An experienced English-speaking attorney, Trevor J. Purdie practises in Fribourg and advises a clientele primarily composed of companies and institutions, in both French and English. He is active across all areas of business law, excluding tax law, including commercial law, corporate and contract law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), investment agreements, employment law and intellectual property.
A Swiss Bar Association (SBA) Certified Specialist in Employment Law since 2022, he represents clients before the courts of French-speaking Switzerland and assists them in the implementation of preventive and pragmatic strategies designed to avoid disputes and ensure the legal security of their operations.
Drawing on extensive experience in corporate and commercial law, he has been involved in numerous mergers and acquisitions, due diligence processes and international arbitration proceedings. He also advises corporate groups and SMEs on restructurings, collective redundancies, governance matters and compliance issues.
Me Purdie is also deeply involved in the sports and innovation sectors. For more than fifteen years, he has acted as legal counsel and secretary to the board of directors of the professional ice hockey club HC Fribourg-Gottéron, and for over ten years as legal counsel and board secretary of the cantonal innovation hub, Bluefactory Fribourg-Freiburg SA.
He further advises numerous start-ups and technology companies, from incorporation through fundraising rounds, intellectual property protection, investment agreements and corporate transformations (from LLC to Ltd). His combined expertise in business law and new technologies makes him a trusted partner for innovation-driven players in Switzerland.
