Switzerland
Kellerhals Carrard
Lawyers
Christoph Zimmerli
Kellerhals Carrard, Switzerland
- Phone+41 58 200 35 00
- Email[email protected]
Work Department
Corporate and Commercial Law (Company Law, Corporate Governance, Corporate Social
Responsibility, Remuneration, Board Liability)
Mergers & Aquisitions (transactions, restructuring, succession planning)
Restructuring and reorganisation
Employment Law (including Collective Labour law, labour permits (expatriates), pension plans)
Health Law and Life Sciences
Information and Technology Law
Position
Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law, Partner
Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law
Career
since 2014: Partner of Kellerhals Carrard
2003-2014: Associate/Partner/Member with the management board of Wenger Plattner attorneys-at-law, Basel Zurich Berne Geneva
2001-2003: Associate with Pestalozzi Attorneys at law Ltd., Zurich Geneva
1996-1998: Internship with two district courts (Basel and Berne) an a Basel based law firm
Languages
German
English
French
Memberships
International Bar Association (IBA)
Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
Swiss Jurist Association (SJV)
Bernese Bar Association (BAV), practice groups corporate M&A and employment law
Bernese Jurist Assocation (BJV, president)
German-Swiss Jurist Association (DSJV)
Pro Jure, alumni organisation of the law faculty of the University of Basel
HR Bern, association for HR
Education
2017: CAS Employment Law
2002: Dissertation "Set-off in Court Proceedings and in Arbitration", a study in international comparative law, University of Basel
2001: LL.M. in International and European Law (with distinction, 3rd rank), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Institute of European Studies (IES)
1998: Bar Exam, High Court of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft
1995: lic. iur., University of Basel