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19.08.2019

Workshop | Giving Women | 4 September 2019

FRORIEP is delighted to invite you to the Workshop organised by the Zurich Chapter of Giving Women on

Association vs Foundation – What’s the Difference?

Julie Wynne, FRORIEP partner, and Cornelia Mattig, associate, will lead a Workshop on non-profit ventures, associations and foundations in Switzerland. You will learn key features of non-profit organisations, as well as how to apply for tax exemption, the duties of the Board and to which reporting obligations these organisations are subject.

Register now and learn all you need to know about the establishment process for nonprofit organisations in Switzerland, the minimum starting capital, the structures availables and obligations of the Board.

Julie Wynne is a highly regarded charity lawyer with a particular expertise in social entrepreneurship and B Corps. She advises non-profit organisations, B Corps and social enterprises for their set-up and tax issues and assists them with mergers, reorganisations, joint ventures and other forms of collaborative working, as well as constitutional reviews. In addition, she regularly provides advices on grant-marketing, fundraising, corporate philanthropy and governance.

Cornelia Mattig specialises in data protection and intellectual property law, as well as corporate and commercial law issues. She joined FRORIEP as an associate in 2018. Having trained with firms in Ireland, Germany and Switzerland, as well as with the District Court of March in the Canton of Schwyz, she worked as a notary public and lawyer in an accounting and auditing firm. She also holds a Data Protection Officer Certificate from the University of Maastricht.