Project description
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.
News with Philippe
Virtual general meeting in the Zug tax practice
In its latest issue, Zuger Steuerpraxis also dedicates itself to virtual general meetings and meetings of the board of directors. The authors Lukas Müller, Philippe Kaiser and Diego Benz have summarized their ZBGR article and are concentrating on the formulation of simple, reliable practical solutions
Sponsoring of the Zug jumping competition
Our partner Philippe Kaiser has been supporting the Zug show jumping competition for years and so this year Kaiser Odermatt & Partner AG is again on the list of sponsors of this unique traditional event in Zug. experts
Certification of virtual general meetings
Can a virtual general meeting decide on issues whose decisions are recorded by a notary in the form of an authentic instrument? Diego Benz and Philippe Kaiser are investigating this question together with the Head of the Commercial Register Office Zug, Lukas Müller.