Startup Consulting

As entrepreneurial and pragmatically thinking lawyers, we guide our clients through every phase of a startup’s life cycle.


We understand the expectations, requirements, and interests of both investors and startups, enabling us to serve as an effective sparring partner during investment negotiations.


Our firm is dedicated to empowering innovators and investors with the legal tools they need to succeed in a competitive and dynamic environment.

The ZÜGERLAW Offer Includes:
  • Equity Financing: Assisting with equity financing rounds, including capital increases.

  • Debt Financing: Structuring loan agreements, convertible loans, mezzanine loans, and subordination letters.

  • Company Formation and Transformation: Advising on incorporation and company transformation, such as converting a LLC (GmbH) to a corporation (AG) and vice versa.

  • Intellectual Property Management: Licensing, particularly spinoff license agreements with universities. Protecting the entire IP portfolio, including patents, copyrights, and design rights.

  • Contractual Agreements: Drafting shareholders' agreements and investment contracts. Negotiating share purchase agreements, including assignment declarations and cessions.

  • Collaborative Ventures: Establishing cooperation agreements, joint ventures, and research and development agreements. Handling manufacturing and distribution agreements. Overseeing clinical trial agreements.

Key Contacts

Managing Partner
Attorney-at-law, Notary Public
Auditing & Tax Expert

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