Inlaw Associés, Avocats Et Notaires

What Inlaw Associés, Avocats Et Notaires does

Inlaw Associés, Avocats Et Notaires operates as a private Swiss law and notary firm under the legal entity INLAW Alexandre Zen-Ruffinen SA, with two offices in the canton of Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel city and Cernier). The firm was founded in 2015 through the merger of two predecessor practices — Etude Montmollin Stucker Wildhaber and Etude Zen-Ruffinen – Junod — and is led by three equity partners: Alexandre Zen-Ruffinen (avocat), Christian Junod (notaire), and Guillaume Wildhaber (avocat et notaire). The practice combines full-spectrum legal advisory services (construction, administrative, commercial, corporate, sports, family, succession, criminal, labor, tenancy, and debt collection law) with statutory notarial services (authentication of acts, marriage contracts, successions, real estate transactions, and corporate deeds), serving both private individuals and corporate clients in the Neuchâtel region.

The firm's team comprises approximately 18-20 professionals including three notaries, four collaborating lawyers, two consultants, three trainees (stagiaires), and eight administrative staff. Notable advisory capability comes from Professor Piermarco Zen-Ruffinen, retired full professor of administrative law at the University of Neuchâtel and founder of the Centre International d'Etude du Sport (CIES), who serves as a consultant. Practice specialisation is anchored by partner Alexandre Zen-Ruffinen's sports-law work, including representation before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne and ongoing counsel to FC Sion.

The firm generates revenue on a professional-services basis, charging hourly or fixed fees per engagement with no publicly disclosed pricing schedule or self-serve channels. Distribution is entirely direct through the two Neuchâtel canton offices, supported by referrals from existing clients, professional counterparties, and partner-led institutional networks (including the Chambre immobilière neuchâteloise). The firm is privately held, has not raised external capital, and operates solely within Switzerland with no cross-border geographic footprint.

Name

Inlaw Associés, Avocats Et Notaires

Legal name

INLAW Alexandre Zen-Ruffinen SA

Website

https://in-law.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

INLAW Associés is a private Swiss law and notary firm in Neuchâtel canton, founded in 2015 by three partners, offering full-spectrum legal advisory and statutory notarial services to individuals, businesses, sports organisations, and public entities in the Neuchâtel region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Offices of Notaries (541120), Offices of Lawyers (54111), All Other Legal Services (541199)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Notary & Signing Agent Services (Remote/Onsite) (BPAJAOAF)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Notarial services
• Sports law representation
• Construction law services
• Real estate legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuchâtel

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal and Notarial Professional Services: The firm generates revenue through billable legal advisory and representation services rendered to clients, as well as notarial services including act drafting and authentication. Fees are charged on a time-spent or fixed-fee basis depending on the matter type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Inlaw Associés provides integrated legal advisory and notarial services from offices in Neuchâtel and Cernier. Legal advisory covers construction, administrative, commercial, corporate, sports, family, succession, contract, criminal, labor, tenancy, and debt collection law. Notarial services include authentication of documents, marriage contracts, successions, real estate transactions, corporate deeds, and servitudes. The firm serves individuals, businesses, and public entities through partner-led engagements.

Product overview

Inlaw Associés is a Swiss law firm offering a unified suite of legal and notary services from offices in Neuchâtel and Cernier. The firm operates as a single integrated practice combining legal advisory services spanning construction law, administrative law, commercial and corporate law, sports law, family and succession law, contract law, criminal law, labor law, tenancy law, and debt collection law, with dedicated notary services for authenticating documents, real estate transactions, corporate deeds, and succession arrangements. The core offering centers on personalized, specialized legal counsel delivered by a team of attorneys and notaries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Niederer Kraft Frey: Zurich-based Swiss law firm with strong corporate, real estate, and administrative practices. Comparable in legal disciplines but competes for the larger mandate end of the Swiss market that INLAW does not serve.
• Homburger: Leading Zurich-based Swiss law firm covering corporate, administrative, and litigation matters. Comparable in practice breadth but serves a much larger client base at the national and international level.
• Schellenberg Wittmer: Mid-to-large Swiss full-service law firm with strong sports law, dispute resolution, and administrative law practices. Comparable on sports and administrative law specialization but operates at a national/international scale.
• Bär & Karrer: Top-tier Swiss law firm with broad coverage including real estate, administrative, and sports law. Comparable on practice areas but serves a primarily national and international client base.
• Walder Wyss: Major Swiss full-service firm with deep real estate, construction, and administrative law benches. Comparable in core practice areas (construction, real estate, administrative) but at significantly larger scale and national reach.
• Lenz & Staehelin: Largest full-service Swiss law firm with offices in Zurich, Geneva, and Lausanne. Operates broadly across all of INLAW's practice areas at significantly greater scale, setting the upper benchmark for Swiss legal services quality and pricing.

Direct peers

• BDM Avocat: Neuchâtel law firm of similar size and practice mix (penal, contracts, labor). Directly comparable in scale and geography, and a known competitor (INLAW's Daniel Hirschi-Duckert previously worked there).
• Python Avocats: Neuchâtel-based full-service law firm with comparable regional Swiss footprint and mixed corporate/private client practice. Direct competitor for cantonal mandates and referrals.
• Etude Friedl Richardson: Neuchâtel notary and law firm with a comparable lawyer-notary offering. Competes directly for notarial acts, real estate transactions, and succession matters in the canton.
• Reymond & Associés: Neuchâtel-based law firm serving the same cantonal market. Overlapping in private law, real estate, and notarial-adjacent mandates, and competing for local referrals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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