Benjamin Dürig
Counsel
Benjamin Dürig is an experienced transaction lawyer with a focus on M&A and corporate finance transactions, and corporate law. He advises clients in M&A and corporate finance transactions and is an experienced team leader in complex transactions. He advises listed and non-listed entities, including regulated financial institutions. He has in-depth expertise on the legal issues relating to real estate in and outside of transactions, including regulatory aspects, environmental issues (polluted sites), and complex commercial lease agreements.
Benjamin Dürig is a regular speaker to various audiences on topics relating to his practice, including international lawyers’ conferences, commercial chambers and industry organisations.
Practice Areas:
Banking and Finance
Real Estate
Corporate and Commercial
Career:
2021 | Attorney at Law Wenger Plattner |
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2009 | Froriep Legal AG / Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep AG |
2008 | SchaerPartners Rechtsanwälte |
2007 | Bar admission |
2004 | Law clerk at the District Court of Bülach |
2003 | Trainee at the District Court of Bülach |
2003 | University of Zürich (lic.iur.) |
Selected publications:
Asset Transfer Agreements under Swiss Law
in: Wolters Kluwer: International Business Transactions, Published Sep 2023, Reviewed Jul 2023
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides | Switzerland: Doing Business in
This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of doing business in laws and regulations applicable in Switzerland.
Construction and projects in Switzerland: overview
Thomson Reuters, Country Q&A, Switzerland, July 2021
Organtätigkeit in Sitz- und Holdinggesellschaften
EXPERT FOCUS (02/2021), p. 66-71
Environmental law and practice in Switzerland: overview
Thomson Reuters, June 2020
Construction and projects in Switzerland: overview, Practical Law
Thomson Reuters, Country Q&A, Switzerland, May 2020
Construction and projects in Switzerland: overview
Practical Law, Global Guide 2017/18
Focus on FinTech, National report of Switzerland
55th Annual AIJA Congress, Tokyo (August 2017)
Construction and projects in Switzerland: overview
Practical law, Global Guide 2016/2017
Finance for your clients: Harmonisation of Capital Markets, National report of Switzerland
54th Annual AIJA Congress, Munich
Construction and Projects in Switzerland: overview
Practical Law, Construction and Projects Global Guide 2015/16
Banking in the crosshairs: Investigations by financial regulators and competition authorities in the banking industry – Libor, Forex, what next?
In: National report of Switzerland for 53rd Annual AIJA Congress, London 2015
New guidelines on derivatives
In: ILO International Law Office, Newsletter, 22 October 2014
New Swiss Rules on the Distribution of Foreign Collective Investment Schemes in Switzerland – What Distributors Should Be Aware of
Froriep Renggli Newsletter, February 2013
New landscape
In: The Lawyer, June 2012
Switzerland’s proposed new rules on foreign collective investment schemes
In: Froriep Renggli Newsletter, May 2012
Das Retentionsrecht des Vermieters/Verpächters von Geschäftsräumen – ein Schwanengesang?
In: Hotellerie- und Gastronomiezeitung, Recht, 30. November 2011
Fallstricke im Mietrecht, Teil 6: Eigenheiten des Verfahrens in Mietstreitigkeiten
In: SVIT (Hg.), Immobilia März 2010, S. 38 f.
Fallstricke im Mietrecht, Teil 5: Mängel bei Mietobjektsrückgabe
In: SVIT (Hg.), Immobilia Februar 2010, S. 32 f.
Fallstricke im Mietrecht, Teil 4: Die Krux mit der Ausweisung
In: SVIT (Hg.), Immobilia Januar 2010, S. 30
Fallstricke im Mietrecht, Teil 3: Kündigen wegen Zahlungsverzug
In: SVIT (Hg.), Immobilia Dezember 2009, S. 32 f.
Fallstricke im Mietrecht, Teil 2: Hürdenreiche Mietzinserhöhung
In: SVIT (Hg.), Immobilia November 2009, S. 32 f.
Fallstricke im Mietrecht, Teil 1
In: SVIT (Hg.), Immobilia Oktober 2009, S. 32 f.
Contact
Benjamin Dürig lic. iur.
Attorney at Law
Wenger Plattner
Attorneys at Law Tax Advisors Public Notaries
Seestrasse 39 | P.O. Box
8700 Küsnacht-Zürich
T +41 43 222 38 00
F +41 43 222 38 01
benjamin.duerig@wenger-plattner.ch
Admission:
Bar admission (2007)
Languages:
English, German, French