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Philippe J.A. Kaiser

Lawyer | Notary | Partner

Languages: German, English

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Philippe J.A. Kaiser has many years of experience in contract, corporate and commercial law as well as in the areas of compliance, notarial services and digitization.

Expertise

  • Notary and notarization law
  • Contract Law, Contract Design
  • Corporate and commercial law
  • Compliance (especially money laundering)
  • Restructuring, mergers, acquisitions & acquisitions
  • Succession, inheritance contracts and executorship
  • Blockchain, legaltech, regtech
  • Startups

Leading Cases

  • Founder of the first Swiss company (Drakkensberg AG) based on blockchain technology
  • Advisor to Cellerys AG in connection with the cooperation agreement and takeover option by Novartis
  • Interim GWG officer to avert sanction proceedings at an asset manager
  • Board of Directors of Augusta Holding AG on the occasion of its participation in Rail Holding AG

Curriculum Vitae

  • Since 2012: Lawyer & notary at Kaiser Odermatt & Partner AG
  • 2009: Lawyer & notary at law firm Dr. Andreas Renggli (takeover of the law firm)
  • 2007: Lawyer & notary at Zwicky Windlin & Partner
  • 2007: Notary of the Canton of Zug
  • 2007: Admission to the bar (at all Swiss courts)
  • 2006: Auditor at the Administrative Court of the Canton of Zug
  • 2005: Legal employee at Zwicky Windlin & Partner
  • 2005: lic. iur., University of St. Gallen
  • 2000: Matura (focus: business & law), Institute Montana Zugerberg

Activities

  • Registered in the Attorney Register of the Canton of Zug
  • Administrative and foundation board of various companies/foundations
  • Member of the Bar Examination Committee of the Canton of Zug (esp. notarization and attorney law)
  • Former Lecturer Lawbility (Notarization Law)
  • exam expert professional association for purchasing and supply management (international contract law)
  • As a financial intermediary member of SRO VQF Association for quality assurance in the field of financial services
  • board member of Zug Symphony
  • Specialist officer aD, court clerk, military court 6
  • div. Lectures (e.g. University of St. Gallen, Deutsche EDV-Gerichtstag e. V.)
  • Founder and board of directors of the first Swiss company (Drakkensberg AG) based on blockchain technology
  • member of Disrupt Disciples, DIDAS
  • JusClub Zug, member

Publications

  • Developments in the regulation of virtual currencies in Switzerland and the European Union (EuZ: Journal for European Law, 2018, pp. 80-102, ISSN 1423-6931)
  • The public notarization of electronic and virtual general meetings as well as circular decrees (Reprax : Journal of commercial register practice, 2020, pp. 217-269, ISSN 1424-3628)
  • The contribution in kind in the revised company law (Expert Focus, 2021, pp. 581-286, ISSN 0036-746X)
  • Public notarization of virtual general meeting resolutions according to the new company law - Can a notary attend and notarize remotely? Swiss journal for notarization and land register law (ZBGR), 2023, 65-85.
  • Commentary on the Swiss Code of Obligations, 4th edition, 2023, Art. 653p-653r
  • Public certification of virtual general meeting resolutions, Zug tax practice, August 2023 / No. 83,

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