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A prestigious 5-star hotel in Berne shall be renovated, it should not cost too much, so let the workers work and negotiate the fees later. Not with BGP!

On December 16, 2016 BGP achieves - after more than 4 years of court proceedings - a big and long expected victory in front of the Commercial Court of Berne against the hotel owners from Quatar. The responsible architects will finally get their well-earned fees.

For more information (in german): Der Bund dated 16.12.2016 and BernerZeitung dated 17.12.2016

BGP attended the latest LAWorld Asia/Pacific Regional Meeting 2016 in Jinan, China from November 17th to 19th, 2016. The meeting was hosted by the local member Jointide. Further information and pictures about the meeting can be found here.

In addition, Michael Bader and Stefan Kunz used the trip to China to cultivate existing and to establish new contacts with Chinese companies in Shanghai and Beijing.

BGP attended the latest LAWorld EMEA meeting held in Budapest from September 16th to 17th, 2016. The meeting was hosted by the local member Ban – Karika. For the first time the President Oliver Gnehm had the pleasure to award Simons Muirhead & Burton with the LAWorld EMEA Star Award.

Furthermore, our attorney Juliane Hogrefe was elected Vice-President of LAWorld Next Generation. BGP congratulates Juliane Hogrefe to her new function and is proud to support her during her vice-presidential term.

Our colleague Juliane Hogrefe has reached the summit of the Matterhorn, the mountain of mountains, on September 11, 2016.

The BGP team congratulates to this great performance.

BGP wins an ‘Acquisition International 2016 M&A Award‘ as International Corporate Law Firm of the Year - Switzerland & Best for Cross Border M&A Transactions.

The awards of Acquisition International, a U.K.-based periodical publication serving the global merger and acquisition industry, are given solely on merit to commend those most deserving for exceptional service over the last 12 months.