The new EU General Data Protection Regulation in the Swiss SME practice: the journey is the reward?

The two SwissLegal lawyers Martin Frey and Carol Simona Rothenfluh, both facing the daily challenges of clients’ implementation issues with the new regulation, provide insight into the world of data protection.
Read more about this in the attached article (in German), as it was also published in the supplement to the Sonntagszeitung of 15 July 2018 on the topic of data protection ...

The new EU General Data Protection Regulation in the Swiss SME practice: the journey is the reward? (366 KB), pdf

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19 Nov 2025

Tax planning in business sales – Opportunities and pitfalls

Taxes play a crucial role in ensuring a successful business succession. Attorney Jörg Frei of SwissLegal asg.advocati explains which types of transfers trigger tax consequences, what needs to be considered, and how a business succession can be executed successfully from a tax perspective as well.

29 Oct 2025

SwissLegal – News from our 2025 fall conference

Autumn is traditionally the time when we meet internally, exchange ideas, gather new inspiration, and look to the future together. This was the case at last Tuesday's (October 28, 2025) autumn conference at the Radisson BLU Airport Hotel in Zurich, to which SwissLegal AG invited all lawyers from all SwissLegal locations and presented a colorful program. Read the full article (translated by DeepL) below.

10 Oct 2025

Federal Supreme Court rules on Leitenscheid case regarding defects in COVID-19 closures of business premises

Federal Supreme Court clarifies: The officially ordered closures of business premises in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic do not constitute a defect in the rental property.

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Tax planning in business sales – Opportunities and pitfalls

SwissLegal – News from our 2025 fall conference

Federal Supreme Court rules on Leitenscheid case regarding defects in COVID-19 closures of business premises