Media Desk

Helvetica Register Media Desk – expert legal commentary on Switzerland for television, print, online and radio

The Media Desk

Current legal developments need fast, precise and understandable context, often within a few hours. The Helvetica Register Media Desk is the point of contact for media organisations that need a qualified legal commentator at short notice on Swiss business law, the Swiss financial centres and the cross-border questions that companies, entrepreneurs and investors from Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America face in Switzerland.

We provide television stations, print newsrooms, online media and radio, as well as news agencies and business media, with expert commentary on court decisions, legislative projects, regulatory developments and investigations of public interest – in broadcast quality and, on request, in several languages.

For television

In daily news, speed is decisive. A professionally equipped video studio with high-quality camera, lighting and sound allows statements, interviews and soundbites to be recorded and delivered to your newsroom in broadcast quality, often within a few hours and without sending a camera crew. This saves you time, organisation and production costs.

For live links and remote interviews, SRT and RTMP as well as Zoom and Microsoft Teams are available. The technical specifications, delivery formats and delivery routes are summarised below.

Professional studio equipment and broadcast quality

All recordings are made under controlled studio conditions and meet high standards of picture and sound quality. Newsrooms receive broadcast-ready material that can be used without further post-production, and different technical specifications and file formats can be accommodated on request.

Technical services

We produce, among other things:

• broadcast productions in Full HD and 4K UHD

• professional image recording with studio and cinema equipment

• studio lighting for natural and even illumination

• professional voice recording with broadcast microphones

• precise colour and exposure settings for a consistent picture

• broadcast-quality audio at 48 kHz / 24 bit

Delivery of video files

Depending on the technical requirements of your newsroom, recordings are delivered in the following production formats in particular:

• Apple ProRes 422 HQ

• Avid DNxHR

• high-quality H.264 and H.265 files

• other formats by arrangement

Files are delivered at short notice via a secure download link or as your newsroom requires.

Technical data

Video resolution: Full HD and 4K UHD

Frame rate: 25 fps (PAL broadcast standard), others on request

Audio: 48 kHz / 24 bit

Delivery formats: Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHR, H.264, H.265

Delivery: secure download link or as your newsroom requires

Turnaround: often within a few hours

For print

For newspapers, magazines and specialist publications, we provide written assessments, quotes and legal context on deadline, even under tight time pressure. We are also available for background briefings, interviews and bylined articles on current legal topics. High-resolution press photographs and short biographies are available on request.

For online media

For online reporting, we produce web-ready video clips and embeddable formats, in landscape or portrait format for digital and social channels on request. We also provide short written statements and quotes and take part in podcasts, webcasts and short explainer formats.

For radio

For radio stations and podcast productions, we deliver soundbites and statements in broadcast audio quality over professional IP audio links, and are available at short notice for telephone and studio interviews, live links and background conversations.

Subjects

We comment in particular on:

• Switzerland as a business location: company law, the cantons and taxation

• banking, the Swiss financial centres and asset management

• commodity trading and trade finance

• export controls and sanctions

• anti-money laundering rules and compliance

• crypto assets, digital assets and blockchain

• family offices, trusts, foundations and private wealth

• residence and relocation to Switzerland

• investment from Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America into Switzerland and Europe

Commentary in three languages

Expert commentary, interviews and soundbites are available in German, English and French. The same development can be commented on in more than one language in parallel – for international broadcasters, foreign correspondents and multilingual channels.

An international perspective

We place Swiss developments in an international context, in particular with reference to the United Kingdom, the European Union and Asia, and to cross-border business and financial transactions. Dr Alexander Ressos is a Rechtsanwalt and attorney-at-law entered in the Zurich Register of Attorneys, admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany and as a solicitor in England and Wales and in Hong Kong, and a Trust and Estate Practitioner (TEP).

Fast response

Current reporting often leaves little time. Media enquiries are therefore handled with priority, also outside normal business hours. Depending on scope and the news situation, expert commentary is regularly provided within a few hours, without compromising on technical quality.

For editors

Short expert commentary for current journalistic reporting is provided free of charge. Enquiries from television, print, online and radio newsrooms are handled with priority.

Contact for editors: alexander.ressos@ressos.ch · +41 78 259 20 74 · contact page

At a glance

• Audience: television, print, online and radio, in Switzerland and internationally

• Availability: at short notice, often within a few hours, also outside business hours

• Languages: German, English and French

• Formats: TV statement, soundbite, live link, interview, background briefing, bylined article, podcast

• Quality: broadcast quality up to 4K UHD, 48 kHz / 24 bit sound; master formats Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHR, H.264/H.265

• Delivery: secure download link or as your newsroom requires

• Cost: commentary for journalistic reporting is free of charge

For general information only. This article does not constitute legal or tax advice, does not replace advice on an individual case and creates no lawyer-client relationship. It reflects the legal position as of October 2026.

English

Contact

Dr Alexander Ressos, TEP

Rechtsanwalt/Attorney-at-Law

I am a Swiss attorney-at-law and also admitted as a solicitor in Hong Kong and in England & Wales, with almost 25 years of experience.

Together with my multilingual team, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian and French native speakers, I advise companies and their owners from around the world on the full range of banking, corporate, commercial and tax law matters in Switzerland, including international tax planning, fiduciary services, and legal family office services including immigration & relocation or real estate investments. My practice has a particular focus on clients from growth and frontier markets in Greater China, Central Asia and the Caucasus, the rest of Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America, and I equally advise clients from Europe and North America. Through an affiliated Swiss trust company, we also take care of the incorporation and ongoing administration of their companies and other structures, including accounting, tax returns and corporate secretarial services, and I serve as a professional director where required. With the support of a network of first-class cooperation partners, I also implement solutions worldwide.

My approach is to act as a trusted advisor who works directly with decision-makers, on an equal footing: I start from what you want to achieve and shape every structure, contract and tax decision around your commercial goals and how it improves your after-tax return. As “lawyers who make it happen”, my team and I stay involved until your company is set up, your structure is in place and your transaction has closed, and we remain available for any follow-on work that may be required. You benefit from bespoke solutions and personal attention, and sound, friendly and practical advice. We are not the lowest-cost provider in the market, nor do we intend to be; our aim is to deliver well-founded, proper solutions and excellent value for money.

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