Dusan Knezevic

MLaw, attorney-at-law, Senior Associate

Education

Zurich University, School of Law (MLaw, 2017); admitted to the Bar (2021)

Professional Experience

Tax consultant (2016); Junior Associate at the law firm (2017-2020); Associate at the law firm since 2021

Languages

German, French, English, Italian, Serbian

Preferred Areas of Practice

Insolvency- and Restructuring Law

We have extensive experience in advising and representing companies and their executive officers and directors in both national and complex international restructuring and insolvency cases:

representation of creditors or debtors in restructuring and insolvency cases
representation of creditors in creditors’ committees
representation of creditors or debtors in enforcement, attachment, garnishment or seizer proceedings
representation of creditors, debtors or insolvency estates in litigation proceedings (see also Litigation and Arbitration)
running insolvency proceedings as commissioner (Sachwalter), extra-ordinary trustee in bankruptcy (ausseramtliche Konkursverwaltung) or liquidator
advising and supporting foreign bankruptcy trustees to attract and include assets located in Switzerland within the foreign bankruptcy estate
provision of legal or expert opinions on matters of Swiss insolvency law

Business Law (incl. Contract Law, Corporate Law, Transactions / Mergers & Acquisitions, IT Law, Real Estate)

We advise our clients on all aspects of corporate and commercial law and - if requested - also represent our clients before courts in all related issues and disputes. Our proven real estate specialists offer legal advisory services to private and corporate clients on real estate projects as well as tenancy law related issues.In particular, we offer the following services:

incorporation of companies, corporations and establishment of branches
company reorganisations and restructurings
drawing up customised shareholder agreements and transfer Agreements
establishment of company structures incl. by-laws and other internal regulations and directives, such as rules on management transactions, insider trading, data protection, anti-corruption etc.
governance and compliance matters
providing advice and support in organising shareholders' general meetings of listed and private companies: invitation, script, coordination of shareholders‘ ledger, keeping of the minutes, independent shareholders’ representative
duties and liabilities of board members and Management
agreements with regard to board members and senior Managers
succession planning and inheritance law
providing legal support for start start-ups
mergers & acquisitions, incl. due diligence
due diligence process (including zoning and real estate register law issues)
contracts on real estate transactions
drafting of property by floor regulations
contracts of work and Services
enforcement of warranty claims / protection against warranty Claims
tenancy law disputes

Tax Law

We advise our private and corporate clients on all aspects of taxation. In particular, we offer support for the following matters:

general tax advice and planning for private and corporate Clients
providing advice and support in taking up Swiss residency for the first time
advice on taking up self-employment
tax advice with regard to real estate matters, in particular capital gains tax on real estate
reorganisation and restructuring of companies and obtaining tax rulings
succession planning of companies and review of the company structures
representation in tax proceedings before cantonal and federal authorities and courts, incl. supplementary tax proceedings and penal proceedings