Stay up to date
This page contains the latest updates and news from BianchiSchwald, from press releases to publications by our lawyers, to changes in the legal landscape. Want to know more? Please contact us directly.
7 September 2021
Upcoming conference of Unil-CEDIDAC – September 28, 2021
Hélène Weidmann, Partner, will participate on September 28 in the conference organized by Unil-CEDIDAC on the lawyer profession. She will share her experience by co-moderating the round table on the theme "organizing a career plan in 2021; between partnership track and succession".
2 September 2021
Evénement à venir "Rencontre d’affaires franco-suisse – Construction"
Yves de Coulon, associé, spécialiste FSA du droit de la construction et de l'immobilier, MRICS et responsable du département Immobilier et Construction ainsi que Stéphanie Fuld, associée, spécialiste FSA du droit du travail et responsable du département Droit du travail, participeront à la prochaine « Rencontre d’affaires franco-suisse – Construction ». Ils présenteront les normes et réglementations d’un chantier en Suisse.
La conférence aura lieu au Lausanne Palace les 15 et 16 septembre 2021.
Thommen-Furler acquires ERNE Surface
25 August 2021Thommen-Furler AG – the parent company of a leading group in the fields of distribution of chemicals, specialties and lubricants, environmental technology and the disposal and recycling of industrial and hazardous waste with a turnover of approx. CHF 200 million and 400 employees – has acquired ERNE Surface AG, a company offering surface treatments and electroplating, from the selling family shareholders.
BianchiSchwald advised Thommen-Furler AG on all legal aspects of this transaction with a team consisting of Marc Metzger (Partner | Commercial and Contracts), Stefan Scherrer (Partner | Corporate and M&A) and Stipe Jozic (Senior Associate | Corporate and M&A).
23 August 2021
New ranking 2021 : Christoph Gasser awarded by IAM Patent 1000
Shortly after his debut in the IAM Patent 1000, Christoph Gasser, Partner and Practice head of Intellectual Property, is already a recommended expert in the 2021 edition : "An experienced lawyer and a phenomenal litigator with great work ethic." "He has a phenomenal eye for detail and constructs meticulous arguments – just some of the reasons why he has been choosen to sit as an adjunct judge at the Federal Patent Court." Congratulations !
9 August 2021
Analysis of Stéphanie Fuld in the CJN
In the July preview of Commentaire de Jurisprudence Numérique (CJN), Stéphanie Fuld provides clarifications regarding three Federal Court judgments:
- judgment 4A_638/2020 of May 7th, 2021 addressing the issue of unfair dismissal and the employer's reasons that do not correspond to the real reasons that founded the dismissal;
- judgement 4A_429/2020 of May 5th, 2021 regarding the "double relevance theory" and the impossibility for the judge to issue a new judgment as there is no employment contract;
- and judgment A-2633/2020 of May 7th, 2021 about the conditions to be respected in the context of the dismissal of an employee subject to the Federal Personnel Ordinance (OPers).
29 July 2021
Corporate Governance 2021 – Switzerland
Members of our Corporate | M&A team in Zurich have contributed a publication on corporate governance in Switzerland in Lexology's Getting The Deal Through series. You can find the article of Thomas Schmid, Stefan Scherrer and Norbert Schenk by clicking on the following link :