About

Kellerhals Carrard is a full-service law firm with more than 220 legal experts and offices in Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Sion and Zurich as well as representative offices in Shanghai and Tokyo. The firm offers a full range of legal services for national and international clients in all areas of corporate and commercial law, with particular emphasis on cross border transactions. The firm is known for its entrepreneurial spirit, understanding of business needs and pragmatic approach.

Kellerhals Carrard advises and represents companies and entrepreneurs from all industries and economic sectors, public authorities, national and international organisations and private individuals before all judicial and administrative bodies nationally and abroad in practically all areas of the law. Kellerhals Carrard’s activities are focused on:

  • Company and corporate law, external legal department
  • Litigation, arbitration and insolvency law
  • M&A and capital markets law
  • Regulatory financial markets law, financial services, collective investments, leasing, insurance
  • IT/IP, distribution, competition and anti-trust law
  • International sports law
  • Tax
  • Public law
  • Employment and social insurance law
  • Commercial criminal law and international mutual assistance / compliance
  • Family and inheritance law for private customers
  • Notarial office

KC focuses in particular on the areas of financial services, life sciences, IMT  sport, energy, real estate/construction as well as on trading and retail.

Languages

  • German
  • Swiss German
  • Japanese
  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Russian
  • Polish
  • Mandarin

Memberships

  • SCG Legal
  • TAGLaw - A Worldwide Alliance of Independent Law Firms
  • IBA Internacional Bar Association
  • ABA (American Bar Association)
  • Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
  • International Association of Lawyers (UIA)
  • AIJA - International Association of Young Lawyers

Staffing Figures

  • 88 Partners
  • 8 Counsels
  • more than 20 Senior Associates
  • more than 60 Associates
  • 10 Notary Public
  • 15 Of Counsels
  • 5 Legal Counsels
  • more than 20 Attorneys trainee