MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

MME Legal | Tax | Compliance

Website: www.mme.ch

Tel: +41 44 254 99 66 or +41 41 726 99 66

Number of Teammembers: 9 Partner and 15 teammembers (FinTech & Blockchain Practice Group)

Languages: English, German, Czech, French, Italian, Spanish

Firm Overview:

MME provides comprehensive and interdisciplinary advice in the areas of legal, tax and compliance.

Legal | Tax | Compliance: In these three areas MME provides integrated, comprehensive and interdisciplinary services with speed and efficiency. As an integrated advisory firm at the cutting edge, the firm supports and represents companies and private individuals in all economic and trendsetting matters. MME serves its clients with personal and thorough attention: straightforward and persistent - in Switzerland and internationally.

Main Areas of Practice:

Pioneering Legal and Tax Solutions for Digital and Blockchain Business Models

MME supports clients in developing, operating, and offering blockchain-based and digital applications, including areas like protocols, dApps, DeFi, token exchanges, digital payments, asset custody, smart contracts, DAOs, gaming, and NFTs.

Expertise Highlights

Legal:

• Navigating legal and regulatory challenges of blockchain models
• Token classification, tokenization, and related offerings (ICO, STO, TGE)
• Digital currencies, e-money, and payment systems
• Governance in decentralized ecosystems
• Comprehensive contractual support (IT/IP, SAFT, OSS, etc.)
• AI, Big Data, data protection, and cyber risk management

Tax:

• Tax authority negotiations for blockchain transactions
• Token classification for direct tax, VAT, and withholding tax
• Digital asset declarations and voluntary disclosures
• Distinguishing private vs. business asset management
• R&D and IP tax benefits

Compliance:

• Regulatory compliance and licensing (FinTech, DLT, banking, etc.)
• AMLA compliance and cross-border market entry
• Negotiations with FINMA and SROs
• Clients: MME works with innovative startups from "Crypto Valley," global corporations, financial service providers, professional investors, and DeFi enthusiasts.

Recent Highlights & Awards:

MME was ranked by Legal500 as Top Tier Law Firm in Fintech in 2024 and was among the top three Swiss law firms in technology & telecommunication law according to leading Swiss economic magazine “BILANZ” ranking since 2019.

In the rapidly evolving areas of blockchain, crypto currency and fintech, MME has leap-frogged its business into a global advisory practice. Responsible partners Dr. Andreas Glarner and Thomas Linder have achieved a world-wide reputation across the industry as leading professionals in this highly specialised field.

Chambers FinTech Legal Guide ranks MME and Andreas Glarner in Band 1, Ronald Kogens in Band 3, and Thomas Linder in Band 4. In the category FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies, MME, Andreas Glarner, and Luka Müller-Studer are ranked in Band 1, Ronald Kogens in Band 3, and Thomas Linder in Band 4.

Contact

Contact: Dr. Andreas Glarner

Tel: +41 44 254 99 66

Email: [email protected]

Contact: Thomas Linder

Tel: +41 44 254 99 66

Email: [email protected]

Offices:

Zurich

Zollstrasse 62

CH-8032

Zürich, Switzerland

Phone: +41 44 254 99 66

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.mme.ch

Zug

Gubelstrasse 22

CH-6302

Zug, Switzerland

Phone: +41 41 726 99 66

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.mme.ch