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Central Group acquires the operational business of Magazine zum Globus, which operates luxury department stores in Switzerland. The business is acquired from the insolvent Signa group.
Homburger advised Central Group on all Swiss law aspects, including Swiss insolvency law aspects, of the transaction. The Homburger team was led by Jürg Frick (Financing and Investment Products, Real Estate) and Miguel Sogo (Litigation, Restructuring / Insolvency) and included Richard Stäuber (Competition, Regulatory), Nathalie Scherrer (Financing and Investment Products, Corporate / M&amp;A), Oliver Mrose (Litigation, Restructuring / Insolvency), Joel Kämpf (Litigation), Céline Ruegg (Competition, Regulatory).

Homburger advised the Thai retail and property conglomerate Central Group on the acquisition of the operational business of Magazine zum Globus

Arbitration

On September 24, 2024, Homburger filed a request for revision with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles requesting to lift an arbitral award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Ms. Chiles was initially awarded the Olympic bronze medal in the women’s gymnastics floor exercise final at the 2024 Olympic Games after her coach’s inquiry led to an increase of her final score. However, a CAS panel later determined that the inquiry was submitted four seconds past the one-minute time limit, rendering it invalid, and denied Ms. Chiles her bronze medal. In her request for revision that complements <a href="https://www.homburger.ch/en/news/homburger-appeals-olympic-bronze-medal-decision-for-jordan-chiles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">her setting aside application filed on September 16, 2024</a>, Ms. Chiles asserts that video evidence that has emerged in the meantime demonstrates that the inquiry was filed within the time limit.
The Homburger team advising Ms. Chiles is led by partner Gabrielle Nater-Bass and includes partner Stefanie Pfisterer, associates Richard G. Allemann, Frédéric Fitzi and Ramona Keist and junior associate Joël Kämpf (all Litigation / Arbitration). Homburger acts as co-counsel to international counsel to Ms. Chiles, Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP.

Homburger files request for revision regarding the Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

Homburger appeals Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

On September 16, 2024, Homburger filed an application with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on behalf of U.S. Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles to set aside an arbitral award by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Ms. Chiles was initially awarded the Olympic bronze medal in the women&#8217;s gymnastics floor exercise final at the 2024 Olympic Games after her coach&#8217;s inquiry led to an increase of her final score. However, a CAS panel later determined that the inquiry was submitted four seconds past the one-minute time limit, rendering it invalid, and denied Ms. Chiles her bronze medal. In her setting-aside application, Ms. Chiles asserts that CAS violated her right to be heard by disregarding video evidence that demonstrates that the inquiry was filed within the time limit. Additionally, she contends that the CAS panel was improperly constituted because its president had a conflict of interest due to ongoing close legal ties with Romania not disclosed to Ms. Chiles during the entire CAS proceedings.
The Homburger team advising Ms. Chiles is led by partner Gabrielle Nater-Bass and includes partner Stefanie Pfisterer, associates Richard G. Allemann and Frédéric Fitzi and junior associate Joël Kämpf (all Litigation / Arbitration). Homburger acts as co-counsel to international counsel to Ms. Chiles, Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP.

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Homburger advised the Thai retail and property conglomerate Central Group on the acquisition of the operational business of Magazine zum Globus

Homburger files request for revision regarding the Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

Homburger appeals Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

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Homburger advised the Thai retail and property conglomerate Central Group on the acquisition of the operational business of Magazine zum Globus

Homburger files request for revision regarding the Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

Homburger appeals Olympic bronze medal decision for Jordan Chiles

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Arbeitsmigration und Auslagenersatz, Arbeits-, sozialversicherungs- und steuerrechtliche Aspekte

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