This book contains a concise presentation of all relevant rules of the Swiss Company Law. It discusses all company forms, including all partnership forms, corporations, the association and the foundation. The author, Lukas Handschin, is Attorney at Law at Zurich and Professor at the University of Basel; he combines concise presentation with academic standards, making this book a reliable source of information for lawyers and practitioners. This book comes as the only concise and complete presentation in English of the Swiss Company Law available in the market. This publication forms part of the "Swiss Law in a nutshell series," with the objective of publishing concise, reliable and complete presentations of choice topics of Swiss Law. The authors are leading academics or practitioners in their field of expertise. The combination of academic excellence and a practical approach make the publications a perfect entry point into Swiss Law for both lawyers and non-lawyers.