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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.

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ABOUT RAPHAËLLE NICOLET Raphaëlle Nicolet is a lawyer specializing in criminal law, an area in which she has extensive and solid experience. Ms Nicolet works in French, English, Spanish and occasionally in German. She worked for the Vovan Trocadelyo group in Bangkok where she provided advice on Thai law and Swiss law to Swiss nationals and companies, as well as information on legal issues related to Switzerland to Thai nationals. Her mastery of several languages, her professional background covering diverse and varied fields (such as aviation and teaching), as well as her experience of living and working abroad allow her to give sound advice adapted to a large and varied clientele.

The lawyer Igor Bernasconi works mainly in the field of family law (divorce and separation), neighborhood and advice to SMEs. Preferred subjects of the firm are: Family law (divorce and separation) Thanks to more than ten years of experience in the specific field of family law, Attorney Igor Bernasconi is able to provide assistance in this very sensitive area. Family law includes, in particular, matrimonial law (i.e. the rules governing the conclusion and the effects of marriage, as well as its dissolution (divorce and separation) and its accessory consequences. In the field of family law there are also the rules on children: from contesting paternity to the question of child support. Business consulting The Bernasconi Law Firm provides legal assistance in the fields related to the performance of an entrepreneurial activity, therefore in the field of § of labor law; § Rental law; § of mandates; § Contracts; § ...

Philosophy The legal world is constantly evolving. As each area of law becomes more complex and specialized, Charrière Mauron & Associés provides specializations for its generalist lawyers, who are required to undergo targeted continuous training to best advise their clients. Charrière Mauron & Associés Established in Bulle since 1987 and practicing primarily in the canton of Fribourg but also in other French-speaking cantons, Charrière Mauron & Associés has acquired extensive experience in all the legal fields it handles daily. It also has a thorough understanding of the economic and associative sectors of the region, enabling it to advise both individuals and legal entities, public authorities, and businesses in numerous areas. It is also well integrated into the Fribourg judicial environment. History In October 1987, Me Bruno Charrière established himself as an independent generalist lawyer in Bulle and founded his own firm. He was joined in 1993 by Me Maurice Ropraz, with whom he collaborated until 2001, when Ropraz was elected Prefect of Gruyère, a position he held for 10 years before being elected to the Council of State in 2011. During this period, a secondary office was created in Châtel-St-Denis. From 2001, Me Pierre Mauron replaced Me Ropraz as a partner. The firm then expanded in 2006 with the hiring of Me Carl-Alex Ridoré, until his election as Prefect of Sarine in 2008, and with the hiring of many other lawyers. On May 5, 2016, Me Bruno Charrière tragically passed away (article in La Gruyère on May 7, 2016). His name and memory are inextricably linked to Charrière Mauron & Associés. On January 1, 2018, Mes Pierre Mauron, Véronique Aeby, and Julien Membrez formed the company Charrière Mauron & Associés SA. On January 1, 2021, Me Constantin Ruffieux joined them as a partner. Since 2000, the firm has been continuously training trainee lawyers.