{"id":6970,"date":"2026-02-04T15:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T14:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/map-dev.ch\/isdc\/?post_type=profil&#038;p=6970"},"modified":"2026-10-15T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T08:06:00","slug":"dr-martin-sychold","status":"publish","type":"profil","link":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/profil\/dr-martin-sychold\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Sychold,\u00a0LL.B. B.Ec.\u00a0(Adelaide), Esq. (State of New York)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jurisdictions &nbsp;<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anglo-American and Common Law jurisdictions around the globe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mixed legal systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Comparative Legal Expertise<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Companies and other legal entities, with a special focus on cross-border restructuring, in particular redomiciliation and non-acquisitive mergers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Law governing trusts as an instrument of equity, with a comparative perspective on functionally equivalent structures, including foundations and fideicommissa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulation of gambling and gaming, in particular aspects of public supervision and player protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Typical Comparative Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Martin works on comparative legal questions for courts, public authorities and legal practitioners, often involving the interaction between different legal systems. Typical questions include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Does the law of Guernsey, Liechtenstein or Texas permit the transfer of a company limited by shares to Switzerland without interruption of the company\u2019s legal personality?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To which form of Swiss legal entity is a British limited liability partnership most closely comparable?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What rights does a beneficiary of a trust domiciled in Mauritius have in respect of real property located in Switzerland that was placed in the trust by the settlor before dying?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Selected Studies and Expert Opinions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Transfer of a Company from the United Arab Emirates to Switzerland \u2013 legal opinion on the redomiciliation of a company registered in the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre to Switzerland.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Limitation of Actions relating to Contracts of Loan under the Law of England and Wales and the British Virgin Islands \u2013 comparative legal opinion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/e-2018-15-17-183-maritime-registration.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legal Opinion on Maritime Registration<\/a> \u2013 comparative legal opinion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Sychold specialises in common law and mixed legal systems, with particular expertise in companies and other legal entities, cross-border corporate restructuring and trusts. He is also responsible for data protection and administrative transparency and acts as the Institute\u2019s local data steward. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"profil-departement":[60],"class_list":["post-6970","profil","type-profil","status-publish","hentry","profil-departement-juristes"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profil\/6970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profil"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/profil"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profil\/6970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11492,"href":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profil\/6970\/revisions\/11492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"profil-departement","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isdc.ch\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/profil-departement?post=6970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}