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Personal and professional legal counseling, delivered efficiently
Personal
Our attorneys and notaries conduct their mandates personally with the support of the broad knowledge and combined experience of the whole team.
Competent
We offer professional advice to both Swiss and foreign companies and to individuals within the framework of our practice areas. A complete solution to the problem on hand is the target. We represent our clients and look after their interests in courts and at government authorities. The long-standing relationships that we enjoy with proprietors and entrepreneurs of middle-sized companies means that we fully understand their needs and concerns.
Efficient
Timely and cost-conscious execution of our clients‘ affairs is our constant goal.
Team
Dr. Thomas Staehelin
Partner
Attorney at Law, born 1947, admitted to the Bar since 1975
T +41 61 278 99 55
thomas.staehelin@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Company Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax Law, Contracts and Commercial Law, Bank and Stock Exchange Law
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
- Executive Board Member and President of a number of shareholder companies and trusts
Christoph Megert
Partner
Attorney at Law, born 1944, admitted to the Bar since 1969
T +41 61 278 99 55
christoph.megert@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Commercial Law, Contract Law, International Law, Tax and Duties Law, Intellectual Property (IP) Law, Company and Corporation Law, Concession and Licence Law, Cartel and Competition Law
Languages
German, English, French
- Executive Board Member and President of a number of shareholder companies and trusts
Peter Andreas Zahn
Partner
lic. iur.; Attorney at Law, born 1951, admitted to the Bar since 1983
T +41 61 278 99 55
peter.andreas.zahn@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Company Law, Corporate Governance, Contract and Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tax and Duties Law, Inheritance Law, Agricultural Leasing Law, Farming Land and Inheritance Law, Asset Law, Litigation
Languages
German, English, French
- Executive Board Member and President of a number of shareholder companies and trusts
- Managing Director of the Association of Private Shareholder Companies
Dr. Christophe Sarasin
Partner
Attorney at Law, born 1964, admitted to the Bar since 1993
T +41 61 278 99 55
christophe.sarasin@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Company Law, Tax Law, Contract and Commercial Law, Stock Exchange Law, Inheritance Law, Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law
Languages
German, English, French
- Executive Board Members and President of a number of companies and trusts
- President of the Tax Appeal Commission of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
- Managing Director of the Association of Private Shareholder Companies
Dr. Frank Heini
Partner
Attorney at Law, born 1964, admitted to the Bar since 1993
T +41 61 278 99 55
frank.heini@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Company Law, Contract and Commercial Law, Bank Law, Information Technology (IT) Law, Inheritance Law, Litigation, Due Diligence
Languages
German, English, French
- Member of the Board of various shareholder companies
- Member of various trust steering committees and club management committees
- Former Judge of the Criminal District Court of Basel-Stadt (during more than 10 years)
Christoph Daniel Maier, LL.M.
Partner
Lawyer and Notary (Solothurn), Master of Laws (Edinburgh), born 1964, admitted to the bar and notary since 1995
T +41 61 278 99 55
christoph.maier@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Commercial Law, Corporate and Company Law, Licensing Law, Contract Law, Information Technology (IT) Law, Intellectual Property Law, Antitrust and Competition Law, European Law
Languages
German, English
Dr. Christian Haas
Partner
Attorney at Law, born 1962, admitted to the Bar since 1992
T +41 61 278 99 55
christian.haas@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Accounting and Auditing Law, Company Law, Contract and Commercial Law, Liability Law, Insolvency Law, Inheritance Law, Expert’s opinions, Due Diligence
Languages
German, English
- Member of the Accounting Committee of EXPERTsuisse
- Member of the board and managing director of a foundation in Basel
- Member of the commission of the conciliation board for discrimination disputes in employment in the Canton of Basel-Landschaft (employer‘s representative)
- Speaker and chairman of seminar activities
Mathias Kuster
Partner
Attorney at Law and Civil Law Notary, born 1977, admitted to the Bar since 2005, admitted as a Civil Law Notary since 2013
T +41 61 278 99 55
mathias.kuster@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Real estate transactions (esp. purchase and sale; establishment and amendment of condominiums, building rights, easements and mortgage notes; parceling). Corporate law (esp. incorporations, capital increases, mergers). Estate and pension planning (esp. wills, martial agreements, inheritance agreements, advance care directives). Administration and execution of estates.
Languages
German, English, French, Italian
- Member of the Commission for the Valuation of Real Estate Basel-Stadt
- Substitute Member of the Expropriation Commission Basel-Stadt
- Member of the Honorary Court of the Chamber of Notaries Basel-City
Gili Fridland Svensson, LL.M.
Partner
Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist SBA Employment Law, Master of Laws 2009 (University of Sydney), admitted to the Bar since 2003
T +41 61 278 99 55
gili.fridland@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Advice and representation of Swiss companies, international groups and individuals in all aspects of labour and employment law, incl. related legal areas, such as privacy law and business immigration
Languages
German, English, Hebrew
Liliane Eulau, LL.M.
Associate
Attorney at Law, Master of Laws in International Commercial Law (Berkeley / Tel Aviv), admitted to the Bar since 2011
T +41 61 278 99 55
liliane.eulau@fromer-law.com
Core Areas
Commercial Law, Company Law, International Contract Law, Intellectual Property (IP) Law, Data Protection Law
Languages
German, Hebrew, English, French, Italian, Spanish
- Deputy Managing Director of the Association of Private Shareholder Companies
Dr. Nicole Kuster
Associate
Attorney at Law, admitted to the bar since 2010
T +41 61 278 99 55
nicole.kuster@fromer-law.com
Core area
Collaboration in the notary's office
Languages
German, English, French
- Judge at the Criminal Court of Basel-City
- Member of the Education Council of the Canton of Basel-Stadt
- Civic councillor of the city of Basel
Felix Gaehwiler
Family Office
Head of Administration and Family Office Services
lic. oec. HSG, certified Public Accountant
T +41 61 278 99 55
felix.gaehwiler@fromer-law.com
Core areas
Family Office Services
Languages
German, English, Spanish, French
- Board Member of a number of shareholder companies
Main focal points of our counselling activities
Employment Law
Drafting of employment contracts, compensation models and regulations, advice and representation in negotiations and disputes vis-à-vis employees, representation of employees, support in restructuring and reorganization, assistance in obtaining work permits for employees
Asset Management
Administration of bequests and other discrete assets, formation and administration of companies for the protection of assets
Bank Contract Law
General bank contracts, credit contracts, credit safeguarding, restructuring and reorganisation
Company Law
Founding of companies, trust and association contracts, statutes, increases of share capital, going public, mergers & acquisitions, obligation contracts for shareholders, corporate governance
Competition
Inspection of company mergers and other competitive law inquiries, client representation in front of cartel or competition law bodies
Contract Law
Drafting contracts especially for licences, research and development contracts and for other forms of cooperation between companies in the life sciences area
Debt Chasing and Bankruptcy
Representation or proxy for creditors, counselling for bankruptcy managers, assistance in creditor panels
Divorce and Separation Law
Estate counselling, divorce conventions, client representation in court especially for business proprietors operating under complex commercial circumstances
Family Law
Marriage contracts, wills and testaments
Inheritance and Testament Law
Layout and editing of testaments, mandates as will executors, inheritance divestiture
Information Technology Law
IT- und telecommunications law, licence and concession law, technology transfers, property contracts and purchasing contracts, counselling for purchase and rental contracts, counselling in lease law
Intellectual Property Law
Patent licences, copyrights, counselling in branding issues
Process Law
Client representation in courts and in administration actions before Swiss courts and authorities, execution of foreign verdicts and receivables
Notary Public
Drawing up of all kinds of original documents required by law for the public registration such legal acts as company formation, changing of statutes, building land purchasing contracts, mortgages, wills and testaments, notarisation of inheritances, marriage and inheritance contracts, preparation and execution of all kinds of land title and commercial registry activities (including when registration is not compulsory), confirmation of authenticity, registration of business quota assignments and similar deals for German companies according to German law
Property Law and Purchasing Contracts
Contract counselling for purchasing and rentals and rental law counselling
Tax Law
Counselling of companies and private persons, questions of domicile, negotiation with and representation at tax authorities
How to reach us
By car
Take the motorway exit no. 10 (Basel City / Basel Süd). At the traffic light turn right onto St. Jakobs-Strasse. Reserved parking is available to clients in the courtyard of our office building.
By public transport
From the main Swiss Railway Station (Bahnhof SBB) take tram no. 8, 10 or 11 to the stop Aeschenplatz (first stop after leaving Bahnhof SBB); alternatively 10 minutes on foot.
From the Airport Basel Mulhouse (BSL)
you can either take the bus no. 50 to Bahnhof SBB or a taxi – the journey usually takes around 20 minutes.