With more than 220 legal professionals (consisting of partners, of counsels, associates, tax advisors and notaries) and more than 400 employees, the firm, which has its origins in 1885, is one of the largest and most traditional law firms in Switzerland, with offices in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano and Zurich, and representative offices in Binningen, Sion, Shanghai and Tokyo. Kellerhals Carrard is active throughout Switzerland, maintaining very strong local roots, whilst 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 • Construction and real estate • 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, energy, real estate/construction as well as on trading and retail.

Founded 1988 the Law Firm will continue to strive in its quest to maintain a dynamic structure and a capacity to offer both individuals and industry top quality consulting and legal services. Our firm combines the flexibility, entrepreneurial spirit and enthusiasm of a smaller firm with the quality and efficiency ordinarily associated with larger firms. Resourcefulness, persistence, independence of mind, enthusiasm and direct partner involvement at every phase of our representations are the hallmarks of our practice. As our clients are often involved in international transactions we are able to provide them with legal assistance in all major countries, in close co-operation with foreign correspondent law firms. Our firm has multilingual capabilities in Italian, French, English and German.

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Studio Legale e Notarile Gagliardi & Giang The Gagliardi & Giang law and notary's office was founded in Bellinzona on the initiative of lawyers Federico Gagliardi and Vinh Giang. The firm caters to both private and institutional clients, offering advice and advocacy in all areas of law. The firm also offers all notarial activities. The firm's lawyers assist clients from the initial consultation through to representation before civil, criminal, administrative and arbitration courts. We favour in-depth analysis of the peculiarities of the case submitted to us in relation to our clients' needs, in order to effectively take the necessary steps to achieve a sustainable and satisfactory result for our clients' interests, both in contentious proceedings and in extrajudicial proceedings aimed at finding an amicable solution. The firm focuses on a direct and personal relationship, working with speed, professionalism and in a confidential manner. Thanks to the experience gained by the firm's lawyers, legal and notarial mandates are followed with the utmost diligence and care. Legal services: Personality law Family, child and adult protection law Succession law Real rights Contract law Consulting and drafting of contracts Corporate law Execution and bankruptcy law, debt collection procedures Social and private insurance law Criminal law and administrative criminal law Road traffic law Administrative law Foreigners' Law Arbitration Procedures Notary services Land law Corporate law Family, adult protection and inheritance law Preparation of notarial patents