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ARTICLE · 14 JUNE 2018

Contract Negotiations: Now And Then

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Mobile phones are a great help in these days to secure permanent professional access not only during regular business hours.

SwitzerlandCorporate/Commercial Law
Thomas Rihm
Thomas Rihm
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 Mobile phones are a great help in these days to secure permanent professional access not only during regular business hours. Sometimes a five-minute call on a Saturday or Sunday can make all the difference instead of having a client experiencing a dreadful weekend by receiving a phone call from its lawyer only on Monday.

"It is Rihm Attorneys' business policy that clients can access us at all times. This usually requires that we are reachable in the evenings and if necessary over the weekend.", shares Dr. Thomas Rihm. He speaks more about his international business law practice below.

How has legal work in contract negotiation evolved throughout Switzerland since you entered the profession? What would you say have been the major game changers in this field over the last decade?

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