News
New team member
05. October 2023
BGPartner is pleased to welcome Alina Greminger (Student trainee at the Zurich office) as of October 4, 2023. Further information on our entire team can be found here.
Interview from the Finanz und Wirtschaft
19. September 2023
"How can Swiss negotiation practice still be improved?" The answer to this and other questions is provided by BGPartner negotiation experts Oliver Gnehm and Elena Mégevand in an interview with Finanz und Wirtschaft. The interview is based on the study "How do Swiss executives negotiate?". The first, scientifically based practical study on the negotiation behavior of Swiss executives. Conducted by BGPartner in cooperation with the Negotiation Academy Potsdam (NAP). Download article as PDF.
New team member
01. September 2023
BGPartner is pleased to welcome Cédric Hofmann (Trainee at the Berne office) as of September 1, 2023. Further information on our entire team can be found here.
SRF reports on PostFinance case
28. July 2023
The pilot case against PostFinance has reached the Swiss media landscape. SRF - Swiss Radio and Television reported on the case in the format Espresso. The report, which lasted about five minutes, gave details about the situation of the software error in the payment processor of an online casino, which had led to massive minus balances for PostFinance customers. More than 1,000 people in Switzerland were affected.
Detailed information on the dispute can be found here. And here you can go directly to SRF's radio programme.
The case was led by Kathrin Straub (Of Counsel) of BGPartner.
Successful update in the Linde project
26. July 2023
The building permit is issued. Construction is expected to start in spring 2024. The shareholders are relieved. The "disgraceful spot" in the village center of Schwarzenburg (BE) will soon disappear. After 26 years, a modern village center with stores and rental apartments is being built. Enjoy reading the article from the Könziger newspaper.
Stefan Kunz (Partner) as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dorfzentrum Linde Schwarzenburg Ltd. was able to use his many years of experience as a lawyer in the field of building and planning law to advise the parties involved accordingly, to manage the project and, thanks to his negotiating skills, to offer all stakeholders a satisfactory solution. The lawyer Fabiola Weilenmann-Anthamatten actively supported Stefan Kunz. Marcel Hauert, co-founder of Ductus Studio, successfully managed the project from an architectural point of view.