Marc Ph. Prinz lic.iur., LL.M. Attorney at Law Partner Languages: German, English, French Contact: +41 58 211 36 17, mprinz@vischer.com General Marc Ph. Prinz has many years of experience in all aspects of labour and employment law. He advises employers and executives in employmentrelated issues and represents them in court proceedings, in particular in relation to executive compensation and bonus plans. He regularly assists corporate clients in all labour and employment law issues surrounding reorganisations or transactions, particularly in the context of transfers of undertakings and collective redundancies. Marc is member of the Appeals Chamber of the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation and acts as president of the academic ice hockey club Zurich. Marc heads VISCHER's Labour and Employment Law Practice Group. Education - 2009 LL.M. University of Southern California, Los Angeles - 2005 Zurich bar, admitted to all Swiss Courts - 2002 lic.iur. University of Zurich 1/5
Teams Employment Law, China Desk, Corporate and Commercial, Litigation, Arbitration, Sports Law, Startup Desk Practice Areas Arbitration, China Desk, Commercial Law, Corporate and Commercial, Data Protection, Employment, Litigation, Pensions Law, Social Insurance Law, Sports Law References Best Lawyers Switzerland 2014-2017 Recommended for Labour and Employment Law. Legal 500 (EMEA 2017) - "Employment" "Vischer s excellent team has been assisting Audatex on its restructuring and mass dismissals. Other clients include Hays and Impellam Group. New practice head Marc Prinz is an outstanding employment lawyer." Chambers Europe (2017) - "Employment" "Clients say that Marc-Philippe Prinz of Vischer 'has a global perspective as well as a local perspective, is very responsive and goes the extra mile.' He advises on compensation matters and the employment implications of reorganisations. Prinz assisted HAYS with staff licensing matters." Chambers Europe (2015) - "Employment"»Marc Prinz has an excellent reputation for his work in this area. Sources report: "He develops pragmatic solutions that fit both our business and the law. He is creative, responsive, immediately available and always proactive.«who's Who Legal (Switzerland 2015) - "Labour and Employment"»Marc Prinz receives wide-ranging endorsement from his peers for his "accomplished practice" in contentious and non-contentious employment law.«chambers Europe (2014) - "Employment"»His "ability to explain complex concepts in a clear and understandable way" is commended by interviewees.«who's Who Legal (Switzerland 2014) - "Labour and Employment"»Marc Prinz is described as "stellar". His practice covers domestic and international work with a particular focus on dispute resolution.«chambers Europe (2013) - "Employment"»Zürich-based Marc Prinz "has a commercial business approach. He advises us as if he is one of the company's managers," according to satisfied interviewees. He covers both contentious and non-contentious employment law.«who's Who Legal (Switzerland 2013) - "Labour and Employment"»Marc Prinz advises clients on the employment law aspects of reorganisations and is "top notch" according to our respondents.«deals Lundbeck to acquire Prexton Therapeutics 2/5
H. Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck) and Prexton Therapeutics BV (Prexton) announced signing of a definitive agreement in which Lundbeck will acquire Prexton. Under terms of the agreement, Lundbeck will pay EUR 100m upfront and is furthermore required to later pay up to EUR 805m in development and sales milestones to the group of current owners. VISCHER advised Lundbeck as lead-counsel in this transaction. The team was led by Corporate partners Christian Wyss and Robert Bernet and included Luzius Zumstein, Gian Caprez, Gian Geel, Aron Waltuch (all Corporate), Marc Prinz (Employment) and Eric Flückiger (Tax). Fidelium Partners acquires Wolfensberger Fidelium Partners, an international investment company based in Munich, with a focus on industry participations, acquires from Wolfensberger Beteiligungen AG in the course of a succession planning as of 31 December 2017 all shares in Wolfensberger AG, a special foundry established 1924 with main seat in Bauma and approx. 200 employees. VISCHER advises Fidelium Partners. The VISCHER team led by partner Dr. Robert Bernet comprised Dr. Peter Kühn, Sebastian Flückiger, Vincent Reardon and Aron Waltuch (Corporate/M&A), Marc Prinz and Gian Geel (Employment), Prof. Dr. Beatrice Wagner Pfeifer (Environmental), Christoph Niederer (Tax), Lukas Züst and Fiona Gao (China Desk). Cedarlake acquires from Argos Soditic the majority of BMF Group Cedarlake Private Equity Fund I, advised by Rantum Capital, acquires from Argos Soditic Funds the majority of BMF Group AG, the world's third largest ropeway manufacturer with more than 320 employees and main registered seat in Flums, St. Gallen, Switzerland. The founding family Bartholet remains invested and the management team around Chairman Roland Bartholet is supporting the transaction. A strategic objective of the transaction was to enable the BMF group to enhance further its strategic development in China and other strongly growing regions in Asia. VISCHER advises Cedarlake and Rantum, respectively. The VISCHER team led by partner Dr. Robert Bernet comprised Dr. Peter Kühn, Sebastian Flückiger, Ruben Masar, Aron Waltuch, Janique Bourgeois (Corporate/M&A), Marc Ph. Prinz and Florian Schaub (Employment), Dr. Jana Essebier (Finance), Klaus Neff (Merger control), Adrian Gautschi (IP) and Lukas Züst (China Desk). JSR Corporation Acquires Pioneering Cell Line Developer Selexis SA JSR Corporation, listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange, recently completed its acquisition of Selexis SA, a pioneering life sciences company and global leader in mammalian cell-line generation technologies. JSR was represented by Transatlantic Law International (TALI) and VISCHER as the Swiss M&A legal counsel. The VISCHER team was led by Christian Wyss, partner and head of the VISCHER Corporate & Commercial practice team, and included Gian-Andrea Caprez (managing associate, M&A), Marc Prinz (partner, employment) and Nadia Tarolli (partner, tax). JSR Corporation, through its business unit JSR Life Sciences, provides specialized materials and products to the biotech industry. JSR Life Sciences operates a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and R&D labs in key markets throughout North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Read the press release here: www.transatlanticlaw.com/content/jsrcorporation-acquires-pioneering-cell-line-developer-selexis-sa ASTORG acquires majority stake in AutoForm Group On July 22, 2016, ASTORG acquired a majority stake in the Swiss based AutoForm Group from its founder. AutoForm Group is a leading provider of software solutions for the design and sheet metal forming simulation. ASTORG is one of the most successful independent private equity companies in Europe. VISCHER advised ASTORG and their lead counsel PAUL HASTINGS, Paris, respectively, in all matters with respect to Swiss law. The VISCHER team was led by Felix W. Egli (Partner, Corporate/M&A) and Adrian Dörig (Partner, Corporate Finance) and further included partners Marc Prinz (Employment) 3/5
and Christoph Niederer (Tax) and the associates Conradin Cramer (Corporate/Notarization), Peter Kühn (Corporate/M&A), Seraina Tsering (Corporate Finance) and Beatrice Klaesi (Tax). Practice - 2014-2015 Partner with Lustenberger Attorneys at law - 2006 2013 Senior Associate with Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich (2009 Geneva) - 2003 2004 District Court of Zurich (Labour Court) Memberships in Associations - Zurich Law Association (ZAV) - Swiss Law Association (SAV) European - Employment Lawyers Association (EELA) - International Bar Association 4/5
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