Corporate Law

Companies operate within a complex network of relationships with corporate bodies, employees, customers, shareholders, investors and public authorities. Each of these relationships gives rise to legal rights and obligations that affect the company.

Devon Legal supports its clients in establishing, managing and maintaining these networks, in particular in the following areas:

• Incorporation of companies

• Shareholders’ agreements

• Employee participation plans / compensation models

• Preparation and conduct of board meetings and shareholders’ meetings

• General corporate housekeeping functions

• Establishing management structures by means of organisational regulations

• Establishing compliance structures

• Preparation and implementation of equity capital measures (capital increases and reductions, creation of conditional capital, etc.)

• Issuance of options and warrants

• Requests for information and special investigations

• Assertion of directors’ and officers’ liability claims

• Liquidation of companies

• Internal control system (ICS) / internal policies and directives

• Outsourcing