Data Protection and Technology

We advise in all aspects of data protection, privacy and technology, always focused on maximizing the value and quality of data while minimizing legal and reputational risks. This encompasses the entire spectrum with:

• Compliance and governance (including DSG-VO/GDPR implementation)
• Data protection guidelines
• Privacy statements
• Cloud-based and other outsourcing solutions
• Processor agreements
• Cross-border transactions
• Personalized advertising, newsletters, sweepstakes
• Employee monitoring
• Access requests
• Data breach notifications
• Consents
• Customer loyalty programs
• Sensitive data

Our activity includes mainly questions concerning:

• Employment contracts
• Employee regulations, directives, instructions
• Working time models
• Mobbing and other workplace conflicts
• Dismissals
• Non-competition clauses
• Mass dismissals
• Personnel leasing
• International assignments and business transactions

• All types of contracts
• General terms and conditions
• Incorporation of companies
• Company protection
• Shareholder agreements
• Mergers
• Company acquisitions
• Joint Ventures
• Corporate Secretary  (preparation of minutes, gene-ral meetings, etc.)
  
  
  

Another focus of our practice includes intellectual property, advertising and competition law. We advise and represent clients on various brand building issues and assist them in capitalizing on the value of the brand, optimizing marketing campaigns, CRM initiatives, media channels and distribution models (e.g. traditional, digital, selective distribution or franchising) while minimizing legal risks. This essentially covers the following issues:

• Trademark, name, design and copyright law
• Trademark protection, license agreements, franchising
• Sponsoring
• Influencer
• Blogger
• Social media, sweepstakes, giveaways
• E-commerce and domain names
  
  
  

• Support in negotiations with the tax authorities
• Support with complex tax returns and coordination with colleagues who prepare tax returns
• Inheritance & gift tax
• Real estate gains & transfer tax
• Taking up residence in Switzerland: assistance for lump-sum taxation
• Voluntary declarations
• Succession planning
• Tax advice in connection with real estate (acquisition, structuring)
• Tax advice related to old-age provision
• Trading in securities: tax free capital gain or income from self-employment
  
  
  

• Profit tax and capital tax
• Withholding tax, reporting procedures vs. notification procedure, reclaim, double tax treaty applications
• Stamp duties
• Annual financial statement planning
• Real estate gains & transfer taxr
• Relocation from abroad to Switzerland
• New set ups, start-ups
• International planning for group structures
  
  
  

The link between the owners of companies (as private individuals) and their companies often contains tax challenges. Due to our in-depth knowledge of both areas of tax law, we are in a position to provide the best possible advice on this "crossover".

• Planned sale of the company (tax-free capital gain or requalification by tax authorities?)
• Salary vs. dividend
• Wealth tax on non-listed shares
• Withdrawals from the company: possible tax consequences
• Succession planning
  
  
  

We have special tax expertise in connection with trusts and foundations (including voluntary declarations).