Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys Corp. recognized by Best Lawyers

Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys Corp. is pleased to inform you that its two partners, Christophe Wilhelm and Philippe Gilliéron, have both been recognized by the American reference guide Best Lawyers as among the best Swiss lawyers in their respective fields of expertise, i.e. corporate law for Christophe Wilhelm, and intellectual property for Philippe Gilliéron. This recognition […]

Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys-at-Law Corp. : announcement

We are pleased to announce the partnership of Philippe Gilliéron in our firm as of July 1, 2020. Philippe Gilliéron is a recognized specialist in intellectual property law, data protection and new technologies and teaches these branches at the Universities of Lausanne and Fribourg as an Associate Professor. Philippe Gilliéron will be in charge of […]

The holding of general meetings of shareholders during coronavirus outbreaks

The current coronavirus pandemic makes the task of those responsible for organizing the general meetings of public limited companies, whether listed or not, particularly difficult. On 16 March 2020, the Federal Council strengthened measures to protect the population by upgrading to the “extraordinary situation” level of the Epidemics Act. All shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment […]

The scheduled end of bearer shares in unlisted Swiss companies

Background The Swiss Federal Parliament brought an end to the regime of bearer shares in unlisted Swiss companies on 21 June 2019 when it approved a Federal Council bill relating to their abolition. Faced with combined pressure from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for […]

Steve Gomes joins our legal team at Wilhelm Avocats SA

We are delighted to announce that Me Steve Gomes, attorney-at-law, has joined our legal team at WILHELM Avocats SA as from the 1st of September 2019 after working in a renowned law firm in Geneva for several years. His areas of expertise are commercial law, contract law, judicial law, as well as private construction and […]

What is the validity of a gift voucher issued for a limited period of time?

More and more often, we buy gift vouchers, to offer to our loved ones or to benefit from a promotional offer found on the Internet. Sites offering weekends in the mountains and dinners in gourmet restaurants at discounted prices are growing in number and competing with each other. The only problem is that these gift […]