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On behalf of our partners and the whole team, we are delighted to announce that our Of Counsel Alain P. Röthlisberger will become a partner, effective 1 January 2023.

Alain joined BGPartner in 2021, with a focus on corporate and commercial law, including M&A and regulatory. He is also heading BGPartner's Middle East Desk and in charge of our financial intermediary services. Alain has a proven record of more than 25 years of experience as Attorney-at-law, Corporate and General Counsel. Most recently, he had been Almarai Company's Group General Counsel. His experience covers legal advice and transactions in Switzerland, Europe, North Africa, Middle East, Asia (incl. China) and the US.

We would like to congratulate Alain to this step and wish him lots of success in our partnership. We are very pleased to further strengthen our team with his experience and look forward to his valued contribution to our clients and our firm.

We are launching our Book Review series on how to negotiate successfully. In episode No. 1 of our Book Review Series, Senior Partner Michael Bader reviews the book “Noise” written by psychologist and Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman. The New York Times Bestseller was met with great response from business decision-makers and negotiators worldwide. "A smorgasbord of unexpected insights. [...] " (The Neue Zürcher Zeitung). Click here for the Video. 

At the Zurich and Berne location, we are looking for a Lawyer (80 - 100%) immediately or by agreement. Download job ad. Olivier Bula is looking forward to meeting you. Please address your application to talents@bgpartner.ch.

Whether you are intrigued, fascinated or intimidated by it: The Metaverse is too big to ignore. According to a McKinsey & Company study (dated June 21, 2022), the Metaverse may reach a value of up to $5 trillion in 2030.

New developments mean new businesses, new businesses mean new legal questions: What does acquisition of virtual real estate mean? Can one be held criminally accountable for his doings in a virtual world? Does employment law apply?

So thank you Dr Anita Lamprecht for your guidance through this world during our “BGPartner Metaverse Day”. Click here for the YouTube video.  

The University Psychiatric Services Bern (UPD) AG takes the concerns and worries of its employees seriously. It has therefore created an external reporting office in collaboration with BGPartner. All UPD employees have the opportunity to submit their observations, concerns and suggestions for improvement in connection with the safety of patients and employees externally and confidentially. The reports are anonymized and processed in such a way that no conclusion can be drawn as to the identity of the person making the report. However, BGPartner integrates the reports received into a reporting system so that UPD can draw the right conclusions from them and take appropriate measures.

Do you work for UPD? Then contact us now and let us contribute together to a constructive design.