Rate our law firm: BILANZ survey "Top Law Firms in Switzerland "
The business magazine BILANZ and the daily newspaper Le Temps are again conducting the survey "Top Law Firms in Switzerland" for the year 2022. The most recommended law firms in 31 areas of expertise will be awarded.
Stach Rechtsanwälte AG has already been awarded once in the BILANZ ranking in the legal field "Private Equity and Venture Capital".
Therefore, we would be very pleased if you would take a few minutes of your time, participate in the survey and rate and recommend our law firm, especially in the following legal fields:
- General contract law
- Labor law (employer side)
- Inheritance and estate law
- Corporate law
- Private equity and venture capital
- Litigation and procedural law
The survey can be found under the following link.
Thank you for your valued support!
Our law firm is a partner of KMU Problemlöser AG
As a "problem solver with a network", the start-up KMU Problemlöser AG brings SMEs together with highly qualified experts and accompanies SMEs from the initial consultation to the successful implementation of their solution concept.
As an external sparring partner, KMU Problemlöser AG analyzes the current problems of SMEs and defines solution strategies. SMEs are provided with one-stop access to experts from a large network at fair prices and are supported by experienced project managers in achieving the agreed target solution.
We are pleased to be working with KMU Problemlöser AG as a partner. You can find more information here.
Ramon Bühler as partner of our law firm
Dr. Ramon Bühler has been a partner in our law firm since October 1, 2021. He joined our firm in 2015 in an advisory and litigation capacity, mainly in the areas of corporate, commercial, contract, banking and capital markets law, FinTech, mergers & acquisitions, corporate governance, employment and inheritance law.
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