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Bettina Klein is an associate in Baker McKenzie's Transactions Practice Group in Zurich. She graduated from the University of Fribourg in 2013 and trained as a trainee lawyer with international law firms in Zurich and Madrid. She was admitted to the bar in 2017. Prior to joining the Firm in 2020, Bettina gained experience working as a legal counsel at a major Swiss bank and as an attorney-at-law working at a law firm specializing in real estate and construction law.

In June 2020, the modernized Swiss company law (grosse Aktienrechtsrevision) was adopted after years of parliamentary discussion. The revision includes updated rules with respect to management compensation for listed companies. Furthermore, the Swiss Confederation adopted new rules on the disclosure of non-financial matters as well as minerals and metals from conflict areas and child labor.