Requirements in the practice of law are continuously on the rise. The questions of law to be solved become increasingly more complex. Specialization has become essential. In addition, issues often need to be resolved under extremely narrow deadlines. This requires the co-operation of several lawyers as well as, if necessary, the involvement of other specialists.
Fürer Partner Advocaten are primarily active in providing advisory and procedural assistance in the following areas:
Trade and commercial law, specifically:
- Corporate Law (incorporation of companies, Board of Director mandates, etc.)
- Company acquisition contracts
- Anti-trust and competition law
- Trademark, copyright and licensing law
- Hosting of German companies in Switzerland and Swiss companies in Germany
Contract law, specifically:
- Sale contracts
- Rental agreements and lease contracts
- Employment contracts
- Service agreements (for example mandate)
- Work contracts
- Architecture and engineering contracts
- General contracting contracts
- Consulting in the areas of SIA-norms and SIA-contracts
- Co-packing agreements
- Distributorship, agency and franchise agreements
Construction, planning, environmental, and expropriation law, specifically:
- Legal support in the planning and realisation of projects
- Filing of objections and recourse to other remedies against projects
- Legal support in environmental impact assessments, and waste disposal investigation and identification
- Legal support of expropriations
Tender law, specifically:
- Counselling and representation of cantons, communes and municipalities in tender and appellate procedures
- Counselling and representation of the private sector in tender and appellate procedures
- Advice in the field of architectural competitions and general contracting calls for tender
Industrial law and public personnel law, specifically:
- Employment contracts
- Employee rules and regulations
Law of succession, specifically:
- Elaboration of wills and testaments
- Elaboration of marriage contracts and contracts affecting the division and/or separation of property
- Proxies/Representation in hereditary disputes
- Will executor mandates
Debt-collection and bankruptcy law, specifically:
- Accounts receivable management and collection
- Representation of debtors or creditors in debt collection, bankruptcy and composition proceedings
- Freezing orders for securing claims, avoidance actions, etc.
Tax and duty law, specifically
- Tax returns of individuals and corporate entities
- Representation in tax proceedings
- Double tax agreements
Social Insurance Law
Medical, health, and therapeutic products law, specifically:
- Counselling of associations
- Counselling of the private sector
Other administrative and public law, specifically:
- Counselling of communes
- Preparation of communal rules of procedure
- Educational law
- Energy law
Agriculture law, specifically:
- Agricultural property and inheritance law
- Agricultural law
Other private law, specifically:
- Matrimonial law and common-law marriages
- Law of persons, associations and foundations
- Property law
- Sports law
European Community law and international private law
Arbitral jurisdiction
Usually, Fürer Partner Advocaten work on a time and expense account basis in accordance with the rates recommended by the Bar Association of the canton of Thurgau. The settlement of accounts takes place upon consultation with clients.