Your point of contact
Our DUFOUR team of specialists, renowned throughout Switzerland for their comprehensive expertise and many years of experience in the field of pension funds and social security, is happy to assist you.
Expertise
You can benefit from our expertise in pension and social security law. We advise and represent pension funds, collective and communal funds, welfare funds, employers, vested benefits and 3rd pillar institutions in all matters relating to occupational benefits, vested benefits/transfer, old age & survivors’ benefit, disability benefit, supplementary benefits and accident insurance.
We can prepare expert opinions on complex issues and support you in dealings with supervisory authorities or courts.
We look forward to your call and would be delighted to support you in achieving a comprehensive solution tailored to your situation.
Practice areas
Pension funds / collective and mutual funds
Complex benefit claims, contribution and reimbursement claims, regulation and contract adjustments, termination of affiliation agreements, additional contribution obligations and pension transfers, partial liquidations, restructuring, management and foundation board consultancy
Welfare funds
Amendments to deeds and regulations, affiliation agreements, purpose fulfilment, asset management, partial liquidation and social security measures, mergers, dissolution and liquidation, management and foundation board consultancy
Employers
Conclusion and termination of affiliation agreements, pension transfers, additional contribution obligations, occupational benefits provision in the event of restructuring and M&A, advising employers on partial liquidation
Accountability / liability
Accountability and liability issues, provisional administration, securing benefits from the LOB Guarantee Fund, criminal complaints and representation of pension funds as injured parties in criminal proceedings
Accident insurance
Advising and representing accident insurance companies, including complex benefit cases
Old age & survivors’ benefit / disability benefit / supplementary benefits (OASI/DI)
Questions regarding OASI benefit contribution obligations, legal support for OASI compensation funds in assessing benefit cases, representation of pension funds in DI proceedings, advising private individuals on questions of supplementary benefits
