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Gaudenz Zindel specializes in corporate and commercial law, particularly the law on corporations and limited liability companies. He regularly advises companies on issues of their shareholders’ meetings, board of directors, corporate governance, compliance and directors’ liability, and is regularly counselling clients in shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures and corporate restructuring. He further advises private clients, particularly family held companies on their corporate structures, partnership agreements, restructuring projects and succession planning.
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The following is a selection of public and private cases in which Mr. Zindel acted as counsel:
- Advising family owned enterprise in a spin-off (industrial area and real estate)
- M&A-Transaction regarding a joint venture company through which the parties develop retail store concepts and operate respective convenience stores
- Advising family owned business-group in the health sector (residential care home/special care home) regarding restructuring and new positioning
- AGMs of listed corporations, particularly advising on capital structure issues, amendments to the articles of association and corporate governance
- Advising a listed corporation on the friendly public tender offer to public shareholders of a Swiss bank
- Joint Venture-Transaction in the enterprise communications business; transfer of Swiss enterprise communications business to a UK joint venture holding company as part of a worldwide transaction
- M&A-Transaction regarding the purchase of an international manufacturing business; legal counsel to the international manufacturer, advising on the merger control filings worldwide
- M&A-Transaction regarding the purchase of a privately held Swiss Corporation; acting as Seller’s counsel in the Swiss law governed transaction
- Advising a privately held corporation active in building construction and civil engineering on the investigation proceedings and required actions; representing the client before the Swiss Competition Commission
- Real estate projects, particularly in the Greater Zurich Area, advising on Swiss construction law and drafting and negotiating the construction agreements
- Reorganization of privately held companies and holding structures (Familienunternehmen)
- Kommentierung Kapitalerhöhungen im Aktienrecht und im GmbH-Recht (Art. 650 – 653i, 653s – 653v und 781 OR), 2023 in: Honsell/Vogt/Watter (Hrsg.): Basler Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Privatrecht, Obligationenrecht II, 6. Auflage, Basel 2023
- Kommentierung Werkvertrag (Art. 363-379 OR), 2020 in: Widmer Lüchinger/Oser (Hrsg.): Basler Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Privatrecht, Obligationenrecht I, 7. Auflage, Basel 2020
- Anwaltsgesellschaften in der Schweiz, 2012 SJZ 2012, S. 249-260, in: Leo Staub und Christine Hehli Hidber (Hrsg.): Management von Anwaltskanzleien, Zürich 2012, S. 289 ff.
- Strafanzeige der Gesellschaft gegen ihre Organe bei aktienrechtlichen Verantwortlichkeitsansprüchen – Pro und Contra, 2012 in: Liber amicorum für Andreas Donatsch (2012)
- Zulässigkeit der Interimsdividende im schweizerischen Recht, 2009 SJZ 2009, S. 205 ff.
- Kapitalerhöhungen – Neuerungen bei der ordentlichen und bedingten Kapitalerhöhung, 2008 in: GesKR Sondernummer Aktienrechtsrevision (2008), S. 18-22
- Stimmrechtsvertretung an Generalversammlungen von Publikumsgesellschaften, insbesondere Stimmrechtsausübung ohne Weisung, 2008 in: Gaudenz G. Zindel/Patrik R. Peyer/Bertrand Schott (Hrsg.): Wirtschaftsrecht in Bewegung. Festgabe zum 65. Geburtstag von Peter Forstmoser, Zürich/Basel/Genf 2008, S. 178-199
- Zeitpunkt der Wirksamkeit statutenändernder Generalversammlungs- und Verwaltungsratsbeschlüsse, 2008 in: Reprax 2008, 36-61
- Aktienrecht und Handelsregisterrecht, 2007 in: Neuerungen im Schweizer Wirtschaftsrecht, NKF-Schriftenreihe, Band 12, Zürich 2007, S. 53-68
- Entwicklungen im Anwaltsrecht in: ZGRG 2006, 36-51
- Kommentar zum Anwaltsgesetz, 2011 Bundesgesetz über die Freizügigkeit der Anwältinnen und Anwälte (Anwaltsgesetz, BGFA), 2. Auflage, Zürich 2011
- Aktienrückkäufe und Kapitalherabsetzungen, 2003 in: von der Crone/Weber/Zäch/Zobl (Hrsg.): Neuere Tendenzen im Gesellschaftsrecht. Festschrift für Peter Forstmoser zum 60. Geburtstag, Zürich 2003, S. 571-596
- Sacheinlagefähigkeit von Transferwerten im Berufssport, Neuausrichtung der Sacheinlagekriterien, 2001 in: Reprax 2001, 1-24
- Euro(päische) Aktien ohne Nennwert, 1999 in: EuZ 1 (1999), S. 50-56
- Anwaltswerbung, 1998 SJZ 1998, S. 440-442
- Statuten der Aktiengesellschaft, 1997 NKF-Schriftenreihe, Band 5, 2. Auflage, Zürich 1997
- Aktionäre ohne Stimmrecht und stimmrechtslose Aktionäre, 1993 in: Walter R. Schluep/Peter R. Isler (Hrsg.): Neues zum Gesellschafts- und Wirtschaftsrecht, Festschrift zum 50. Geburtstag von Peter Forstmoser, Zürich 1993, S. 199-216
1988
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, LL.M.
1987
Admitted to the Bar, Rechtsanwalt
1984
University of Zurich, PhD, Preemptive Rights in the Corporation, distinguished with the Walther Hug-Prize 1985
1980
Law Schools of the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne, Master Degree
Best Lawyers 2010 – 2025
Who’s Who Legal: Global 2019 – 2024
Who’s Who Legal: Switzerland 2016 – 2024
- Swiss Bar Association
- Zurich Bar Association
- Alumni-Organization of the Law School of the University of Zurich, Vice-Chairman
- Europe Institute of the University of Zurich, Vice-Chairman
- Expert commission for the Law of the Legal Profession of the Swiss Bar Association
2024
Of Counsel, Niederer Kraft Frey
2000-2018
Editor-in-chief of Swiss Lawyers Journal (SJZ/RSJ)
2013
Europe Institute at the University of Zurich, Vice-Chairman
2009
Lecturer on Swiss corporate law in its international context, LL.M.-Program of the University of Zurich (Europe Institute)
2004-2017
Head of the annual Conference on Corporation Law, Europe Institute at the University of Zurich
2004
Ius-Alumni Organization of the University of Zurich, Member of the Board, Vice-Chairman
2004
Expert Commission on the Law of the Legal Profession of the Swiss Lawyers’ Association
1999-2011
Federal Expert Commission for the Commercial Registry, legislative proposals on corporate law
1997-2002
Zurich Lawyers’ Association (Zürcher Anwaltsverband), Member of the Executive Board, 2001 / 2002 acting as Chairman
1997
Europe Institute at the University of Zurich, Member of the Board, Vice-Chairman since 2006 Executive Committee
1994
Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey
1988
Foreign associate with Lillick McHose & Charles, Attorneys at law, Los Angeles
1986
Law Clerk with the District Court of Uster / Zurich
1980
Research Assistant for Corporate Law at University of Zurich, Prof. Peter Forstmoser
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