Corporate Law

Bühler Law advises companies on all aspects of corporate law, including corporate organisation and restructuring, share and asset transactions, whether in an advisory capacity or in litigation.

As an Associate Professor at the University of Zurich, Prof. Dr. Christoph B. Bühler also provides independent legal opinions and serves as an arbitrator in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Corporate Formation, Organisation, Liquidation and M&A

• Incorporation, structuring, organisation, administration and liquidation of companies
• Corporate reorganisations, transactions and M&A
• Share acquisitions and disposals, asset deals and business transfers

Corporate Governance, Annual General Meetings

• Design and implementation of corporate governance frameworks
• Composition of boards of directors and board committees
• Management of conflicts of interest
• Board organisation and procedures
• Preparation and support of shareholders' meetings
• Shareholder proposals, shareholder activism and minority shareholder protection
• Role and responsibilities of statutory auditors
• Proxy advisor recommendations in listed companies
• Corporate group structures and the role of subsidiary boards within groups
• Public corporate governance
• Succession planning in family-owned businesses
• Corporate foundations

Compliance and ESG

• Compliance with stock exchange listing requirements
• Compliance with disclosure and transparency obligations, including ad hoc publicity, disclosure of management transactions and notification requirements
• ESG reporting, sustainability transparency and due diligence frameworks
• Codes of Conduct, Codes of Ethics and internal corporate policies

Directors' and Officers' Liability

• Shareholders' information and inspection rights, special investigations
• Internal investigations
• Directors' and officers' liability claims and auditor liability
• Discharge of directors and officers
• Minority shareholder protection