# Peyrot, Schlegel & Györffy

> Peyrot, Schlegel & Györffy is a law firm with offices in Zurich and Buchs (Canton of St. Gallen), focusing on business law and private law.

We are a law firm with offices in Zurich and Buchs (Canton of St. Gallen). Our practice focuses on business law and private law. Our clients are companies and private individuals from Switzerland and abroad.

Website: https://psg-law.ch/en
German version: https://psg-law.ch/llms.txt

## Offices

- Zurich: Beethovenstrasse 47, CH-8002 Zürich; Phone +41 43 500 55 70; E-mail peyrot@psg-law.ch, gyoerffy@psg-law.ch; Map: https://goo.gl/maps/BycqomAXnYtHC7nB6
- Buchs: Bahnhofstrasse 7, CH-9471 Buchs SG; Phone +41 81 756 55 45; E-mail schlegel@psg-law.ch; Map: https://goo.gl/maps/rZA3pttELWvKiyWq7

## Practice areas

- Liability and Insurance Law
- Contract Law, Tenancy Law, Employment Law
- Corporate Law and Law of Business Names
- Criminal Law and White-Collar Crime
- Marriage and Cohabitation Law
- Inheritance Law
- Property Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- Banking and Financial Markets Law
- Litigation
- Transport and Traffic Law, CMR
- Trademark Law
- Notarial Deeds
- International Business Law
- Fundamental Rights/European Law
- Data Protection, Protection of Personality

## Partners

### Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M.

- Contact: Beethovenstrasse 47, CH-8002 Zürich; +41 43 500 55 70; peyrot@psg-law.ch
- Profile: https://psg-law.ch/en/partner/peyrot.html
- Admission and memberships: Attorney at law, registered in the Bar Register of the Canton of Zurich; Admitted to the bar since 1994; Member of the Zurich Bar Association (https://www.zav.ch); Lecturer in Business Law at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich); Lecturer in Business Law at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW); Lecturer in Business Law at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH)
- Education: Law studies at the University of St. Gallen (HSG); Doctorate in Law from the University of St. Gallen (HSG); Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Virginia School of Law; Visiting Scholar, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall)
- Professional experience: Court clerk at the Cantonal Court of St. Gallen; Attorney at a major business law firm in Zurich
- Preferred practice areas: Law for entrepreneurs and companies; Law for founders and foundations; Litigation
- Languages: German; English; French; Basic Dutch

### Dr. iur. Urs Schlegel

- Contact: Bahnhofstrasse 7, CH-9471 Buchs SG; +41 81 756 55 45; schlegel@psg-law.ch
- Profile: https://psg-law.ch/en/partner/schlegel.html
- Admission and memberships: Attorney at law, registered in the Bar Register of the Canton of St. Gallen; Admitted to the bar since 1998; Member of the [St. Gallen Bar Association](http://www.anwaltsverbandsg.ch); Notary public (Canton of St. Gallen)
- Education: Law studies at the University of St. Gallen (HSG); Assistant at the Institute of European Law and in public law; Bar examination of the Canton of St. Gallen
- Professional experience: Lawyer at a law firm in St. Gallen and at the District Court of Oberrheintal; Founded an IT company in the legal sector; Founded and manages his own law firm in Buchs SG
- Preferred practice areas: Contract law; Corporate law and law of business names; Intellectual property and technology law; Banking and financial markets law; Litigation and arbitration
- Languages: German; English; French

### lic. iur. Viktor Györffy

- Contact: Beethovenstrasse 47, CH-8002 Zürich; +41 43 500 55 70; gyoerffy@psg-law.ch
- Profile: https://psg-law.ch/en/partner/gyoerffy.html
- Admission and memberships: Attorney at law, registered in the Bar Register of the Canton of Zurich; Admitted to the bar since 1997; Member of the [Zurich Bar Association](https://www.zav.ch); Member of the Democratic Lawyers of Switzerland ([DJS](http://djs-jds.ch/de/)) and Zurich ([DJZ](http://djs-jds.ch/de/aktuell-zh)); President of the association [Rechtsauskunft Anwaltskollektiv](http://www.anwaltskollektiv.ch); President of [grundrechte.ch](http://grundrechte.ch); Board member of the [Digitale Gesellschaft](https://www.digitale-gesellschaft.ch) (Digital Society)
- Education: Law studies at the University of Zurich
- Professional experience: Lawyer in the legal and recourse service of the Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of St. Gallen; Attorney (partner) at a law firm in Zurich
- Preferred practice areas: Liability and social insurance law; Fundamental rights/European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR); Data protection, protection of personality; Contract law, corporate law; Criminal law
- Languages: German; English

## Staff

- Laxcika Florence Angelo, Legal Associate, B.A. HSG in Law and Economics (angelo@psg-law.ch)
- Hesekiel Carrasco, Legal Associate, B.A. HSG in Law and Economics (carrasco@psg-law.ch)
- Daphne Fürst, Legal Associate, B.A. HSG in Law and Economics (fuerst@psg-law.ch)
- Nadja Brunner, Office Manager (office@psg-law.ch)
- Daniela Litscher, Office Manager (office@psg-law.ch)

## Notary office in Buchs SG

Dr. Urs Schlegel, attorney at law, offers the following notarial services at the Buchs (SG) office:

- Notarial deeds: Marital agreements; Wills and testamentary dispositions; Establishment of foundations; Guarantee (surety) undertakings; All notarial deeds in commercial register matters
- Certifications: Authenticity of signatures; Authenticity of copies or transcripts; Authenticity of calendar dates, translations or other documents
- Notarial fees: https://psg-law.ch/en/notary-fees.html

## Publications and lectures

- [Die Treuepflicht des Verwaltungsrats](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/die-treuepflicht-des-verwaltungsrats.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/01.die-treuepflicht-des-verwaltungsrats/2021021_Scan_Treuepflicht-des-Verwaltungsrats.pdf)
- [Strafbestimmungen im neuen Datenschutzrecht](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/strafbestimmungen-im-neuen-datenschutzrecht.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/02.strafbestimmungen-im-neuen-datenschutzrecht/CH-D-Wirtschaft_2021-02__36-37.pdf)
- [Das Kreuz mit dem Kreuz](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/das-kreuz-mit-dem-kreuz.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/03.das-kreuz-mit-dem-kreuz/20201110-Das-Kreuz-mit-dem-Kreuz-HA-Peyrot.pdf)
- [Die Informationspflichten der Konzernobergesellschaft gegenüber der Konzernuntergesellschaft](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/die-informationspflichten-der-konzernobergesellschaft-gegenu.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – Doctoral thesis, St. Gallen 2003 (Prof. Dr. Jean Nicolas Druey/Prof. Dr. Christian J. Meier-Schatz), published as an e-dissertation on Swisslex (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/04.die-informationspflichten-der-konzernobergesellschaft-gegenu/Informationspflichten.pdf)
- [Expert Determination of Competition Issues](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/expert-determination-of-competition-issues.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – in: Zuberbühler/Oetiker (eds.), “Practical Aspects of Arbitrating EC Competition Law”, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel 2007 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/05.expert-determination-of-competition-issues/070223.pdf)
- [Acquiescence (tolerance) to infringement of Intellectual Property Rights](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/acquiescence-tolerance-to-infringement-of-intellectual-prope.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – Co-author of the National Report on Q192, AIPPI Congress 2006 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/06.acquiescence-tolerance-to-infringement-of-intellectual-prope/Q192_E.pdf)
- [Contracts regarding Intellectual Property Rights (assignments and licenses) and third parties](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/contracts-regarding-intellectual-property-rights-assignments.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – Co-author of the National Report on Q190, AIPPI Congress 2006, in: sic! 7/8/2006, p. 539 et seq. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/07.contracts-regarding-intellectual-property-rights-assignments/Q190_sic.pdf)
- [Referat: Die Informationspflicht der Konzernmuttergesellschaft gegenüber ihrer Tochter](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/referat-die-informationspflicht-der-konzernmuttergesellschaf.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – Lecture for the Research Centre for Information Law at the University of St. Gallen, 2000 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/08.referat-die-informationspflicht-der-konzernmuttergesellschaf/1-Referat.pdf)
- [Referat: Rechtsansprüche auf Information](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/referat-rechtsansprueche-auf-information.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – eCH Records Management working group, Bern 2004 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/09.referat-rechtsansprueche-auf-information/2-Referat.pdf)
- [Referat: Why Audit Your IP Rights? Tracing and Identifying IP Rights in Organisations](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/referat-why-audit-your-ip-rights-tracing-and-identifying-ip-.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – AIJA Congress, Amsterdam 2005 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/10.referat-why-audit-your-ip-rights-tracing-and-identifying-ip-/3-Referat.pdf)
- [Referat: Asset Tracing and Recovery in Switzerland](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/referat-asset-tracing-and-recovery-in-switzerland.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – Lecture at the annual meeting of the German-American Lawyers’ Association, Berlin 2006 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/11.referat-asset-tracing-and-recovery-in-switzerland/4-Referat.pdf)
- [Referat: Legal aspects associated with setting up your headquarters or principal company in Switzerland](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/referat-legal-aspects-associated-with-setting-up-your-headqu.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – Greater Zurich Area and NEXIA International, London 2006 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/12.referat-legal-aspects-associated-with-setting-up-your-headqu/5-Referat.pdf)
- [Referat: Let’s fight. Minority shareholders and capital investors](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/referat-lets-fight-minority-shareholders-and-capital-investo.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. – AIJA Congress, Geneva 2006 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/13.referat-lets-fight-minority-shareholders-and-capital-investo/6-Referat.pdf)
- [Referat: The Public Company: The Burden of Being Public and the Pain to Go Private](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/referat-the-public-company-the-burden-of-being-public-and-th.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/14.referat-the-public-company-the-burden-of-being-public-and-th/7-Referat.pdf)
- [Alternativen zur Prozessfinanzierung](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/alternativen-zur-prozessfinanzierung.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/15.alternativen-zur-prozessfinanzierung/10-Artikel-CH-D-Wirtschaft-Alternativen-zur-Prozessfinanzierung.pdf)
- [Expert Determination of Antitrust Issues](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/expert-determination-of-antitrust-issues.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/16.expert-determination-of-antitrust-issues/8-Referat-aija-Toront-2007-Expert-Determination.pdf)
- [Haftung beim Internationalen Strassentransport](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/haftung-beim-internationalen-strassentransport.html) – Dr. Paul Peyrot, LL.M. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/17.haftung-beim-internationalen-strassentransport/9-Artikel-CH-D-Wirtschaft-Haftung-beim-Internationalen-Strassentransport.pdf)
- [Editorial 2](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/editorial-2.html) – Dr. iur. Urs Schlegel (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/18.editorial-2/Digitalisierung-der-Rechtsbranche.pdf)
- [Editorial](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/editorial.html) – Dr. iur. Urs Schlegel – Published in “mandant” no. 3/2009 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/19.editorial/Editorial.pdf)
- [Connecting people?](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/connecting-people.html) – Dr. iur. Urs Schlegel – The judgment of the District Court of Werdenberg-Sargans of 14 June 2004 on which the discussion is based was published in full as Jurius, Dialer-Opfer muss nicht zahlen, in: Jusletter 8 November 2004. (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/20.connecting-people/Connecting-people.pdf)
- [Ökonomische Grenzen staatlicher Leistungen](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/oekonomische-grenzen-staatlicher-leistungen.html) – Dr. iur. Urs Schlegel – Doctoral thesis, St. Gallen 2017 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/21.oekonomische-grenzen-staatlicher-leistungen/Dis4693.pdf)
- [CMR – Haftung bei internationalem Strassentransport](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/cmr-haftung-bei-internationalem-strassentransport.html) – Dr. iur. Urs Schlegel – Handelszeitung no. 24, 13–19 June 2007 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/22.cmr-haftung-bei-internationalem-strassentransport/SCHLEGEL_CMR_V2.pdf)
- [Haftung beim internationalen Strassentransport](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/haftung-beim-internationalen-strassentransport.html) – Dr. iur. Urs Schlegel – Journal of the German-Swiss Chamber of Commerce, no. 4/April 2009 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/23.haftung-beim-internationalen-strassentransport/CMR-Zeitschrift-Handelskammer.pdf)
- [Quellenschutz im Strafrecht](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/quellenschutz-im-strafrecht.html) – lic. iur. Viktor Györffy – published in: medialex 6/16 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/24.quellenschutz-im-strafrecht/Unt_Gyoerffy.pdf)
- [Allmächtiger Staat, rechtlose Bürger](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/allmaechtiger-staat-rechtlose-buerger.html) – lic. iur. Viktor Györffy – extended version of an article written with Christof Hugentobler and published in plädoyer 6/15 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/25.allmaechtiger-staat-rechtlose-buerger/allmaechtiger-staat-rechtlose-buerger.pdf)
- [Mehr Überwachung im Strafprozess](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/mehr-ueberwachung-im-strafprozess.html) – lic. iur. Viktor Györffy – published in: plädoyer 2/14 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/26.mehr-ueberwachung-im-strafprozess/20-22-PL-0214-Buepf.pdf)
- [Eine Bürgerbewegung ist gefragt](https://psg-law.ch/en/publikationen/eine-buergerbewegung-ist-gefragt.html) – lic. iur. Viktor Györffy – published in: infoclio.ch, Enrico Natale, Eliane Kurmann, Jan Baumann and Christine Stettler (eds.), Datenschutz und Geschichtswissenschaften, 2015 (PDF: https://psg-law.ch/user/pages/04.publikationen/27.eine-buergerbewegung-ist-gefragt/Eine-Buergerbewegung-ist-gefragt.pdf)

## Further pages

- [Imprint](https://psg-law.ch/en/imprint.html)
- [Privacy Policy](https://psg-law.ch/en/privacy.html)
- [Disclaimer](https://psg-law.ch/en/disclaimer.html)
- Sitemap: https://psg-law.ch/sitemap.xml