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The firm’s partners have extensive experience in civil, criminal and administrative litigation and have represented clients before all major Swiss courts. Callan Law also has specific know-how in handling complex, cross-border litigation, which requires a keen understanding of international law.
Our firm prides itself in delivering quick, accurate legal services, reducing billables and overall costs, and maximizing our clients’ success.
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We represent a wide range of clients, including minors, through all stages of a criminal investigation and, for the cases that go to court, through criminal trial. We work tirelessly and discreetly to offer our clients high-quality legal services, and scrutinize every detail of the case to ensure the best possible outcome.
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We advise and represent individuals and companies in all matters of white-collar criminal law, including fraud, disloyal management, corporate criminal liability, money laundering and corruption proceedings.
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Callan Law benefits from professional experience in the area of international criminal proceedings. We work with businesses and individuals who find themselves at the center of enquiries and requests from foreign investigators, particularly in the context of asset seizures, blocked accounts, information requests, and extradition proceedings. We work with a trusted network of reputable correspondents in foreign jurisdictions.
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Callan Law has solid experience in handling complex transactions, corporate governance and compliance matters. We provide tailored legal services to businesses and individuals alike in all aspects of contractual law. Our services are designed to meet our clients’ specific needs and concerns in all phases of a contractual relationship, from designing the most suitable contractual framework, to meticulously negotiating and evaluating offers and drafting comprehensive contracts. If issues arise during the performance of the contract, our team will step in to ensure enforcement of the contract.
We advise all business organizations and legal entities, such as corporations, companies limited by shares, limited liability companies, partnerships, foundations and associations, in all matters relating to their foundation, organization, and administration.
Our team is well-versed in commercial and business litigation, and acts before all Swiss civil and commercial courts. Our experience and knowledge span across numerous industries, including in financial and banking services, insurance, energy, health care, pharmaceuticals, real estate, retail, manufacturing, technology and telecommunications.
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We advise and represent creditors and debtors, whether individuals or business entities, in all matters relating to Swiss insolvency proceedings, asset recovery, restructuring, financial reorganization and enforcement proceedings.
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We represent and provide advice to art institutions, artists, galleries, collectors, auction houses and insurers. Our team represents entertainment and other content providers who produce, acquire, license and invest in television, film, music and digital content for distribution. Callan Law also acts on behalf of entertainers and celebrities in connection with a wide array of legal matters, including sponsorship and endorsement agreements.
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We represent clients in all matters of family law, family estate planning, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, family property rights, financial issues relating to children, and parental and filiation law. In the unfortunate event a union breaks down, our team will assist you through the difficult period of separation and/or divorce, while always prioritizing and seeking alternatives to litigation and out-of-court amicable settlements. We also assist our clients in matters of unpaid child support, child abduction, and parental access rights.
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Our team has several years of experience in all areas of employment law. We provide clients with comprehensive legal services relating to all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, giving carefully crafted advice and strategies to mitigate litigation risks. We also assist our clients with all types of employment contract disputes, such as wrongful termination, wage disputes, compensation for damages, non-compete clauses, and work certificate issues, as well as civil and criminal proceedings relating to discrimination and harassment claims, hostile work environments, and whistleblower laws.
As part of our immigration practice, we advise businesses and individuals on all aspects of Swiss immigration and nationality law, including the steps for applying for residency in Switzerland, work permits, and visas.
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While our practice focuses mainly on medical malpractice lawsuits, Callan Law also provides legal advice to a wide range of healthcare professionals in both the private and public healthcare markets, in such areas as healthcare law, professional regulation, product liability, technology transfer agreements, health privacy laws, and insurance issues. We also work with pharmaceutical, life sciences, and biotech companies, in particular Swiss-based start-ups.
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We advise our clients on all the key privacy and data protection concerns such as compliance programs, international data transfer issues, individual data requests and data breaches. We assist our clients in dealing with data protection authorities and contractual partners in Switzerland and abroad.
Our team works directly with our clients' IT personnel to develop state-of-the-art data security policies, provide training programs, conduct audits, and develop data breach response plans.
We also advise businesses and individuals who have been targeted by a cyberattack or suffered a data breach, and provide legal assistance on complying with regulatory obligations, communicating with stakeholders and mitigating reputational risks.
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We advise intellectual property holders on all aspects of Swiss and international intellectual property law, including the filing and protection of industrial property rights, trademarks, and designs, and we represent our clients in related proceedings before the administrative authorities and courts of Switzerland. We review our clients' material for which a copyright protection is required and provide an in-depth analysis on the protection available. Our team also assists our clients with every step of the patent protection process.
Our services include negotiating and drafting all types of intellectual property agreements such as technology transfers, NDAs, licensing, research & development, and franchising agreements. We provide our clients with agreements and strategic procedures to secure against disclosure of trade secrets.
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We protect the targets, whether they are individuals or businesses, of false statements made online, in print, or in oral communications. Our firm will act to mitigate damages caused by false statements, including by seeking the immediate removal of such statements and pursuing available remedies against those who made them. Our team understands the potential reputational harm and economic losses that may arise from false or defamatory statements.
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Callan Law guides and assists clients in matters of real estate transactions, property ownership, restrictions on acquisitions, and related disputes. We represent institutional and private clients in a wide range of disputes arising from construction, infrastructure and engineering projects, contractor agreements involving architects and engineers, as well as commercial and private lease contracts.
