the most cost-effective way of achieving the best possible outcome for you.
We advise individuals and businesses in national and international tax law matters. From the preparation of a complex tax return (compliance), to transactions and restructurings, to representation before tax authorities and in appeals, we have the expertise and experience to support you comprehensively.
In particular, you can count on us in the following matters:
- National and international tax planning
- Real estate taxation and real estate transactions
- VAT consulting and declaration, fiscal representation
- M&A / restructuring
- Corporate succession planning
- Estate planning
- Tax returns / tax compliance
- International administrative assistance in tax matters