Switzerland FirmaZurich · Zug · Geneva

Swiss legal practice

A Swiss corporate practice for foreign founders.

Formation, FINMA licensing, accounting and wind-down for companies held from outside Switzerland. Three offices, one Swiss-trained lawyer per office. Advice with numbers, every fact sourced.

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02Services

Six commercial practice areas. Pillar-depth reading on each.

01 · Pillar
Company formation
AG and GmbH incorporation, branches and resident-representative arrangements. Median 11 working days to Zefix entry.
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02 · Pillar
Financial licensing
FINMA banking, FinTech licence (BA Art. 1b), DLT trading venue, portfolio manager and trustee, application & substance.
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03
Accounting & tax
Swiss GAAP FER and IFRS-SME, VAT at 8.1%, withholding tax at 35%, cantonal effective rates 11.85–21.04%.
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04
Shelf companies
Pre-registered, never-traded entities. CHF 10,000–30,000, 3–7 working days post due diligence and bank re-KYC.
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05
Nominee director
Swiss-resident representative per CO Art. 718 para. 4 / 814 para. 3. Annual engagement, AMLA-compliant, substance-aware.
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06
Corporate liquidation
Voluntary (CO Art. 736–747), administrative strike-off or court-ordered. One-year creditor-protection window.
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03Associates

One Swiss-trained lawyer per office. No doctoral titles, no unverifiable awards.

Each associate is a graduate of the canton's own law faculty, with 8–12 years in practice and a start at a Swiss office of a Big-Four firm. Direct contact is made through the contact form; personal email addresses are not displayed publicly.

We cite: FINMA
Fedlex (federal statute)
ESTV (tax administration)
Zefix (commercial register)
S-GE / SECO / SEM

04Firm

A narrow practice by design.

We accept matters in six practice areas and decline outside them. Scope, fee structure and timeline are agreed in writing before engagement. If a matter is better served by specialist counsel we tell you so, with referrals where appropriate.

"Legal texts are commentary on numbers. A practice that starts from the commentary and arrives at the numbers last has the order wrong." Firm principle, stated plainly

Step 1 · Initial enquiry

Tell us the matter. We reply within one working day.

Initial triage confirms scope and the partner who will lead. A formal written engagement follows only if both sides are comfortable with fee, timeline and conflicts.

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