Kellerhals Carrard
Beat Brechbuehl is a prominent figure in the Swiss business and academic community, currently serving as Verwaltungsratspräsident and Managing Partner at Kellerhals Carrard since 2012, and as Verwaltungsratspräsident at AVAG Umwelt AG since May 2011. Additional roles include Board Member Cooperative at Die Mobiliar, Verwaltungsrat at Swiss Automotive Group CZ, and Member of the Board of Directors at OM Pharma. Beat Brechbuehl is also Vice President of the Board at be-advanced AG, which focuses on innovation coaching for Bernese SMEs and startups, and serves as Vice President of the Board of the Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation. As President of VWG Bern, Beat Brechbuehl enhances economic understanding and networking within the Bernese economy. In academia, Beat Brechbuehl has been a lecturer at the University of Bern since March 2009 and is a co-founder and board member of the Swiss Venture Club. Educational credentials include a Dr. jur. from the University of Bern, a Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of Chicago, and studies at Université Paris-Sorbonne.
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Kellerhals Carrard
With 300 professionals (comprised of partners, salaried lawyers, legal experts, tax advisers and notaries) and a total of more than 500 staff, the law firm which dates back to 1885 and has offices in Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano, Sion and Zurich and representation offices in Binningen, Shanghai and Tokyo is the largest in Switzerland and boasts a rich tradition. Kellerhals Carrard operates throughout Switzerland, whilst maintaining very strong local roots, advising clients nationally and abroad. We advise and represent 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. Our 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 We focus in particular on the areas of financial services, life sciences, IMT (Information, Technology and Media), sport and entertainment, energy and real estate/construction and retail.