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Corporate and M&A:

Sector specific M&A on the rise – Drawing on the expertise available from M&A and business professionals from industry sectors such as financial services, life science, energy, TMT and more, the seminar shall offer an opportunity to discuss the options for and the characteristics as well as peculiarities of M&A transactions in specific industry sectors, to learn from specialists’ experiences and to investigate likely future trends.

Private Clients & Litigation:

Surviving after death – how to avoid nightmare estates – Private Clients & Litigation Commissions have joined forces to offer an interdisciplinary seminar at the interface of estate planning and estate related litigation, including first experiences and impacts of the EU regulation on successions and wills.
 
The seminar will commence on the evening of Sunday 21 January 2018. The seminars‘ scientific programs will take place between Monday 22 January 2018 and Wednesday 24 January 2018 in the mornings. In the afternoons, you will have time to explore and enjoy winter sports activities in one of the biggest ski areas of Switzerland. Through a social program which will show the best that the Swiss Alps have to offer, the seminar will enable participants to develop relationships with colleagues from other firms and countries in an overwhelming and inspiring alpine surrounding.
 
The alpine oasis of Lenzerheide/Valbella is probably THE young and upcoming ski resort in the Swiss Alps. No wonder Roger Federer has chosen it for his Swiss residence and AIJA for its unique double winter seminar. The ski region «Arosa Lenzerheide» offers 225 km of perfect slopes and has one of the highest number of sunny days compared to other Swiss resorts. The OC could negotiate very competitive rates in its first choice hotel together with substantial reductions on ski passes. «Expensive Switzerland» won’t be an excuse. You will reach the wonderful winter wonderland of Lenzerheide/Valbella in only one and a half hour car or public transport drive from Zurich airport.
 
Grab your skis and join us for this great event!
AIJA Commissions involved
  • Corporate and M&A
  • International Private Clients and Family Law
  • Litigation

Programme

Sector specific M&A on the rise

18:00 - 18:30

18:30 - 20:00

20:00 - 22:00

08:00

08:15 - 08:30

Welcome addresses and introduction to the seminar by Wiebe de Vries, AIJA President, BloomTax B.V, the Netherlands and the Organising Committee
08:30 - 09:00

Tobias Giesser, Co-Head Structuring Services, Partners Group Ltd. Zug, Switzerland
09:00 - 10:00

Moderator:
Antti Säiläkivi, HPP Attorneys, Finland
Speakers:
Tarek Houdrouge, SW, Switzerland
Andy Peterkin, Farrer & Co LLP, UK
Natalie Bäck, Vinge, Sweden
10:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:00

Philippe Leuenberger, Lazard, Switzerland
11:00 - 11:45

Moderator:
Jérôme Debras, JD Law, France
Speakers:
Gian-Andrea Caprez, Vischer, Switzerland
Christian Sauer, Franklin, France
Joni Painilainen, PwC, Finland
11:45 - 12:45

12:45 - 19:00

19:00

08:30 - 09:00

Manuela Bolch, Repower Ltd, Switzerland
09:00 - 10:00

Moderator:
Eoin Cassidy, MHC, Ireland
Speakers:
Anna Wyrzykowsk, WKB, Poland
Michael Kariya, Blakes, UK
Steven Callens, Simont Braun, Belgium
10:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:00

David Meier, Head M&A Coop Cooperative, Switzerland
11:00 - 11:45

Moderator:
William Howard, Travers Smith, France
Speakers:
Moritz Maurer, Niederer Kraft & Frey Ltd, Switzerland
Hugo Teixeira, Abreu Advogados, Portugal
Pauline Waalkens , Loyens & Loeff N.V., the Netherlands
11:45 - 12:45

12:45 - 19:00

19:00

09:30 - 10:30

Moderator:
Nicolas Mosimann, Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland
Speakers:
Pablo Vinageras, Garrigues, Spain
Moritz Jäggy, VISCHER Ltd, Switzerland
Axel Staudt, Franz Rechtsanwälte, Germany
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 11:45

Michael Stewart, Novartis International AG, Switzerland
11:45 - 12:00

12:00

Surviving after death - how to avoid nightmare estate

18:00 - 18:30

18:30 - 20:00

20:00 - 22:00

08:00

08:15 - 08:30

Welcome addresses and introduction to the seminar by Wiebe de Vries, AIJA President, BloomTax B.V, the Netherlands and the Organising Committee
08:30 - 09:00

"I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden" - the international pre-nuptial agreement - myth or reality?
Tina Wuestemann, Bär & Karrer, Switzerland
09:00 - 10:00

Moderator:
Johan Hartmann Stæger, Rovsing & Gammeljord, Denmark
Speakers:
Dr. Valentin Todorow, Raue LLP, Germany
Caroline Ferrigan, Payne Hicks Beach, UK
Will Johnson, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, USA
10:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:45

Moderator:
Annabel Spearman, Farrer, UK
Speakers:
Victoire Dossin, Bassano Avocats, France
Ingrid Iselin Zellweger, Python, Switzerland
Nicola Saccardo, Maisto e Associati, Italy
11:45 - 12:45

12:45 - 19:00

19:00

08:30 - 10:00

Moderator:
Aurélie Conrad Hari, Bär & Karrer, Switzerland
Speakers:
Emma McCall, Stewarts, UK
Christian Presoly, Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Dr. Christian Presoly, Liechtenstein
Chloé Gossart, Alexandre Boiché - Avocats, France
10:00 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:45

Moderator:
Gertjan Verachtert, Sansen, Belgium
Speakers:
Matthew Cullen, Sharp Partners (US international tax), Switzerland
Guadelupe Diaz-Sunico, Cuatrecasas, Spain
Benjamin Lister, TaylorWessing, UK
11:45 - 12:45

12:45 - 19:00

19:00

09:30 - 10:30

Moderator:
Inbal Faibish Wassmer, ROSENBERG ABRAMOVICH SCHNELLER, Israel/Switzerland
Speakers:
Veronica Dindo, Dindo, Zorzi & Associati, Italy
Michael Walbert, Dr. Michael Walbert LL.M, Austria
Nicolas Duboille, Simmons & Simmons LLP, France
10:30 - 11:00

11:00 - 12:00

Moderator:
Diane Nijkamp, Monterey Tax, the Netherlands
Speakers:
Eleni Skoufari, Zepos & Yannopoulos, Greece
Andrea Doorje-Good, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland
Henrietta Mason, Penningtons Manches, UK
12:00

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Organising Committee

Tyshanti DE JONGE
Tyshanti DE JONGE De Jonge Legal (NETHERLANDS)
Pascal HUBLI
Pascal HUBLI Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd (SWITZERLAND)
Julien TRON
Julien TRON MLL Legal Ltd (SWITZERLAND)

National Representatives

Aurélie CONRAD HARI
Aurélie CONRAD HARI Bär & Karrer AG (SWITZERLAND)
Thilo PACHMANN
Thilo PACHMANN Pachmann AG (SWITZERLAND)

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