Top 10 Essentials for Foreign In-House Counsels Navigating Swiss Law, People and Culture

MANGEAT partners Grégoire Mangeat and Fabien Aepli will will be speaking at Geneva International Legal Week (GILW) 2025 as part of MANGEAT’s side event:

“Top 10 Essentials for Foreign In-House Counsels Navigating Swiss Law, People and Culture”

This session is designed as a practical guide for foreign in-house counsels working in Switzerland. We will cover the following topics:

1. Switzerland at a Glance
2. Institutions and Federalism
3. Employment: A Particularly Liberal Framework
4. Contract Law: Key Features and Recent Developments
5. Corporate Law: Key Features and Recent Developments
6. The In-House Counsel and Confidentiality: New Swiss In-House Counsel Privilege
7. The In-House Counsel and the Culture of Compromise
8. Corporate Criminal Liability: Toward a Future Swiss DPA Regime
9. Arriving in Switzerland as an In-House Counsel: The Musts
10. Arriving in Switzerland as an In-House Counsel: Impressions and Surprises

Looking forward to insightful discussions with fellow legal professionals.

For more details and registration, we invite you to visite the Geneva International Legal Association (GILA) website: