Key Agency Considerations & Key Distribution Considerations in Switzerland

Written for Thompson Reuters’ Practical Law Global, these two practice notes provide an overview of key issues especially for foreign counsel of overseas manufacturers or suppliers of goods to consider when entering into agency or distribution agreements governed by Swiss law.

Key Agency Considerations

1. Governing Legislation and Regulation
2. Appointing an Agent and Structuring the Relationship
3. The Agency Agreement
4. Terminating the Agency Agreement

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Key Distribution Considerations

1. Governing Legislation and Regulation
2. Appointing a Distributor and Structuring the Relationship
3. The Distribution Agreement: Important Provisions
4. Terminating the Distribution Agreement

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About the Authors

Fabien Aepli

Fabien Aepli is one of the founders of MANGEAT, his main practice areas are Banking & Finance, Commercial Contracts and Corporate Law.

He is a Recommended Lawyer by Legal 500 both in the Commercial, Corporate and M&A category and in the Banking & Finance Geneva category.

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Flore Auberjonois

Flore Auberjonois is an associate at MANGEAT. Her main practice areas are Dispute Resolution, Corporate & Commercial and Banking & Finance.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Laws from the University of Geneva. She also completed the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions in 2019 and successfully passed her Geneva Bar exam in 2021.
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