OBERSON ABELS SA is a Swiss law firm known for its integrated, cross-disciplinary approach to handling complex matters across corporate, banking and private client work. The firm organizes its expertise into five Groups - Tax Group, Corporate Group, Banking Group, Litigation Group and Private Client - and maintains cross-disciplinary practice areas such as Immigration and Employment and Pension Law, enabling it to manage multi-jurisdictional assignments for institutional and private clients. This structure supports a rigorous, results-oriented approach to advisory and procedural work, backed by deep Swiss and international experience.
Since its formation in 2016 when Oberson Avocats joined ABELS to create OBERSON ABELS, the firm has grown to more than 85 employees across cantons including Geneva, Lausanne, Neuchâtel, Sion and Bern, with more than half of the staff being lawyers. The firm also maintains an academic dimension, with partners who teach at Swiss universities, ensuring legal scholarship informs day-to-day practice and client service.
OBERSON ABELS SA delivers client service anchored in close collaboration among its interdisciplinary teams and a commitment to bespoke advice at both advisory and procedural stages. Its Swiss and cross-border capabilities are supported by a distributed network of offices, multilingual staff, and a culture of rigorous professional standards, designed to provide practical solutions and sustained client relationships.
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Practice areas
OBERSON ABELS SA provides Corporate/M&A and contract law services, including negotiating and drafting contracts, company reorganizations and mergers, setting up joint ventures, and venture capital transactions, with attention to cross-border regulatory issues and corporate governance.
Administrative
Admiralty & Maritime
Agriculture
Antitrust
Aviation
Business Registration
Contract
Due Diligence
Franchising
Gaming
Government Contract
Licensing
Merger & Acquisition
Transportation
Venture Capital
Cannabis Law
Nonprofit & Charitable Organizations
International Trade Law
Government Relations & Lobbying
Private Equity
Corporate Governance
Sanctions & Export Controls
The Banking Group advises on financial services and products, authorisation of banks and asset managers, registration of collective investment schemes, outsourcing projects in the financial sector, international mutual assistance procedures, and the drafting of derivatives and collateral opinions.
Investment
Securities
Financial Services Regulation
Tax Increment Financing
Project Finance
Structured Finance
Acquisition / Leveraged Finance
Debt Capital Markets
Equity Capital Markets
Sustainable Finance
Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)
Funds & Asset Management
Investment & Business Structuring
The Litigation Group handles civil, administrative and criminal disputes before Swiss authorities and courts, including banking and commercial disputes, inheritance issues, provisional measures, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, mutual legal assistance, and white collar crime matters and investigations.
ADR Mediation & Arbitration
Appeal
Class Action
General Litigation
Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Commercial Litigation
Antitrust Litigation
Restructuring & Insolvency
Dispute Prevention & Pre-Litigation
The Private Client Group has extensive experience in inheritance and family property law for Swiss and international clients, advising on asset structuring, estate planning, appointment of executors and guardians, and coordinating with Tax and Litigation teams for related disputes.
Elder Law
Estate Planning
Guardianship
Nursing Home Abuse
Probate
Trusts
Will & Testament
Elder Abuse Law
Inheritance Law
The Immigration practice manages obtaining work permits, residence permits and training permits, as well as family reunification and permit changes in cross-border contexts, supporting clients with posted workers and international assignments.
Asylum
Business Visa
Citizenship
Dependent Visa
Permanent Residency
Retirement Visa
Work Permit
Citizenship by Investment
Residence by Investment
Golden Visa
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