Against the backdrop of the challenging geopolitical development, the SCCC Legal Chapter Event addresses the impacts of topical legal developments on cross-border relations. More than ever sanctions have become relevant in trade and investment relations and are no longer restricted on bilateral relations, but may be impacted by legislations all around the globe. Following international developments, a new foreign investment control law is under discussion in Switzerland. While Chinese firms retrieve from the New York Stock exchange, listings of Chinese companies have appeared at the SIX Exchange in Switzerland. Travel restrictions and sanctions having negative impacts on businesses, deliveries and other may lead to more cases that seek to be resolved by arbitration.


These and other topics will be addressed by the input key note speakers, followed by a panel discussion. The experts on the panel will take up questions from the audience, provide insights and suggests solutions and ways forward.


Programm Details

14:30
Registration
15:00
Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Esther Nägeli,
Chairperson SCCC Legal Chapter, Nägeli Attorneys-at-Law
15:10
Panel 1 Key Note: Sanctions – Legal and Practical Issues from the Point of View of Swiss Companies
Key note speaker:
Dr. Thomas A. Frick, Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey AG
15:35
Panel 1 Discussion (in addition to key note speaker)
Silvia Nast, Export Control Officer, ETH Zurich
Dr. James F. Reardon, Senior Associate, MLL Legal
Lukas Züst, Attorney at Law, Head China Desk, VISCHER AG
15:55
Panel 2 Key Note: Foreign Investment Control in Switzerland - A New Law Is Emerging
Key note speaker:
Lukas Züst, Head China Desk, VISCHER AG
16:20
Panel 2 Discussion (in addition to key note speaker)
May-Si Hau, Senior Associate, MLL Legal
Dr. Paul Thaler, Managing Partner, Wenfei Attorneys-at-Law Ltd.
Manuel Werder, Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey AG
16:40
Break
17:00
Panel 3 Key Note: China-Switzerland Stock Connect
Key note speaker:
May-Si Hau, Senior Associate, MLL Legal
17:25
Panel 3 Discussion (in addition to key note speaker)
Shu Bernet-Zhang, Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Christian Schneiter, Senior Associate, VISCHER AG
17:45
Panel 4 Key Note: CIETAC Emergency Arbitration Versus Injunctive Relief at People's Courts - New Experiences in Real Cases
Key note speaker:
Dr. Paul Thaler, Managing Partner, Wenfei Attorneys-at-Law Ltd.
18:10
Panel 4 Discussion (in addition to key note speaker)
Dr. Lukas Beeler, Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey AG
Dr. Christian Oetiker, Managing Partner, VISCHER AG
18:30
Reception
kindly hosted by NKF
SCCC Legal Chapter Forum 2022 - Chinese / Swiss Business Law
September 28, 2022
14:30-19:00
Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd, Bahnhofstrasse 53, 8001 Zurich
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additional info

  • Registration is mandatory.
  • Substitutes for registered persons unable to attend are welcome, otherwise full no-show charge will be applied.

The forum is kindly hosted with reception by Niederer Kraft Frey Ltd (NKF).