20.09.2017

WEBINAR ON THE DRAFT REVISION OF THE SWISS DATA PROTECTION ACT

On September 15, 2017, the Swiss Government published a revised version of the Swiss Data Protection Act (the "Draft DPA"). The Draft DPA is available here (in French). On September 20, 2017, OBERSON ABELS organized a webinar to discuss the main f...

26.07.2017

LEGAL UPDATE : THREE SWISS LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING COMMISSIONS/RETROCESSIONS

OBERSON ABELS has published a short note (Legal Update) which addresses three recent Swiss legal developments regarding commissions/retrocessions : 1. Civil law : The Swiss Supreme Court has ruled that the statute of limitations applicable to the ...

27.06.2017

LEGAL UPDATE : ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE NEW SWISS CITIZENSHIP ACT ON JANUARY 2018

OBERSON ABELS has published a short note (Legal Update) concerning the entry into force of the new Swiss Citizenship Act. The completely overhauled law on Swiss citizenship will enter into force on January 1, 2018. As a rule, conditions to get Swi...

01.06.2017

SEMINAR ON NEW DATA PROTECTION RULES

On May 31 and June 1, 2017, OBERSON ABELS held a seminar on the new regulatory framework regarding data protection. Approximately 100 participants took part in this seminar. The European Union (EU) has significantly strengthened its data protectio...

29.05.2017

TWO PARTNERS OF OBERSON ABELS APPOINTED TO CHAIR SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES OF THE GENEVA BAR ASSOCIATION

On May 29, 2017, the Chairman of the Geneva Bar Association launched a project involving the creation of Specialized Committees. Each Specialized Committee will regroup the specialists in a given field of law. The purpose of this project is to all...

28.04.2017

OBERSON ABELS AWARDED FOR ITS EXCELLENT SERVICES IN TAX AND COMMERCIAL MATTERS

OBERSON ABELS was designated as the best law firm in Switzerland in the field of tax law according to the survey recently published by Le Temps and Bilanz. OBERSON ABELS is also highly regarded for its leading services in commercial law, in particula...

28.04.2017

OBERSON ABELS RÉCOMPENSÉE POUR SES EXCELLENTS SERVICES EN DROIT FISCAL ET COMMERCIAL

OBERSON ABELS a été consacrée comme la meilleure étude de Suisse dans le domaine du droit fiscal selon l'enquête récemment publiée par le Temps et Bilanz. OBERSON ABELS est également recommandée pour ses services de premier plan en droit com...

24.04.2017

NEW LAUSANNE OFFICE OF OBERSON ABELS

OBERSON ABELS is very pleased to announce that its Lausanne office has moved to Avenue de la Gare 12A on April 24, 2017 We are looking forward to seeing you in our brand new Lausanne office !...

11.04.2017

CHAMBERS GUIDE 2017

We are pleased to announce that OBERSON ABELS, after only one year of existence, has been recognized as a leading firm in Switzerland for tax, corporate, M&A and banking & finance law by the leading professional directory Chambers. Several...

21.02.2017

TAXING ROBOTS ?

Prof. Xavier Oberson has given the opening lecture of the Spring Semester at the University of Geneva. The development of artificial intelligence has a tremendous impact on all aspects of our daily life and work. Robots are gradually replacing ...