NEOVIUS

ABOUT US

NEOVIUS is a dynamic, medium-sized law firm in Basel, the beginnings of which date back to 1972. We advise and litigate in private and public law matters, primarily with reference to commercial law.

what we believe in

Our professional competence, the high level of personal commitment to the customer and the tradition of actively exchanging knowledge make us an ideal partner. We are specialists who speak your language and communicate with you honestly and transparently. This also applies to the remuneration for our services right from the start.

We have high quality standards for our work - in your interest and in ours.

How we act

The beginning of a successful cooperation is based on trust. To achieve sustainable results, we also count on you. Together we determine your needs, develop tailor-made solutions and implement them. Sustainable results from which you benefit in the long term are important to us.

About NEOVIUS

Founded in 1972

50 people in their team

Practice areas

Real Estate

Business

Intellectual Property

Lawsuits & Disputes

Bankruptcy & Debt

Employment & Labor

Family

Elder Law

Languages spoken

Romansh

French

Italian

German

English

Practice areas

Real Estate

Planning – building – real estate

NEOVIUS advises you in all areas of construction and real estate law. Excellent legal knowledge coupled with a wealth of experience from advising landlords, builders (private and public) and service providers (construction contractors, general contractors, architects, engineers) enable our lawyers to support you in the following areas in particular:

Public construction and planning law
Spatial planning (structure plans, usage plans, special usage plans, development or district plans)
Building permits, objections, appeals
Environmental protection and traffic (waste, soil pollution, contaminated sites, EIA, noise protection)
Plan Approvals and Expropriation
Construction contracts, planner and architect contracts
Construction and development projects (support and advice from the strategic phase)
Builders, planners, architects (supervision, advice and representation)
Construction consortia, ARGE, planning communities
TU/GU service contracts
Public procurements, submissions
Rent, lease and other uses
Real estate purchase contracts, condominium ownership (also off plan), co-ownership
Building lease contracts (elaboration and review)
easements
Real estate transfer and real estate gains taxes, value-added taxes

Natural Resources

Brokerage

Commercial Real Estate

Foreclosure

Housing, Construction & Development

Land Use & Zoning

Landlord & Tenant

Mortgage

Real Estate Contracts and Negotiations

Real Estate Due Diligence

Business

Corporate law – companies

NEOVIUS accompanies you from the foundation to the restructuring to the liquidation of companies. In particular, we are at your disposal for mergers, transformations and asset transfers, for company acquisitions, but also for simple changes to the articles of association. We also support you in the development and implementation of succession plans, in the reorganization of internal company structures and in connection with shareholder agreements. We have extensive experience in dealing with board of directors mandates and corporate governance. In particular, you can entrust us with the following questions:

Company formations including statutes
General support for start-ups
organizational regulations
Shareholder Agreements
Company purchases (Mergers & Acquisitions)
Contracts under the Merger Act (with transfers of assets)
Legal due diligence
Cooperations, joint ventures
corporate governance
Organ responsibility (liability of VR and GL)
corporate succession
Conducting general assemblies
Capital increases / capital cut

New Business Formation

Office Solutions

Oil, Gas & Energy

Tax

Tax Increment Financing

Financial Services Regulation

Government Relations & Lobbying

International Trade Law

Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations

Administrative

Banking & Finance

Business Registration

Contract

Due Diligence

Employer

Franchising

Investment

Legal Document

Licensing

Merger & Acquisition

Intellectual Property

intellectual property law

One focus of our competencies is in the field of intellectual property. NEOVIUS advises and represents you in questions of trademark, design and company law, as well as in copyright matters. We also focus on the provisions of unfair competition law that frequently occur in this context. We offer you professional support, especially with regard to the following keywords:

Trademark law (registration, administration and enforcement, national, regional and international)
design right
copyright
competition law
License Agreements
Distribution Agreements

Patent

Trademark

Art & Cultural Property Law

Lawsuits & Disputes

Litigation – Arbitration

In all areas in which NEOVIUS offers legal services, our lawyers will also represent you in enforcing your claims in court or in defending against opposing claims. We litigate for Swiss and foreign private individuals and companies before all courts and administrative authorities in Switzerland. We also exercise referee mandates. Our core competencies lie in all areas of civil and commercial law as well as in public law. In particular, we represent you in the following procedural proceedings:

civil litigation
Precautionary legal protection and precautionary measures
administrative and administrative court proceedings
Complaints to the Federal Court
Debt Collection and Bankruptcy
arrest
Recognition and enforcement of judgments
Arbitration (domestic and international)

ADR Mediation & Arbitration

Litigation

Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Bankruptcy & Debt

Insolvency – Restructuring

You can personally find yourself in an insolvency situation as a creditor, debtor, shareholder or member of the board of directors of a company. NEOVIUS has the expertise and experience to show you the appropriate and appropriate measures in these - often delicate and urgent - situations. We are committed to you in connection with:

Overindebtedness situations (private and company-related)
Restructuring measures (estate proceedings)
Bankruptcy proceedings (national and international issues)
claims of collocation
Corporate responsibility (in inheritance and bankruptcy proceedings)
Creditor representation (in composition and bankruptcy proceedings)
Arrest Proceedings and Enforcement
Trustee and liquidation mandates

Bankruptcy

Credit Repair

Creditor

Debt & Collection

Employment & Labor

Employment Law

NEOVIUS accompanies you (both in an advisory and procedural manner) in all labor law issues, be it in the context of a private or public employment relationship, be it work permits or the creation or termination of employment contracts. In particular, we provide you with our broad expertise on the following keywords:

Creation of employment contracts and employment regulations
Termination of employment
Termination Agreements
Public employment relationships
working time regulations
CLA under private law or under public law
Carrying out mass redundancies
Employment law support for company takeovers
social security

Employment Rights

Hiring & Firing

Job Discrimination

Labor Law

Pension

Retirement

Sexual Harassment

Social Security

Wage & Hour

Wrongful Termination

Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation

Family

Inheritance Law - Family Law

NEOVIUS knows about the questions that can arise in the context of your family, your marriage or in estate planning or estate processing. Our lawyers, supported by our notaries if necessary, provide the required service, also in international relationships and taking into account the tax aspects, whether in an advisory capacity, in court or in dealings with the authorities. In particular, please contact us in the following situations:

estate planning
Succession processes (company succession)
Marriage and/or inheritance contracts
wills
inheritance disputes
divisions of estates
Execution of Wills
partnership contracts
foundations

Adoption

Child Abuse

Child Custody

Child Support

Child Visitation

Divorce & Separation

Domestic Violence

Marriage

Elder Law

Inheritance Law - Family Law

estate planning
Succession processes (company succession)
Marriage and/or inheritance contracts
wills
inheritance disputes
divisions of estates
Execution of Wills
partnership contracts
foundations

Estate Planning

Trusts

Will & Testament

Elder Abuse Law

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