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Chief Deity Zeus gatecrashes
DUFOUR’s 20th anniversary celebration
04 September 2025, Antikenmuseum Basel
Clients, friends and family gathered with the staff of DUFOUR Advokatur to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Dr. Christoph Degen, founding partner, stood on the spiral staircase next to a statue of another distinguished, yet much older gentleman to address the guests present. The heavy, studded door to the courtyard garden was wide open to encourage a breeze to circulate. The problem? Chief Deity of the Greek pantheon, Zeus, King of the Sky, had been left off the guest list and had taken umbrage. Thunder rumbled around our ears and lightning pierced through the windows as Zeus’s ire rippled. DUFOUR Advokatur would like to offer their sincere apologies for this grave oversight and shall ensure that Chief Deity Zeus heads up all future guest lists.
Among the mere mortals present were many long-standing clients who have become friends over the years, as well as valued partners, local representatives helping to shape Basel and Switzerland, and several generations of family members – the youngest present has yet to experience life with milk teeth!
DUFOUR Advokatur wishes to thank all those who gathered with us to celebrate our special milestone birthday. Special thanks go to the Antikenmuseum staff who welcomed us so warmly and spoiled us with fine food, allowing us to temporarily tread next to the Gods and Kings surrounding us with their regal presence, albeit for one night only.
DUFOUR is once again the main sponsor of the Swiss Foundation Day 2025
For years, DUFOUR has been committed to promoting networking opportunities and the professionalisation of the Swiss foundation and charity sector. That is why we are supporting the annual philanthropic meeting for Swiss foundations and NPOs again this year, as main sponsor.
The 37th Swiss Foundation Day will take place on Tuesday, 18 November 2025, at the kultur & kongresshaus aarau, and is organised by proFonds, the umbrella organisation for charitable foundations and NPOS in Switzerland.
This year’s theme is “acting with creativity and courage“. The programme can be found here.
