The following case studies illustrate the wide range of services offered by Kosen Partners and show how each case is handled individually according to the specific needs of the client.
A listed company faces rising ESG obligations with diverging EU and Swiss timelines. Acting too early risks sunk costs; acting too late risks regulatory, investor and reputational pressure. Internal teams lack a shared understanding of what is mandatory versus optional.
We map applicable obligations by entity and timeline, apply a double-materiality lens, and design a 12-month staged roadmap with “no-regret” steps first. We align Legal, Compliance, Sustainability and Investor Relations around one coherent narrative and Q&A for board and investor communications.
Priorities are clarified and non-essential initiatives paused. The company implements a coherent roadmap, reduces compliance friction, and strengthens credibility with regulators and investors through consistent, defensible messaging.
An international firm seeks to establish operations in Switzerland without misreading institutional specifics such as federalism, direct democracy and the role of associations. Regulatory expectations and the stakeholder landscape are initially unclear.
We design a 100-day entry plan covering regulatory orientation, the association landscape and stakeholder mapping across federal and cantonal levels. We prepare concise executive briefings on Swiss decision-making logic, craft a credible positioning and organise an initial program of meetings.
The firm enters the market smoothly, initiates the right registrations and relationships, and gains early credibility with key actors. Internally, leadership has clarity on what to do, when and why.
A financial provider faces restrictive supervisory interpretations that would render its internationally accepted model impracticable in Switzerland. The risk of sanctions and client disruption is rising.
We develop an options paper outlining the legal and regulatory rationale, comparative practices in reference jurisdictions and feasible mitigations. We coordinate with external counsel and engage the authority in a structured dialogue, while in parallel preparing adjustments to the operating model.
Sanctions are avoided. A clarified and workable model with conditions is agreed. The firm preserves options for future evolution while materially reducing regulatory risk.
A trade association’s membership is fragmented; internal conflicts undermine political credibility and public coherence. Decision-making stalls, and external actors exploit divisions.
We facilitate scenario workshops to surface common denominators, define a minimal viable consensus for core positions and codify “speaking rules”. We build a process plan with milestones for consultation, messaging and stakeholder engagement.
A unified position paper and credible spokesperson structure improve standing in parliamentary hearings and media debates. Internally, predictability and discipline return.
An industrial company becomes the focus of critical media coverage following a compliance incident. The organisation needs a coordinated and credible response under time pressure.
Within 48 hours we produce scenarios and a rigorous Q&A set aligned across Legal, Compliance and Communications. We set decision trees for escalation thresholds, prepare regulator briefings and train executives for tough questions.
The situation stabilises. Stakeholders receive consistent information, and leadership credibility is preserved while corrective actions progress.
A multinational evaluates Switzerland as a regulatory hub for its regional operations but needs to balance regulatory predictability, stakeholder access, cost and talent considerations.
We compare regulatory regimes and supervisory cultures across candidate locations, assess political stability and association access, and model operating scenarios for governance and compliance. We arrange exploratory dialogues with authorities and associations.
Switzerland is selected as the base. A phased build-out plan and stakeholder engagement program are implemented, strengthening the company’s global positioning.
A supply-chain-exposed company considers early implementation of evolving EU rules, such as deforestation-related obligations. Premature investments risk lock-in and waste, while delay risks penalties.
We establish forward-looking monitoring, map exposure by product and geography, and define scenario triggers and no-regret actions. Procurement and Compliance are aligned on sequencing and contractual safeguards.
Sunk costs are avoided. The company gains a flexible compliance path, stronger supplier leverage and greater resilience against regulatory shifts.
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