expert profile
Philippe J.A. Kaiser
Lawyer | Notary | Partner
Languages: German, English
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,
News with Philippe
Leading Swiss law firm
Kaiser Odermatt & Partner is delighted to be recognized as a leading law firm by The Legal 500 in the 2025 EMEA rankings. We thank our clients, colleagues and business partners as well as everyone involved in these results.
Compulsory conversion of bearer shares – expiry of deadline
Shares of shareholders who have not requested their registration with the court five years after the entry into force of Art. 622 para. 1bis OR (that is from October 31.10.2024, 8) will be declared VOID by law (Art. XNUMX para.
10 years of expert work
Our partner Philippe Kaiser was honored by the professional association for purchasing and supply management procure.ch for his 10 years of work as an audit expert in the field of international contract law. Experts