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English speaking lawyers in Switzerland and
Liechtenstein
Prepared by
British Embassy Consular Section Berne
www.gov.uk
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The following list of lawyers has been prepared by the British Embassy Berne for the convenience of British Nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is provided on the understanding that we (the British Embassy) do not assume or undertake any legal responsibility, to you, or those affected, if you choose to take it into account when instructing a local lawyer. Further and alternatively, we cannot accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the use of this information or from any failure to give information. Our aim is to provide our customers with as much relevant information to enable them to make better informed decisions but our lists are not recommendations and should not be treated as such.
CONTENTS LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SWISS CANTONS
AARGAU AND BASEL ............................................................................................................................. 3
APPENZELL .............................................................................................................................................. 4
BERNE, JURA, NEUCHATEL AND SOLOTHURN ................................................................................. 4
FRIBOURG ................................................................................................................................................. 6
GENEVA ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
GLARUS .................................................................................................................................................... 10
GRAUBUNDEN ......................................................................................................................................... 10
SCHAFFHAUSEN ..................................................................................................................................... 11
SCHWYZ ................................................................................................................................................... 11
ST.GALLEN .............................................................................................................................................. 11
THURGAU ................................................................................................................................................. 12
TICINO ....................................................................................................................................................... 13
NIDWALDEN AND OBWALDEN ............................................................................................................. 14
VAUD ......................................................................................................................................................... 14
ZUG............................................................................................................................................................ 16
ZURICH ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
VADUZ, PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN ...................................................................................... 20
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Name of Firm Contact details Additional Information
Honorary Legal Adviser for UK Mission Geneva
Tel: 0041 (0)22 818 4646 English speaking staff available
ETUDE KAISER BÖHLER Fax: 0041 (0)22 818 4649 Affiliated to: The Bar Commission and the Bar Association
Me Antoine E. BÖHLER Email: antoine.bohler@kaiser-bohler.com Previous experience of representing British nationals
Rue des Battoirs 7 www.kaiser-bohler.com Languages: French, Romanian, Italian, English and German
Case Postale 284 Areas of expertise: Litigation & arbitration, Counsel, lease, employment, real estate, criminal law, commercial and corporate law, banking and financial law, administrative and tax matters, residence and work permits
CH-1211 Geneva 4 Provide services for: Geneva, Vaud, Valais, Fribourg, Neuchatel
AARGAU AND BASEL
Advokatenkammer Basel Tel: 0041 (0)61 366 9060 English speaking staff available
Affiliated to: The Bar Association Basel-Stadt, Bar Association of Basel-Landschaft and the Swiss Bar Assosciation Bern
Basellandschaftlicher Anwaltsverband
Fax: 0041 (0)61 366 9069 Languages: English, French, German
Geschäftsstelle Email: mail@advokatur.me Areas of expertise: Contract law (all kinds), Labor Law, Property law, Real Estate law, tax law, notary services.
Mr. MLaw Andrea Tarnutzer-Muench, attorney at law
www.advokaturambahnhof.ch Provide services for: North West Switzerland (Cantons Basel-Stadt and Basellandschaft), other Cantons upon request
Rechtsanwalt Attorney at Law
Gueterstrasse 106,
CH- 4018 Basel
BINDER Rechtsanwaelte Advokatur & Notariatsburo Langhaus am Bahnhof CH-5400 Baden
Tel: 0041 (0)56 204 0200 Fax: 0041 (0)56 204 0201 Email: andreas.binder@binderlegal.ch www.binderlegal.ch
Areas of expertise: General Law, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Banking & Finance, Marriage, Inheritance, Successions, Contracts, ICT, Employment Law, Building Law (private and public), Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Notariate, Litigation, Legal and Administrative Assistance, Bankruptcy Law
FROMER Tel: 0041 (0)61 278 99 55 Areas of expertise: Commercial and taxation law
Advokatur und Notariat Fax: 0041 (0)61 272 71 35
St Jakobs Strasse 7 Email: mail@fromer-law.com
Postfach 2879 www.fromer-law.com
CH-4002 Basel
MCS-LAW Tel: 0041 (0)61 284 9888 General
Advokatur & Notariatsbüro Fax: 0041 (0)61 284 9889
Gerbergasse 48 www.mcs-law.ch
CH-4051 Basel
SCHAERER Rechtsanwaelte Tel: 0041 (0)62 837 5000 General law
Anwalts & Notariatsburo Fax: 0041 (0)62 837 5001
Dr. Andreas BURREN Email: info@5001.ch
Dr. Jürg SCHAERER, LL.M. www.5001.ch
Dr. Conrad WALTHER
Dr. Michael HUNZIKER, LL.M. (LSE London), Solicitor (England)
Joerg WALTHER, MBA (Chicago)
Hintere Bahnhofstrasse 6
CH-5001 Aarau
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Swisslegal DÜRR & Partner Tel: 0041 (0)61 205 9393 English speaking staff available
Affiliated to: the Bar Association of the canton Basel-Stadt and are members of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV FSA)
Rechtsanwälte-Notariat Fax: 0041 (0)61 205 9399 Languages: German and French, some also speak Italian, Spanish, Czech, Slovak, Russian or Hungarian
Daniel Knecht MLaw, LL.M., Attorney at Law SwissLegal Dürr + Partner Attorneys at Law Notaries Public Centralbahnstrasse 7
Email: knecht@swisslegal.ch Areas of expertise: SwissLegal and experts provide services in legal consultancy, commercial and tax law, private law / civil law, litigation, real estate law, contract law, corporate law, banking and financing markets law, tax law, damages and insurance law, building and planning law, inheritance law, healthcare law, labor law, tenancy law. Labor Law, Property law, Real Estate law, tax law, notary services.
Postfach 206 www.swisslegal.ch Provide services for: cover the German speaking part of Switzerland
CHF-4010 Basel
KELLERHALS ANWÄLTE | ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Tel: 0041 (0) 58 200 35 57 English speaking staff available
Dr. Anna-Antonina GOTTRETT Fax: 0041(0) 58 200 35 11 Affiliated to: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Rechtsanwältin LL.M. Email: anna.gottret@kellerhals-carrard Previous experience representing British nationals
Hirschgässlein 11| Postfach 257 www.kellerhals.ch Languages: German, French, Polish, Russian and Italian
CH-4010 Basel Areas of expertise: EU law, national and international competition and antitrust law, intellectual property law, corporate law, employment law, tax law, capital market issues, litigation and public law
Provides services for: Berne, Zurich and Basel and also French speaking part of Switzerland
APPENZELL
LEUTHOLD & CAVELTI Tel: 0041 (0)71 353 0045 Areas of expertise: Family, inheritance, contract and commercial law
Matthias LEUTHOLD Fax: 0041 (0)71 353 0049 Bahnhofstrasse 10 Email: leuthold@leuthold-cavelti.ch
CH-9100 Herisau www.leuthold-cavelti.ch
Pietro DONATI Tel: 0041 (0)71 222 1077 Areas of expertise: Civil and criminal law, family law, inheritance law Lic. Iur Rechtsanwalt Tel: 0041 (0)71 344 2777
Rosenbergstr 69 Email: donpietro@bluewin.ch
CH-9000 St Gallen
SCHWAGER MAETZLER SCHNEIDER
Tel: 0041 (0)71 228 2930 Areas of expertise: Civil and commercial law, construction law
Herr Hubert GMUENDER Email: gmuender@sms-lawyers.ch
Guetlistrasse 28 www.sms-lawyers.ch
CH-9050 Appenzell
Herr WAGNER Email: box@sms-lawyers.ch
Poststr 23 www.sms-lawyers.ch
CH-9001 St. Gallen
BERNE, JURA, NEUCHATEL AND SOLOTHURN
Dr Ursula WIDMER Tel: 0041 (0)31 351 66 33 English speaking staff available
Dr. Widmer & Partners, attorneys-at-law
Email: ursula.widmer@widmer.ch Experience of representing British nationals
Schosshaldenstr. 32 www.widmerpartners-lawyers.ch Languages: German, English, Italian and French
CH-3000 Berne 31 Areas of expertise: specializing in IP, technology, transactional and data protection law
Provide services for: German and French speaking part of Switzerland
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Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. Tel: 0041 (0)31 328 7575 Mob: 0041 (0)79 667 0964
English speaking staff available
Offices in Berne, Geneva and Zurich
Fax: 0041(0)31 328 7576 Previous experience of representing British nationals (part of international law firm Eversheds LLP with headquarters in UK)
Marc NUFER and Oliver BELDI Email: marc.nufer@eversheds-sutherland.ch Languages: German, French, Italian, Spanish and some Russian
Attorney at Law Email: oliver.beldi@eversheds-sutherland.ch Email: reto.boehi@eversheds-sutherland.ch
Areas of expertise: Corporate, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, HR, Real Estate, IP/IT, Banking and Finance, Competition, Insurance, Data Protection etc.).
Schwanengasse 1 CH-3001 Berne
www.eversheds-sutherland.com Provides services for: entire country (offices also in Berne, Zurich and Geneva)
Lic. iur Stephan GLAETTLI, LL.M.
Tel: 0041 (0)62 287 9060 English speaking staff available
Attorney-at-law Fax: 0041 (0)62 287 9066 Affiliated to: the Bar Association of the Canton of Solothurn, as well as of the Swiss Bar Association
Martin Disteli-Strasse 9 Email: info@glaettli-rechtsanwaelte.ch Areas of expertise: Construction and planning, Commercial, Contract and Family law
PO Box www.glaettli-rechtsanwaelte.ch Provide services for: German speaking part of Switzerland, particularly Canton of Solothurn and Aargau
CH-4601 Olten
Mrs Lucie HUESLER Tel: 0041 (0)32 622 2131 Areas of expertise: Real estate, divorce law, industrial law, claims, mediation, consulting and notary (legalisations, testaments etc) Rechtsanwältin und Notarin Fax: 0041 (0)32 623 16 66
Mediatorin SAV Email: Huesler@advokatur-h-h.ch
Lagerhausstr. 5 www.advokatur-h-h.ch
CH-4502 Solothurn
Mr Niklaus GADIENT Tel: 0041 (0)31 328 3535 English speaking staff available
Attorney-at-law Fax: 0041 (0)31 328 3540 Affiliated to: register of Lawyers led by the Cantonal Authorities Languages: English, French, German and Italian
Bollwerk 21 PO Box 8735 CH-3001 Berne
Email: bollwerk21@bollwerk21.ch peter.vonins@bollwerk21.ch www.bollwerk21.ch
Areas of expertise: Labour law Alternative Dispute Resolution ADR Construction, real estate and public procurement law, Inheritance law, Family law, Legal liability and insurance law, Commercial law and company law, Intelectual property law and competition law, Notary's office Law on associations and foundations, Criminal law, Traffic law, Contract law, Administrativ law
Provide services for: all Switzerland
SCHAER Partners Attorneys-at-law
Tel: 0041 (0)31 310 1200 English speaking staff available
Mrs Karin ETTER Fax: 0041 (0)31 310 1201 Affiliated to: Bernese Bar Association (BAV) Spitalgasse 14 Email: contact@schaer-partners.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
P.O Box 553 CH-3000 Berne 7
www.schaer-partners.ch Areas of expertise: Business and administration law, real estate, inheritance law, corporate and contract law, M&A financial market law, labour and employment law Languages: French, German, Rumanian and Hungarian
SCHAER Partners Attorneys-at-law Mr. Michel Ketai Spitalgasse 14 Postfach 3011 CH-3001 Bern
Tel: 0041 (0)31 310 1200 Fax: 0041 (0)31 310 1201 Email: contact@schaer-partners.ch www.schaer-partners.ch
English speaking staff available Affiliated to: Bernese Bar Association (BAV) Previous experience of representing British nationals Areas of expertise: Corporate Law, Startups, Contracts, Torts Languages: French, German, Rumanian and Hungarian
V.FISCHER Advokatur und Notariat
Tel: 0041 (0)31 326 6620 Fax: 0041 (0)31 326 6665
English speaking staff available
Dr Thomas AEBERSOLD Email: office.aebersold@vfischer.ch Affiliated to: Bernese Bar Association (BAV) and Bernese Notary Association (VbN)
Marktgasse 37 Email: recht@vfischer.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Postfach www.recht.vfischer.ch Languages: German, French, Italian, Swedish
CH-3001 Berne Area of expertise: Commercial and business law, Corporate law, M&A transactions, Notarial services, Real estate law, Private law (Contract law, National and international estate planning, Inheritance law, Family law, Property law, Labour law), Foundation law, Construction law, General administrative law, Expropriation law, General administrative law, Intellectual property law
Provide services for: All areas /regions of country
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KELLERHALS CARRARD BERNE
Tel: 0041 (0) 58 200 35 57 English speaking staff available
Dr. Anna-Antonina GOTTRET Fax: 0041 (0) 58 200 35 11 Affiliated to: Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority and Federal Swiss Competition Commission
Rechtsanwältin LL.M. Email: anna.gottret@kellerhals-carrard.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Effingerstrasse 1 www.kellerhals-carrard.ch Languages: English, German, French, Polish, Russian, Italian and Dutch
P.O. Box CH-3001 Bern
Area of expertise: EU law, national and international competition and antitrust law, intellectual property law, corporate law, employment law, tax law, capital market issues, litigation and public law
Provide services for: Berne, Zurich and Basel and also French speaking part of Switzerland
ambralaw Advokatur + Notariat Tel.: +41 31 326 10 20 English speaking staff available
Dominique Gottret Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. | Partner Bundesgasse 26 Postfach 5124 CH-3001 Bern
Fax: +41 31 326 10 21 Email: gottret@ambralaw.ch Web: www.ambralaw.ch
Affiliated to: Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Member of various federal and cantonal projects for the promotion of young entrepreneurs (University of Berne / Zurich; Kickstart Accelerator etc.) Previous experience of representing British nationals Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Swedish and Russian Area of expertise: Corporate (incl. M&A) and commercial law, Employment law, International contract law, Intellectual property law, Banking and finance law, Litigation Provide services for: practice throughout Switzerland
CONTROLLING BODIES
Schweiz Anwaltsverband Tel: 0041 (0)31 313 0606
Swiss Bar Association Fax: 0041 (0)31 313 0616
Marktgasse 4 Email: info@sav-fsa.ch
PO Box 8321 www.sav-fsa.ch
CH-3001 Berne
Solothurnischer Anwaltsverband
Tel: 0041 (0)32 622 4641
Bar Association Fax: 0041 (0)32 622 4644
of the Canton Solothurn Email: info@solav.ch
Branch www.solav.ch
Löwengasse 1
CH-4500 Solothurn
Neuenburgisches Advokaturkammer
Email: info@oan.ch
2, ruelle W Mayor www.oan.ch
Case Postale 1369
CH-2001 Neuchatel
FRIBOURG
L'ETUDE Tel: 0041 (0)58 123 0800 English speaking staff available
Luke H. GILLON Fax: 0041 (0)26 322 6842 Affiliated to: The Swiss, Fribourg and Vaud Bar Associations Valentin SCHUMACHER Email: letude@letude.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Trevor J. PURDIE www.letude.com Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish and Turkish
21 Boulevard de Pérolles Areas of expertise: all traditional areas of law
Case Postale 656 Provides services for: practice throughout Switzerland, although the majority of there cases are in the French-speaking part of Switzerland CH-1701 Fribourg
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GENEVA
BUDIN and PARTNERS Tel: 0041 (0)22 818 0808 English speaking staff available
Attorneys at law
Fax: 0041 (0)22 818 0818 Affiliated to: the Geneva, Vaud, Zug, Zurich and other Bars, some lawyers are admitted to several of these Swiss bars, a couple of our lawyers are admitted to US Bars
Jean-Charles Lopez Email: nicolas.ulmer@budin.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Nicolas Ulmer www.budin.ch Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Dari and
Portuguese Rue Sénebier 20 PO Box 166 CH-1211 Geneva 12
Areas of expertise: full service law firm, but have particular expertise in international and domestic, corporate and commercial matters, tax and tax and trust and estate matters and structuring, international and domestic litigation and arbitration, labour law, and debt recovery and bankruptcy matters
Provides services for: pratice throughout Switzerland and abroad as necessary - operating from offices in Geneva, Lausanne and Zug
COLLYER-BRISTOW LLP Tel: 0041 (0)22 707 7050 English speaking staff available
Mr James BADCOCK Fax: 0041 (0)22 707 7059 Previous experience of representing British nationals
2, rue Pedro Meylan Languages: French, English CH-1208 Geneva Email: james.badcock@collyerbristow.com Areas of expertise: Tax and estate planning, Family and
Matrimonial law, Commercial law, Property, Disputes www.collyerbristow.com Provides services for: Switzerland
Honorary Legal Adviser for UK Mission Geneva
Tel: 0041 (0)22 818 4646 English speaking staff available
ETUDE KAISER BÖHLER Fax: 0041 (0)22 818 4649 Affiliated to: The Bar Commission and the Bar Association
Me Antoine E. BÖHLER Email: antoine.bohler@kaiser-bohler.com Previous experience of representing British nationals Rue des Battoirs 7 www.kaiser-bohler.com Languages: French, Romanian, Italian, English and German
Case Postale 284 Areas of expertise: Litigation & arbitration, Counsel, lease, employment, real estate, criminal law, commercial and corporate law, banking and financial law, administrative and tax matters, residence and work permits
CH-1211 Geneva 4 Provide services for: Geneva, Vaud, Valais, Fribourg, Neuchatel
DE PFYFFER and ASSOCIATES Tel: 0041 (0)22 704 0505 English speaking staff available
Mr Frédérique FLOURNOY Fax: 0041 (0)22 704 0506 Previous experience of representing British nationals
6 rue Francois-Bellot Email: frederique.flournoy@depfyffer.ch Languages: French, English
CH-1206 Geneva www.depfyffer.ch Areas of expertise: Litigation, estate law, family law, banking law, estate planning and Family Office services
Eversheds AG Tel: 0041 (0)22 818 4500 (See above listing in Canton of Berne)
Offices in Berne, Geneva and Zurich
Fax: 0041(0)22 818 4501
Gregoire MANGEAT Email: gregoire.mangeat@eversheds.ch
20 rue du Marche www.eversheds.ch
CH-1204 Geneva
FRORIEP Tel: 0041 (0)22 839 6300 Languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian
Mr Nicolas JUNOD Fax: 0041 (0)22 347 7159 Areas of expertise: Commercial and company law, banking law, wills and estate matters, tax planning, trusts and foundations, asset tracing, litigation and arbitration work permits
Mr Roland KAUFMANN Email: Geneva@froriep.ch
Mr Jean-Luc HERBEZ www.froriep.ch
Mr Jérôme DE MONTMOLLIN
Mr Jean-Marie VULLIEMIN Offices also in: Zurich, Zug, London and Madrid
Mr Alan GROS
4 rue Charles-Bonnet
CH-1206 Geneva
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CANONICA & PARTNERS English speaking staff available
Mr François CANONICA Affiliated to: the Swiss Bar Association and the Geneva Bar Association
Mrs Caroline FERRERO MENUT Tel: 0041 (0)22 347 4747 Languages: French, Spanish, Italian and German
Mr Romanos SKANDAMIS Fax: 00041 (0)22 346 4027 Areas of expertise: Contract law, Criminal litigation, International judicial assistance, Civil law
Mr Nicolas GURTNER Email: info@canonica-law.ch Provides services for: especially active in Geneva and the French-speaking part of Switzerland.
2 Rue François Bellot www.canonicalex.ch
CH-1206 Geneva 1
GVA – LAW Tel: 0041 (0)22 839 4466 English speaking staff available
Avocats au Barreau de Genève Fax: 0041 (0)22 347 7027 Affiliated to: the Geneva Bar Association
Me Pierre VUILLE Me Christophe ZERMATTEN
Email: pvuille@gvalaw.com czermatten@gvalaw.com
Languages: French, German, Swiss German, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Arabic and Russian
15 rue des Alpes, Case postale 1592
Email: info@gvalaw.com Areas of expertise: Construction and real estate law, Lease law, Debt and bankruptcy law, Contract law, Labor law, and Intellectual property law.
CH-1211 Geneva 1 www.gvalaw.com Provides services for: the Cantons of Geneva, Vaud and Valais
HOLMAN FENWICK WILLAN SWITZERLAND LLP
Tel: 0041 (0)22 322 4800 (Switchboard) English speaking staff available
Mr Olivier BAZIN Tel: 0041 (0)22 322 4810 (Jeremy Davies) Affiliated to: Law Society of England & Wales and Swiss Federation of Lawyers (FSA)
Mr Michael BUISSET Tel: 0041 (0)22 322 4814 (Matthew Parish) Previous experience of representing British Nationals Mr Jeremy DAVIES Mobile: 0041 (0)79 683 7517 (Jeremy Davies) Languages: English, French, German, Dutch, Russian, Italian,
Norwegian and Spanish Ms Sarah HUNT Fax: 0041 (0)23 322 4888 Areas of expertise: International Commerce, Litigation and
Commercial arbitration Mr Georges RACINE 13-15 Cours de Rive CH-1204 Geneva
Email: Jeremy.Davies@hfw.com olivier.bazin@hfw.com michael.buisset@hfw.com jeremy.davies@hfw.com sarah.hunt@hfw.com georges.racine@]hfw.com
Provides services for: all areas/regions of Switzerland
www.hfw.com
LALIVE Tel. Geneva: 0041.(0)58.105.20.00 / Tel. Zurich: 0041.(0)58.105.21.00
English speaking staff available
Address in Geneva: 35, rue de la Mairie, 1211 Geneva Address in Zurich: Stampfenbachplatz 4, 8042 Zurich
Affiliated to: registered and supervised by the local supervisory authority (Geneva and Zurich Bar Associations) for lawyers in Zurich or Geneva respectively. Furthermore, a number of LALIVE’s lawyers are admitted to practice in England & Wales, New York, Washington D.C., Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Paris, Rome, Quebec, and Istanbul.
www.lalive.ch Previous experience of representing British Nationals Email: info@lalive.ch Provides services for: Zurich, Geneva and rest of Switzerland
MENTHA and ASSOCIÉS Tel: 0041 (0)22 311 2223 English speaking staff available Avocats au Barreau de Genève Fax: 0041 (0)22 781 1212 Affiliated to: the Geneva Bar, a member of the “Ordre des
Avocats de Genève”, and of the “Fédération Suisse des Avocats” Ms Rabab YASSEEN Email: rabab.yasseen@mentha.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Mr Gerard BRUNNER Email: Gerard.brunner@mentha.ch Languages: French, German and Italian
Rue de l’Athénée 4 www.mentha.ch Areas of expertise: Business law, Company law, Banking law, Transport law, Labour law and European law
CH-1211 Geneva 12 Provides services for: French speaking part of Switzerland
Michel MITZICOS-GIOGIOS Tel : 0041 (0)22 566 52 00 English speaking staff available Avocat au Barreau de Genève Fax : 0041 (0)22 566 52 01 Affiliated to: the Geneva Bar
6, chemin de la Gravière Cell : 0041 (0)79 924 04 89 Languages: French, English, German, Italian, and Greek
CH-1204 Geneva Email: mitzicos.law@gmail.com Areas of expertise: criminal law, administrative law, rights of foreigners, civil law, fiscal law, commercial law
Provides services for: French speaking part of Switzerland
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PYTHON Tel: 0041 22 702 1515 English speaking staff available
Mr Sundip BHUNDIA, Partner, Solicitor, Registered EU Attorney
Fax: 0041 22 702 1443 Affiliated to: the Geneva Bar Association and also registered EU lawyer (Solicitor) with rights of audience
Mr Alex Katny-MAZOWIECKI, Solicitor, Registered EU Attorney
Email: sbhundia@pplex.ch 25 years of experience representing British nationals in Switzerland and the UK
3 Rue Francois-Bellot Email: akatnymazowiecki@pplex.ch Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, Farsi
CH-1206 Geneva www.pplex.ch Areas of expertise: Arbitration, Corporate, Tax, Private Clients, Mergers & Acquisitions
Provides services for: Geneva, Lausanne, Bern and Zug but are able to work on matters all over Switzerland
Mr Etienne SOLTERMANN Tel: 0041 (0)22 737 3399 English speaking staff available
Attorney-at-law Fax: 0041 (0)22 737 3390 Affiliated to: Swiss Lawyer’s Federation and to the Geneva Bar Association
16 rue du Roveray Email: esoltermann@esoltermann.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
CH-1207 Geneva Languages: English, French, German, Spanish and Italian
Areas of expertise: Civil law, Criminal law, Traffic law, Insurance, Successions, Administrative and Partnership law, Court litigation
Provides services for: Geneva, Canton de Vaud and Bern
Mr Ian L. MEAKIN Tel: 0041 (0)22 322 2500 Areas of expertise: English and Civil law, English procedural law, international litigation (particularly arbitration), company law, trust and estate planning, sports law
11 rue du Général Dufour Fax: 0041 (0)022 322 2515
CH-1204 Geneva Email: clerks@xxiv.co.uk
www.ilf.ch / www.xxiv.co.uk
Mr Michael R. ROGERS Tel: 0041 (0)22 788 0551 Areas of expertise: International business and commercial law (including contracts, trademarks, licensing, asset tracing, tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, wills and trusts)
Member of the English Bar Fax: 0041 (0)22 788 1502
World Trade Centre Email: mrogers@bluewin.ch
Case Postale 688
CH-1215 Geneva 15
ARCAVOCATS Tel: 0041 (0)22 365 55 55 English speaking staff available
Mr Michel CHEVALLEY
Fax: 0041 (0)22 365 55 56 Affiliated to: Ordre des Avocats Vaudois and Federation Suisse des Avocats
Rue de la Porcelaine 13 Email:chevalley@arcavocats.ch mail@arcavocats.ch
Previous experience of representing British nationals
Case Postale 13 www.arcavocats.ch Languages: French, English, German, Spanish and Italian
CH-1260 Nyon Rue du Rhone 61 Case Postale 1355 CH-1211 Geneva 3
Tel: 0041 (0)22 365 55 55 Areas of expertise: Civil and business laws (contract law, commercial law, company law, family law), criminal law and administrative law (residence permits, prosecution)
Provides services for: western Switzerland (Vaud, Geneva, Neuchâtel, Fribourg and Valais)
SPEECHLY BIRCHAM AG Tel: 0041 (0)43 430 02 50 Languages: English, French and Italian
Molly FREYMAN Fax: 0041 (0)43 497 3203 Areas of expertise: International tax, trusts and estate planning, succession law, family law, corporate and commercial
Mark SUMMERS Email: information@speechlys.com Michael WELLS-GRECO www.speechlys.com 16 Rue de la Pélisserie CH-1204 Geneva
ZELLWEGER & LOCCA Tel: 0041 (0)22 311 72 22 English speaking staff available Me Lisa LOCCA, Avocate Fax: 0041 (0)22 310 95 61 Affiliated to: Geneva Bar Association and the Swiss Federation
of Lawyers (FSA). Rue de la Fontaine 9 Email: lisa.locca@zellwegerlocca.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Case postale 3781 www.zellwegerlocca.ch Languages spoken: French, English, German, Spanish and
Italian CH-1211 Geneva 3 Areas of expertise: Litigation, both civil (divorce- our firm has
just been awarded the Best Swiss Law Firm 2017 price) and criminal
Provides services for: Geneva
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100 RHÔNE AVOCATS Tel: 0041 (0)22 366 66 00 English speaking staff available
Sébastien COLLART Fax:0041 (0)22 366 66 01 Affiliated to: the Geneva Bar Association and the Swiss Lawyers Federation. I am also a member of the Geneva Business Law Association and the British – Swiss Chamber of Commerce
100 Rue du Rhône Email: sebastien.collart@100rhoneavocats.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
CH-1204 Geneva www.100rhoneavocats.ch Languages spoken: English, French, German and Spanish
Areas of expertise: Commercial and corporate law, contracts, private equity transactions, labour law, residency and work permits, real estate, intellectual property, debt recovery, wills and probate
Provides services for: Switzerland
SCHELLENBERG WITTMER LTD / ATTORNEYS AT LAW Laurence Crittin Senior associate / attorney at law,LL.M. 15bis, rue des Alpes P.O. Box 2088 1211 Geneva 1
Tel: 0041(0) 22 707 8000 Fax: 0041 (0) 22 707 8001 Email: Laurence.Crittin@swlegal.ch www.swlegal.ch
English speaking staff available
Affiliated to: the Geneva bar and therefore entitled to represent clients in front of all courts and all administrative bodies in Switzerland (communal, cantonal and federal levels).
Previous experience of representing British nationals
Languages spoken: English and French or German (office in Zurich). Other languages are available through the firm (Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, etc.).
Areas of expertise: employment law, work and residence permits, commercial and corporate law and dispute resolution/litigation
Provides services for: Switzerland but mostly in the French speaking region of Switzerland (Geneva, Valais, Vaud, Neuchâtel, etc.).
BSF Law Olivia Bennaim-Selvi, Partner LL.M. (NYU), TEP 10 rue de la Bourse 1204 Genève Suisse
Tel : 0041 (0)22 310 09 52 Fax : 0041 (0)22 310 16 13 Email : oselvi@bsflaw.ch www.bsflaw.ch
English speaking staff available
Previous experience of representing British nationals
Languages spoken: English and French
Areas of expertise: Resident Permits, Commercial law, company constitution and contracts, Trusts, foundations, Debt collection and bankruptcy, Banking and finance law, including compliance, Everyday legal issues
GLARUS
Alban BRODBECK Tel: 0041 (0)55 640 4922 General
Postgasse 42 Fax: 0041 (0)55 640 4987
Postfach 135 Email: law.brodbeck@bluewin.ch
CH-8750 Glarus
RHYNER & SCHMIDT Rechtsanwälte
Tel: 0041 (0)55 645 3737 Areas of expertise: Inheritance law, transfer of real estate, notary public, road traffic law, litigation, labour law, media law
Hansjürg RHYNER, Rechtsanwalt LL.M., Fachanwalt SAV Erbrecht
Fax: 0041 (0)55 645 3738
Bahnhof Email: silvia.paladino@law-switzerland.ch
Postfach 652 www.law-switzerland.ch
CH-8750 Glarus
GRAUBUNDEN
Advokaturbüro BOSSI Tel: 0041 (0)81 252 1242 General
Sergio BOSSI Fax: 0041 (0)81 252 0734
Rechtsanwalt Email: advo.bossi@bluewin.ch
St.Martinsplatz 8
CH-7002 Chur
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POOL & STURZENEGGER Tel: 0041 (0)81 833 6715 General
Via Tinus 3, Postfach 88 Tel: 0041 (0)81 833 3449
CH-7500 St. Moritz Fax: 0041 (0)81 833 5557
Email: pool.marco@bluewin.ch
www.pool-lex.ch
Wolfgang A. WUNDERLICH Tel: 0041 (0)81 257 0190 English speaking staff available
lic. iur. utr. et lic. oec. HSG Fax: 0041 (0)81 257 0191 Affiliated to: the Swiss Bar Association; Grisons Bar Association Rechtsanwalt Email: wunderlich_law@bluewin.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Obere Gasse 41 Languages: German, Italian, French
CH-7001 Chur Areas of expertise: Swiss Law, Swiss Business and Tax Law, Heritage Law
Provides services in for: Grisons and Zurich
SCHAFFHAUSEN
Anwaltskanzlei Roth Hauser & Zbinden
Tel: 0041 (0)52 630 21 00 English speaking staff available
Lic. iur. Birgitta ZBINDEN Fax: 0041 (0)52 630 21 09 Affiliated to: Schaffhauser Anwaltskammer and the Schweizerische Anwaltsverband.
Haus der Wirtschaft Email: birgitta.zbinden@anwaltskanzlei-sh.ch Languages spoken: English, Swedish
Herrenacker 15 www.anwaltskanzlei-sh.ch
CH-8200 Schaffhausen
Felix HUNZIKER-BLUM Tel: 0041 (0)52 625 12 24 Areas of expertise: Liability law, private
insurance law, social insurance law
Email: felix.hunziker-blum@bluewin.ch
Eigerstrasse 13
CH-8200 Schaffhausen
SCHWYZ
AKWS Acocella KELLER Wolf SCHILTER
Tel: 0041 (0)41 811 7701 Previous experience of representing British nationals
Anwaltsburo Fax: 0041 (0)41 810 0162 Languages: French, Italian Arthur Schilter, LL.M. Email: schilter@akws-law.ch Areas of expertise: Private law broadly, including litigation,
commercial law, torts, social security law (not internationally)
Herrengasse 3 www.akws-law.ch Provides services in: First of all Central Switzerland, and Canton of Zürich, plus St.Gallen, Aargau, Bern, Basel
CH-6430 Schwyz
ST.GALLEN
AMG Rechtsanwälte Tel: 0041 (0)71 224 9000 Areas of expertise: Commercial and corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, arbitration law, succession planning, law on recording (notary public), contract law Lukas METZLER, Markus
SCHMUKI Fax: 0041 (0)71 224 9005
Neumarkt 5, Vadianstr 25a Email: lukas.metzler@amglaw.ch
Postfach 12 www.amglaw.ch
CH-9001 St. Gallen
BEELERLEGAL.CH Tel: 0041 (0)55 214 4050 English speaking staff available Advokatur Notariat Email: daniel.beeler@beelerlegal.ch Affiliated to: St Gallen Bar Steuerberatung www.beelerlegal.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
lic.iur. Daniel BEELER. M.B.L. Languages: French, Italian, Spanish. Untere Bahnhofstrasse 2 Provides services for: German speaking regions but also act in
other parts of the country Postfach 1733 Areas of expertise: Real Estate, Tax, Wills, Estate Planning,
Tort, Insurance CH-8640 Rapperswil
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SCHOCH AUER & Partner Tel: 0041 (0)71 227 8484 English speaking staff available
Dr. Jörg SCHOCH, LL.M. Fax: 0041 (0)71 227 8485 Affiliated to: the local regulatory authority, all there lawyers are licensed to practice law in all courts in all of Switzerland
Marktplatz 4 Email: joerg.schoch@schochauer.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals CH-9004 St. Gallen www.schochauer.ch Languages: French, Italian, Spanish.
Provides services for: German speaking regions but also act in other parts of the country
Areas of expertise: law generally, including contract and commercial law, debt recovery, banking and finance, reorganisations and M&A work or international business transactions and dispute resolutions, to inheritance and matrimonial law or real property matters
SCHWAGER MATZLER SCHNEIDER Rechtsanwalte
Tel: 0041 (0)71 228 29 30 English speaking staff available
Philip Schneider lic, iur, LL.M. Fax: 0041 (0)71 228 2940 Affiliated to: Association of lawyers of St Gallen. Poststrasse 23 Email: Schneider@sms-lawyers.ch Swiss lawyers Association
Postfach 1936 www.sms-lawyers.ch Notary of St Gallen
CH-9001 St. Gallen Financial Intermediary Organization Previous experience of representing British nationals
Languages: English German and French
Areas of expertise: Contract law, Corporate law, Intellectual Property law, Inheritance law, Family law, Construction law
Provides services in for: Cantons of St Gallen, Appenzell, Thurgau and Zurich
THURGAU
FORRER LENHERR BÖGLI & PARTNER Rechtsanwälte
Tel: 0041 (0)71 626 2266 English speaking staff available
Fatih ASLANTAS , lic. iur., LL.M., Rechtsanwalt / Attorney at law
Fax: 0041 (0)71 626 2260 Affiliated to: the Bar Association of the Canton of Thurgau
Email: weinfelden@flb-law.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Rechtsanwälte Bahnhofstrasse 7 CH-8570 Weinfelden
Email:info@sgav.ch Provides services for: basically in German speaking Cantons especially in the Cantons of Thurgau, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen and Zurich
www.flb-law.ch
HAEBERLIN & Partners Tel: 0041 (0)52 723 2500 Areas of expertise: Trade and corporate law, IT law, Intellectual property law and data protection, contract law, labour, competition law, third-party right, insurance and social security law, other civil law, litigation and insolvency law, administrative law, external law service
Attorneys at law Fax: 0041 (0)52 723 2515
Patrick A. HÄBERLIN, LL.M. Email: info@hps-law.ch
Hauptstrasse 36A Email: haeberlin@hps-law.ch
Postfach 210 www.hps-law.ch
CH-8546 Islikon
RAGGENBASS Rechtsanwaelte Tel: 0041 (0)71 414 5959 Areas of expertise: Commercial law, contract law, international law, civil law, Swiss cantonal and procedure law Roland KELLER Fax: 0041 (0)71 414 5960
Bahnhofstr 9 Email: office@raggenbass.com
Postfach 1332 www.raggenbass.com
CH-8580 Amriswil
CONTROLLING BODY
Thurgauischer Anwaltsverband Tel. 0041 (0)71 677 0580
Sekretariat: Dr. Thomas DUFNER Fax: 0041 (0)71 677 0581
Hauptstrasse 54 Email:sekretariat@tav.ch
CH-8280 Kreuzlingen
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TICINO
Avv. Alfredo MARIOTTA Tel: 0041 (0)91 922 9978 Tel: 0041 (0)91 923 3322
English speaking staff available
Notary Public Fax: 0041 (0)91 923 1292 Affiliated to: The Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino
Via Cattedrale 4 Email: alfredomariotta@bluewin.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals CH-6900 Lugano Languages: German, French, Italian and English
Areas of expertise: Succession law Provides services in: Ticino
Avv. Fabio SOLDATI, LL.M Tel: 0041 (0)91 911 6262 English speaking staff available
Studio legale Fax: 0041 (0)91 911 6263 Affiliated to: Swiss Bar Association Via Pretorio 7 Email: SOLDATI@legal1896.ch Previous experience of representing British Nationals
CH-6900 Lugano www.legal1896.ch Languages: German, Italian, French Areas of expertise: Banking, International law, Notary public,
Real estate, Inheritance
Provides services in: Italian part of Switzerland
Studio legale e Notarile Tel: 0041 (0)91 825 4488 Areas of expertise: General and notary public
Luca SEGAT Fax: 0041 (0)91 826 3633
Via Mirasole 1 Email: avv.luca.segat@ticino.com
CP 1011
CH-6501 Bellinzona
BÄR & KARRER SA, Studio legale
Tel: 0041 (0)58 261 5800 English speaking staff available
Paolo BOTTINI Fax: 0041 (0)58 261 5801 Affiliated to: Ticino Bar Association (OATI) as well as the Swiss Bas Association (SAV/FSA).
Massimo VANOTTI Email: andrea.gamba@baerkarrer.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Via Vegezzi 6 www.baerkarrer.ch Languages: English, Italian, German, French CH-6901 Lugano Areas of expertise: Business law (commercial, corporate,
merger&acquisition), IP/IT Law, telecommunication law, antitrust law, litigation/arbitration, white collar crime, banking, migration, notarial services, private clients, insurance, succession matter. Provides services in: all regions of Switzerland through offices in Zurich, Geneva, Lugano and Zug.
BMA BRUNONI MOTTIS & Associati
Tel: 0041 (0)91 911 9550 English speaking staff available
Studio legale SA Fax: 0041 (0)91 911 9555 Affiliated to: Canton Ticino Bar, Swiss Bar Association Brenno BRUNONI Email: brenno.brunoni@bmalegal.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
www.bmalegal.ch Languages: English, Italian, German and French
Via Carlo Frasca 5 Areas of expertise: Litigation, Commercial Contracts, Mergers and Acquisitions, National and International Tax Law, Civil Law, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law, Intellectual Property and Advertising Law, Sports and Entertainment Law, Employment Law, Competition Law and services to private clients
CH-6900 Lugano Provides services in: .All over Switzerland, particularly in the Canton of Ticino
BOLLA & ZVEIGER Tel: 0041 (0)91 923 6226
Avv. Arnaldo BOLLA Fax: 0041 (0)91 923 6243 Piazza Cioccaro 8
Casella Postale 5270 Email:arnaldo.bolla@bollazveiger.ch CH-6900 Lugano
Studio Legale e Notarile GALLI Tel: 0041 (0)91 923 3844 English speaking staff available
Francesco Galli, LLM, lawyer and public notary Corso Elvezia 16
Fax: 0041 (0)91 923 9078 Affiliated to: Register of the Lawyers of Ticino and the Swiss Lawyers Association and the Ticino Bar. Public Notaries in Ticino and members of the Notary Order
CH-6900 Lugano Email: info@studiogalli.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Languages: English, Italian, German and French
Areas of expertise: Civil Law (especially Inheritance and Family Law), Notarial matters, Contracts and Administrative Law
Provides services in : Ticino
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Studio legale BOLLA, BONZANIGO &
Tel: 0041 (0)91 910 9030 English speaking staff available
Associati Fax: 0041 (0)91 910 9049 Affiliated to: the Law Society of the Canton of Ticino, the Civil Law Notary Public Society of the Canton of Ticino, the Swiss Bar
Via Pioda 5 Email: fbrusa@bollabonzanigo.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Casella Postale www.bollabonzanigo.ch Languages: Italian, French, German, English, Spanish,
Portuguese, Greek and Swedish but in writing they work in the first four languages only
CH-6900 Lugano Areas of expertise: Civil Law (especially commercial law, commercial litigation, banking litigation, family and inheritance law, trademarks and unlawful competition law), Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Tax Law, arbitrations
Provides services in : Ticino
Studio Legale e Notarile Tel: 0041 (0)91 912 2070 English speaking staff available
CATTANEO & POSTIZZI Fax: 0041 (0)91 912 2071 Affiliated to: Bar of Canton Ticino, Order of Notaries Public of Canton Ticino
Gianni CATTANEO LL.M. Dipl. Arb. (London)
Email: gcattaneo@cattaneopostizzi.ch Previous of experience of representing British nationals
Via Emilio Bozzi 1 www.cattaneopostizzi.ch Languages: English, German, French and Italian
CH-6901 Lugano Areas of expertise: All areas of law with the exception of tax law. Commercial and Contract law, Banking and financial matters, Arbitration, Criminal law, Real Estate law and Internet law
Studio legale GAMBAZZI BERRA
Tel: 0041 (0)91 922 7091 Fax: 0041 (0)91 923 6862
Via Dogana Vecchia 2 / Via Nassa
English speaking staff available Affiliated to: Bar of Canton Ticino, Order of Notaries Public of Canton Ticino and Swiss Bas Association
Casella Postale 5724 Email: gambazziberra@gambazziberra.ch Previous of experience of representing British nationals
CH-6900 Lugano Email: info@berralawfirm.com Languages: English, German, French, Spanish and Italian
www.berralawfirm.com Areas of expertise: Commercial Law, Companies Law, Civil Law, Banking Law, Inheritance Law, Real Estate Law, Immigration Law and Notarial activity
NIDWALDEN AND OBWALDEN
Ralph SIGG Tel: 0041 (0)41 632 5656 English speaking staff available
Obermattweg 12 Fax: 0041 (0)41 632 5650 Affiliated to: authorities of Canton of Nidwalden. Postfach Email: info@sigg-lawyer.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
CH-6052 Hergiswil www.sigg-lawyer.ch Languages: English and French
Areas of expertise: Commercial and Corporate Law, Work and Residence permits, Litigation, Establishment of companies, Real Estates Law, Construction law, Notary services
Provides services for: Central part of Switzerland and Zurich area
VAUD
ACTA NOTAIRES ASSOCIES Tel: 0041 (0)21 966 1050 English speaking staff available
Stéphane PERRIN Fax: 0041 (0)21 966 1060 Affiliated to: Association des Notaires Vaudois Thierry MONITION Email: slaydumolinari@actanotaires.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Sandra LAYDU MOLINARI Email: montreux@actanotaires.ch Languages: English, French and German
Notaires / Membres ANV www.swisnot.ch Areas of expertise: Real estate and land law, Corporate law, Family law, Inheritance law, Foundation and Association and authentification and certified copies of documents.
26, Grand-Rue www.actanotaires.ch Provides services for: whole of Switzerland except for real estate; Canton of Vaud
CP 1417
CH-1820 Montreux 1
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L'ETUDE Tel: 0041 (0)58 123 0800 English speaking staff available
Christian FAVRE Fax: 0041 (0)21 321 4950 Affiliated to: The Swiss, Fribourg and Vaud Bar Associations
17, Rue du Port Franc Email: letude@letude.ch www.letude.com Previous experience of representing British nationals
CH-1703 Lausanne Languages: German, French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish and Turkish
Areas of expertise: all traditional areas of law
Provides services for: practice throughout Switzerland, although the majority of their cases are in the French-speaking part of Switzerland
BOURGEOIS Advocat Tel: 0041 (0)21 321 4545 English speaking staff available
Mr Antoine CAMPICHE Fax: 0041 (0)21 321 4524 Affiliated to: Courts of Canton Vaud Avenue de Montbenon 2 Email:antoine.campiche@bourgeoisavocats.com Previous experience of representing British nationals
Case Postale 5475 www.bourgeoisavocats.com Languages: English, French, German
CH-1002 Lausanne Areas of expertise: Tax, Immigration, Contracts, Various litigation, Corporate Law, Divorce, Wills, Real Estate, Construction, and Intellectual Property
Provides services for: Cantons of Vaud, Geneva, Valais, Fribourg and Neuchatel
CHAUDET BOVAY WYLER MUSTAKI & ASSOCIES
Tel: 0041 (0)21 321 0070 English speaking staff available
Florian CHAUDET 2 Place Benjamin-Constant CP 5624 CH-1002 Lausanne
Fax: 0041 (0)21 321 0077 www.cbwm.ch
Areas of expertise: Marriage and divorce law, Rights of individuals, Paternity rights, Guardianship and trusteeship law, Inheritance law, International Private law, Contract law, Law construction, Corporate and business law, Bankruptcy law, Criminal law
DE PREUX AVOCATS Tel: 0041 (0)21 343 2040 English speaking staff available
Mr Pascal DE PREUX Tel: 0041 (0)21 3125940 Affiliated to: the Swiss Bar Association and the Vaud Bar Association
Rue du Petit-Chene 22 Fax: 0041 (0)21 312 2011 Previous experience of representing British nationals
CP 5890 Fax: 0041 (0)21 3125941 Languages: English, French and German
CH-1002 Lausanne Email: pascal.depreux@depreuxavocats.ch Areas of expertise: commercial and banking litigation as well as White collar Crime.
Xavier PETREMAND Tel: 0041 (0)21 614 3020 English speaking staff available
PETREMAND & RAPPO Fax: 0041 (0)21 614 3029 Affiliated to: local Bar Association of the Canton of Vaud and the Swiss Bar Association
14 Avenue d’Ouchy Email: Xavier.petremand@pr-legal.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
P.O. Box 1230 www.pr-legal.ch Languages: English, French, German and Italian
CH-1001 Lausanne Areas of expertise: business and corporate law, tax law, litigation, debt collection, employment and relocation, real estate, private client services and inheritance matters
Provides services for: Western Switzerland, ie the French speaking Cantons of Vaud, Geneva, Valais, Fribourg, Neuchatel and Jura
Helvetica Avocats Tel: 0041 (0)22 994 40 30 English speaking staff available
Me Gilles Davoine Fax: 0041 (0)22 994 40 31 Affiliated to: the Swiss Bar Association and the Vaud Bar Association
Me Alexis Lafranchi Email : info@helvetica-avocats.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Me Pritam Singh Languages: English, French, German and Italian
Me Pascale Botbol Rue de Rive 14 CH-1260 Nyon
Areas of expertise: Business law (mainly contractual issues), company law and family or personal citizen’s rights (e.g. neighbours, inheritance, divorce), relocation related issues such as (but not only) immigration law (residence authorization), contracts (lease, buying agreement), citizenship, lump sum taxation, general criminal law and road traffic law, services from litigation to alternative dispute resolution and legal advice, real Estate
Provides services for: Western Switzerland
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SULLIGER, NOËL, NGUYEN, MISTELI and BUGNON (SMN) Avocats
Tel: 0041 (0)21 922 84 85 English speaking staff available
Dr Christophe MISTELI, LL.M. Fax: 0041 (0)21 922 0040 Affiliated to: SBA/FSA (Swiss Bar Association) and OAV (Ordre des Avocats Vaudois)
Rue du Simplon 13 Email: cm@smn.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Case Postale 1075 www.smn.ch Languages: English, German, French, Italian and Portuguese
Areas of expertise: private clients as well as businesses in estate Law, inheritance Law (SBA Barrister Specialist in inheritance law), business Law (incl. foundations), real estate Law and in the field of sports Law
CH-1800 Vevey Provides services for: Vaud, Geneva, Valais and Fribourg ("Suisse romande").
ZUG
AFP Advokatur FISCHER & Partner AG
Tel: 0041 (0)41 720 2676 Areas of expertise: Commercial & Contract Law, Banking & Finance, Debt Recovery, Litigation & Arbitration, Labour Law, Protection of Investors, White Collar Crime, Swiss & International Law, Public Notary
Baarerstr 75 Fax: 0041 (0)41 720 2677
CH-6300 Zug Email: info@swiss-advocate.com
www.swiss-advocate.com
HOWARD ROSEN CBE, MA (Oxon.), TEP Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
Tel: 0041 (0)41 760 2888 Areas of expertise: International corporate & commercial law and dispute resolution, leasing and financing, trusts, tax and estate planning
Baarerstrasse 98 Fax: 0041 (0)41 760 2909 Languages: English, German, French and Danish Postfach 2258 Email: howard.rosen@legalease.ch
CH-6302 Zug www.legalease.ch
SCHWEIGER Advokatur/Notariat
Tel: 0041 (0)41 728 7373 Areas of expertise: International law, real estate law, family law, inheritance law, corporate law, commercial law
Dammstrasse 19 Fax: 0041 (0)41 728 7363
CH-6300 Zug Email: lawyer@schweigerlaw.ch
www.schweigerlaw.ch
ZURICH
BELLPARK LEGAL AG Tel: 0041 (0)43 2040090 English speaking staff available
Barbara LAUTENSCHLAGER LL.M
Fax: 0041 (0)43 204 0099 Affiliated to: Swiss and Zurich bar register, member of the Swiss and Zurich Bars Association
Ausstellungsstrasse 41 Mail: lautenschlager@bellparklegal.com Previous experience of representing British nationals PO Box 1516 www.bellparklegal.com Languages spoken: German, French, Spanish CH-8031 Zurich Areas of expertise: Inheritance (including estate planning) and
family law matters (advisory and litigation) Arbitration
Provides services for: German speaking part of Switzerland
Advokatur CAMPANILE - CAMPANILE
Tel: 0041 (0)44 350 1000 English speaking staff available
Fabrizio N. CAMPANILE Fax: 0041 (0)44 350 1003 Affiliated to: the Attorneys' Supervisory Commission of the Canton of Zurich (Court of Appeal of Zurich)
Attorney-at-law Email: fabrizio.campanile@fnclaw.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Goldauerstr 8 www.fnclaw.ch Languages: English, German, Italian and French CH-8006 Zurich Areas of expertise: Commercial law and commercial litigation
Provides services for: German speaking Cantons
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BRUPPACHER HUG & Partner Tel: 0041 (0)44 396 3131 English speaking staff available
Law Offices/Rechtsanwaelte Fax: 0041 (0) 44 396 3132 Affiliated to: Zurich Bar Association, Swiss Bar Association, Self-Regulatory Organisation of the Swiss Bar Association (as financial intermediaries)
Dr. C. Mark BRUPPACHER (partner in charge) and Mr. Dominique Anderes, attorney at law
Email: info@bhp.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Zollikerstrasse 58 www.bhp.ch Languages: German, French and Italian
CH-8702 Zollikon Areas of expertise: Commercial, Company and Contract Law, Inheritance and Trust Law. Immigration and Tax Law, Employment and Sports Law
Provides services for: all of Switzerland
BUCHLI, HOCHULI Tel: 0041 (0)44 296 9000 English speaking staff available
Rechtsanwälte Fax: 0041 (0)44 296 9005 Affiliated to: the Swiss Lawyers Association, the Zurich Lawyers Association, the criminal defense stand-by service of Zurich
Stauffacherstrasse 35 Email: Stephan.buchli@buchli-hochuli.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals CH-8026 Zurich www.buchli-hochuli.ch Languages: German, English Italian and Spanish
Areas of expertise: Criminal law, matrimonial law
Provides services for: mainly in the Canton of Zurich, also in neighboring Cantons (Aargau, St. Gallen, Schwyz, Thurgau, Luzern)
DELNON & RUDY Tel: 0041 (0)44 341 7020 Areas of expertise: Criminal law, criminal business law, constitutional law, human rights, data protection law Rechtsanwälte Fax: 0041 (0)44 341 7035
Dr Vera DELNON Email: delnon@delnon.com
Winzerhalde 16 www.delnon.com
CH-8049 Zurich
Eversheds Sutherland Ltd. Tel: 0041 (0)31 328 7575 Mob: 0041 (0)79 667 0964
English speaking staff available
Offices in Berne, Geneva and Zurich
Fax: 0041(0)31 328 7576 Previous experience of representing British nationals (part of international law firm Eversheds LLP with headquarters in UK)
Marc NUFER and Oliver BELDI Email: marc.nufer@eversheds-sutherland.ch Languages: German, French, Italian, Spanish and some Russian
Attorney at Law Schwanengasse 1 CH-3001 Berne
Email: oliver.beldi@eversheds-sutherland.ch Email: reto.boehi@eversheds-sutherland.ch
Areas of expertise: Corporate, Commercial, Dispute Resolution, HR, Real Estate, IP/IT, Banking and Finance, Competition, Insurance, Data Protection etc.).
www.eversheds-sutherland.com Provides services for: entire country (offices also in Berne, Zurich and Geneva)
AFP Advokatur FISCHER & Partner AG
Tel: 0041 (0)44 482 7020 English speaking staff available
Freigutstrasse 7 Fax: 0041 (0)44 286 2049 Affiliations: work on day to day basis with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) in Berne
CH-8002 Zurich Email: info@swiss-advocate.com Previous experience of representing British nationals
www.swiss-advocate.com Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Slovenian, Hebrew
Areas of expertise: Business and Commercial Law, Financial Market Law, Investors’ Protection Law, Swiss Contract Law, Incorporations, White Collar Crime, Labour Law, Criminal Law, Debt Collection and Enforcement Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution/Private Settlement Law, Arbitration Law, Notary Public in the Canton of Zug
Provides services for: Zurich, Zug and Berne
DERRER SATMER HUNZIKER Tel: 0041 (0)44 383 5426 English speaking staff available
Felix Hunziker-Blum Tel: 0041 (0)44 385 50 30 Affiliated to: High Court of the Canton of Zurich Rechtsanwälte Fax: 0041 (0)44 383 5429 Previous experience of representing British nationals
Dufourstrasse 101 Fax: 0041 (0)44 385 50 31 Languages: French and English
CH-8008 Zurich Email: felix.hunziker-blum@dsh-law.ch Areas of expertise: Liability and Insurance law, Social Insurance, Litigation
www.dsh-law.ch Provides services for: Northeast of Switzerland.
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FRORIEP Tel: 0041 (0)44 386 6000 English speaking staff available
Attorneys at law Fax: 0041 (0)44 383 6050 Affiliated to: Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations.
Nicola BENZ Email: nbenz@froriep.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals Bellerivestrase 201 Email: zurich@froriep.ch Languages: English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Greek,
Hebrew, Italian, Persian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tibetan
CH-8034 Zurich www.froriep.com Areas of expertise: M&A, Banking and Finance, IP, IT, Tax and Private Client
Provides services for: all areas of Switzerland
LANTER RECHTSANWAELTE Tel: 0041 (0)44 250 2929 English speaking staff available
MARCO LANTER Attorney-at-Law, Dr. iur., M.C.J. Postfach Seefeldstrasse 19 CH-8032 Zurich
Fax: 0041 (0)44 250 2900 Email: law@lanter.biz lanter@lanter.biz www.lanter.biz
Previous experience of representing British nationals Languages: English, German, French and Italian Affiliated to: the Swiss Bar Association and registered with the Zurich Attorney Register, also have an attorney admitted to the bar in Germany and in Georgia (USA). Areas of expertise: Civil law, inheritance law, commercial law, contract law, employment law, agency and distribution, trusts & foundations, private international law, intellectual property law, debt collection & enforcement, litigation & arbitration, criminal law (white collar crime), judicial assistance, public and private construction law Provides services for: all areas of Switzerland
LEGIS Rechtsanwälte AG Tel: 0041 (0)44 560 8080 English speaking staff available
Forchstrasse 2 Fax: 0041 (0)44 560 8090 Previous experience of representing British nationals
Kreuzplatz Email: lawyer@legis-law.ch and stefan.schalch@legis-law.ch
Languages: English, French and Italian
Postfach 1467
www.legis-law.ch Areas of expertise: Family and inheritance law, succession planning, all matters real estate, construction and building law (public and private) as well as tenancy law, contracts, commercial and corporate law (including M&A), labour law, data protection law, administration law, energy law, timeshare, hotel and travel law, distribution law
Provides services for: all areas of Switzerland particularly Zurich and all German speaking Cantons of Switzerland
Mr Maurice P CHOQUARD Tel: 0041 (0)44 910 9616 Areas of expertise: International, commercial, contracts, corporate law, M&A, business consulting, arbitration and litigation, wills estates & trusts, banking and inheritance law
Langjurthenstrasse 10 Fax: 0041 (0)44 910 8816 Languages: English, French and German
CH-8700 Kusnacht /ZH Email: mail@ch-ca-choquattorneys.ch Areas of expertise: arbitration, private banking, contracts, international private law (conflicts), corporations & legal entities (compliance, board membership, etc.), inheritance, labor law, transportation and white collar crimes; all to be summarized as: clean tech law.
LL.M. Univ. of California, Berkeley www.ch-ca-choquattorneys.ch Provides services for: all areas of Switzerland particularly Zurich and Geneva
Member of California, Geneva, Zurich Bars
PESTALOZZI Attorneys at Law Tel: 0041 (0)44 217 9111 Areas of expertise: Corporate and commercial law, contract law, intellectual property, media and entertainment law
Löwenstrasse 1 Fax: 0041 (0)44 217 9217
CH-8001 Zurich www.pestalozzilaw.com Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
WINTER & Partner Attorneys at law Rechtsanwälte
Tel: 0041 (0)44 251 8100 English speaking staff available
Kirchgasse 40 Fax: 0041 (0)44 251 8128 Affiliated to: Zurich and Swiss Bar Association
CH-8001 Zurich Email: law@winterpartner.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
P.O.Box 28 Email: herbert.winter@winterpartner.ch Languages: English, German, French
CH-8024 Zurich Areas of expertise: Corporate law, commercial law, inheritance law
Provides services for: In principle in all areas
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SCHAUB STEIGER Rechtsanwälte
Tel: 0041 (0)44 268 3030 Areas of expertise: Criminal law, civil law and company law Limmatquai 72 Fax: 0041 (0)44 268 3039
Postfach Email: roland.schaub@sstr.ch
CH-8022 Zurich www.sstr.ch/
UMBRICHT Tel: 0041 (0)44 213 6363 English speaking staff available
John E. RHODES Fax: 0041 (0)44 213 6399 Affiliated to: Supervisory Commission of the Zurich Bar Association
Attorneys at law Email: Rhodes@umbricht.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
Bahnhofstrasse 22 www.umbricht.ch Languages: German, French, Italian, Polish and Swedish CH-8022 Zurich Areas of expertise: company/commercial matters, trusts,
inheritance and estate planning, property, employment law, Wills – all under English law. Trusts and Estate Planning (TEP). Swiss law relating to divorce, litigation, property matters, employment law, Wills and estate planning, tax advice
Provides services for: canton of Zurich but can cover other cantons, especially in the German-speaking part of Switzerland
FIONA C. FORRER Tel:00 41 (0) 43 817 67 47 English speaking staff available
Rechtsanwältin / Attorney-at-law Fax:00 41 (0) 43 243 68 75 Affiliated to: the Swiss Bar Association, (additional qualification is “Certified Specialist Swiss Bar Association Tort and Insurance Law)
Hegibachstrasse 47 / PF352 Mobile:0041 (0) 78 615 80 73 Previous experience of representing British nationals
CH-8034 Zurich Email: f.c.forrer@bluewin.ch Languages: French, Spanish and Italian
Areas of expertise: tort and insurance law I practise penal law, contractual law (such as employment law) and company law. Firm also offers legal translation services
Provides services for: mainly represent clients living in the German speaking part of Switzerland (Cantons of Zurich, St. Gallen, Aargau and Zug)
SPEECHLY BIRCHAM AG Tel: 0041 (0)43 430 02 00 Languages: English, French and Italian
Molly FREYMAN Fax: 0041 (0)43 497 3203 Areas of expertise: International tax, trusts and estate planning, succession law, family law, corporate and commercial
Mark SUMMERS Email: information@speechlys.com
Michael WELLS-GRECO www.speechlys.com
Basteiplatz 7
CH-8001 Zurich
lic. iur. ANDREAS SCHMID Attorney at Law Gotthardstrassse 21
Tel: +41 (0)43 243 72 72 English speaking staff available
CH-8002 Zürich Fax:+41 (0)43 344 91 50 Affiliated to: Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association, Attorneys’ Register of the Canton of Zurich
Email: schmid@as-law.ch Previous experience of representing British nationals
www.as-law.ch/ Languages: English, German and French
Areas of expertise: Contract Law, Inheritance Law, Debt enforcement and Bankruptcy Law
Provides services for: All of Switzerland but particularly Zurich and the surrounding Cantons (Aargau, Schwyz, Zug, Schaffhausen and Thurgau)
MEILI I PFORTMUELLER Tel: 0041(0)44 365 65 00 English speaking staff available
Dr. Herbert PFORTMUELLER Rechtsanwalt/Attorney-at-law
Fax: 0041(0)44 365 65 01 Affiliated to: Swiss and Zurich Bar Association
Scheuchzerstrasse 64 Mobile: 0041 (0)79 251 25 29 Previous experience of representing British nationals
CH-8006 Zürich E-Mail: pfortmueller@mplaw.ch Languages: English, German, French, Italian,
www.mplaw.ch Areas of expertise: Media, entertainment and art law Provides services for: all areas of Switzerland
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CONTROLLING BODY
Zürcher Anwaltsverband Tel: 0041 (0)44 211 5181
Sekretariat Fax: 0041 (0)44 211 5182
Dr Patrick MIDDENDORF Email: sekretariat@zav.ch
Birmensdorferstr 83 www.zav.ch
Postfach 9821
CH-8036 Zurich
VADUZ, PRINCIPALITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN
Dr. BATLINER & Dr. GASSER Tel: 00423 236 3080 General
Marktgass 21 Fax: 00423 236 3081
FL–9490 Vaduz www.batlinergasser.com
MARXER & PARTNER Rechtsanwälte Dr .iur. Siegfried Herzog, LL.M.
Tel: 00423 235 82 93 English speaking staff available
Heiligkreuz 6 Fax: 00423 235 8282 Previous experience of representing British nationals FL-9490 Vaduz Email: info@marxerpartner.com
siegfried.herzog@marxerpartner.com Languages: German, English, French, Spanish and Italian
www.marxerpartner.com Areas of expertise: Liechtenstein law, specialised in the fields of family, inheritance and corporate law. Services in the field of litigation and criminal law.
Provides services for: Austria, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.