Swiss Global Law Firm
We harness our knowledge, skills and expertise across the full spectrum of law to provide seamless, effective, top tier legal advice across all practice areas.
About Us
Based in the Heart of Europe VLDN LEGAL is a boutique law firm with offices in Zurich, Switzerland.
We serve the legal needs of international business clients with a strong focus on matters of domestic and international law and taxation.
Our wealth of experience and expertise in international law allow us to deliver precisely what our clients need.
Biography
João Dias Neves has extensive expertise in the field of business law.
His focus is on cross-border structural advice, succession planning and structuring in medium-sized companies, corporate mergers, and the establishment of companies and wealthy individuals, as well as advising companies, wealthy individuals, and family offices.
As a lawyer he sets the highest quality standards for the development of individually tailored, timely, and efficient solutions for his clients.
João Dias Neves
Founder and Chairman
Dr. iur. | LL.M. | Attorney at law
VLDN Legal advises companies and individual clients on matters of domestic and international law and taxation. Our wealth of experience and expertise in all areas of commercial law allow us to deliver precisely what our clients nedd.
Why Switzerland?
- Europe’s main financial center;
- Maximum credit qualification “AAA”;
- Highest GDP per capita in the world;
- Legal and financial stability;
- Geographical diversification of deposit and asset custody;
- Possibility of access to new financial products and more sophisticated investment vehicles.
What we offer:
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- Banks and Financial Services;
- Providers;
- Financing;
- Private Clients and Estate Planning;
- Private Equity;
- Migration.
Banks and Financial Service Providers
We advise Swiss and foreign financial marketparticipants such as banks, trustees and other financial institutions on all regulatory, supervisory and contractual matters.
We have extensive experience in the following areas:
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- Licensing procedures for banks, securities firms, asset managers, trustees and other financial institutions;
- Advice and representation of financial institutions and private individuals before Swiss supervisory authorities;
- Drafting of banking contracts and documentation;
- Advice on complex regulatory compliance matters;
- Representation of financial institutions and clients of financial institutions in civil proceedings;
- Representation in criminal proceedings as well as in proceedings involving judicial assistance and mutual administrative assistance to foreign authorities;
- Advice in anti-money laundering compliance;
- Outsourcing;
- Legal opinions;
- Restructuring, merger and liquidation of financial institutions.
Financing
Our expertise includes the following areas:
• Development and implementation of customized financing concepts;
• Structuring, negotiation and preparation of loan documentations including syndicated loans, private debt transactions and convertible loans in the area of venture debt;
• Reviewing, developing and implementing of collateral concepts;
• Preparing Collateral documentation and agreements between lenders (intercreditor agreements);
• Legal opinions on financing and capital market transactions.
Private Clients and Estate Planning
We assist our clients with estate planning, probate and litigation in succession matters. We are in a position to offer these services thanks to our extensive experience and a thorough understanding of the particular situation of the individual concerned and the family dynamics involved.
Drawing on proven specialists, we offer comprehensive advice that also extends into other areas of law, such as taxes and real estate. In addition, we support our clients in all aspects of corporate succession. Through our notaries office, we offer the implementation of estate planning (such as the notarization of wills as well as prenuptial agreements and inheritance contracts) from a single source. As far as cross-border estate planning is concerned, we can count on our proven international network.
Our services include specifically:
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- Estate planning;
- Corporate succession planning;
- Advance care directives and living wills;
- Wills, prenuptial agreements/marriage contracts and inheritance contracts;
- Executions of wills;
- Administration of estate and representation of heirs;
- Inter vivos transfers of assets and gifts;
- Ligation in succession matters, in particular concerning;
-Request for information from co-heirs and third parties (such as banks);
-Invalidity of wills (e.g. due to lack of capacity of judgment);
-Reduction (assertion of compulsory portions of the estate);
-Division of estate/lot formation; - Establishment and supervision of (charitable) foundations;
- Assumption of mandates on the board of trustees;
- Tax planning;
- Other services for family offices.
Advice and Suport Services
Our advice and suport services to domestic and foreign investment companies, family offices, institutional investors, founders and managers are comprehensive, goal-oriented and cover all types of private equity transactions. In addition to their profissional know-how, our private equity specialists also have the necessary entrepreneurial acumen to successfully complete complex transactions.
Our expertise in private equity includes:
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- Legal and tax structuring of private equity transactions;
- Auctions, (levaraged) management buy-outs;
- Preparation and negotiation of purchase agreements (share deal, asset deal);
- Setting up rules governing shareholders relations (share agreements/pooling agreements);
- Management shareholdings;
- Preparation of escrow agreements (Escrows);
- Negotiation with lenders (especially banks);
- Development of security concepts;
- Sale or IPO of companies;
- Fund regulation and other regulatory issues;
- Setting up rules governing shareholders relations (share agreements/pooling agreements);
- Preparation of escrow agreements (Escrows).
Immigration Law
VLDN Legal advises Swiss and international companies and individuals on all aspects of immigrations law.
Our expertise includes the following areas in particular:
- Applications for residence and work permits for third-country nationals;
- Applications for family reunification;
- Secondments in Europe and internationally as well as reporting procedures;
- Cross-border provision of services by EU/EFTA and non-EU/EFTA nationals;
- Permits for executives and highly qualified specialists (including management transfers within a group);
- Cross-border commuter permits;
- Naturalizations.
Contacts
Office Adress
VLDN Legal
Eggstrasse 14f
8134 Adliswil
Switzerland
info@vlvldnlegal.net