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English Speaking Lawyers in Switzerland: Canton of Bern

City of Bern

BRATSCHI, Dr. Peter; 15 Bollwerk, telephone 031-310-1919, fax 031-310-1920. Member of law firm Bratschi, Emch & Partner. Born: Switzerland, July 31, 1941. University of Bern; doctor of laws, 1967. General practice. Handles collection and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French.

FISCHER, Daniel David; 18 Schwarztorstrasse, 3007 Bern, telephone 031/382 08 08, telefax 382 26 30. Born: Bern, BE, Switzerland, 1953. University of Bern; licentiate jur., attorney 1980. 1/2 year practice in New York. Handles commercial and civil cases. Languages: English, German, French, Italian.

FRIEDLI, Georg; 5 Bahnhofplatz, telephone 031-326-5000, fax 031-326-5010. Member of law firm Friedli & Schnydrig. Born: Solothurn, SO. Switzerland, January 1, 1952. University of Bern; licentiate jur., 1977. Also studied at George Washington University; Master of comparative law 1981. Specialized in corporate investments, securities laws. Handles collection cases, estate cases, trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

GROSS, André; 7 Christoffelgasse, telephone 031-312-2112, fax 021-311-1281. Member of law firm Jaccard & Gross. Born: Aarau, AG, Switzerland, July 19, 1951. University of Bern; licentiate jur., 1976. One year experience with law firm in Santa Barbara, California. Specialized in International law, corporation law, tax law, entertainment law, labor law. Handles collection and estate cases, -trade disputes, criminal cases. Languages: English, French, German, Italian.

KELLERHALS, Prof. Dr. Franz; 14 Kapellenstrasse, telephone 031-390-2525, fax 031-390-2526. Member of law firm Kellerhals& Partner. Born: Niederbipp, BE, Switzerland, October 15, 1939. University of Bern, licentiate jur. 1964. Handles estate, criminal, collection cases and trade disputes. Studied law at University of Chicago and Stanford for 1 1/2 years. Languages: English, German, French.

ROTH, Gerhard; Thunstrasse 73, 3006 Bern, telephone 058-356-50-50, fax 058-356-50-59. Managing partner of the law firm GHR Grüninger Hunziker Roth (www.ghr.ch). Born: 1965. Spezialized in corporate, tax, insolvency and restructuring law, mergers and acquisitions, capital market, relocations. Consultation and litigation. Languages: English, German, French.

STEINEGGER, Rolf P.; 2 Hirschengraben, telephone 031-382-0301, fax 031-382-0482. Member of law firm Steinegger & Blindenbacher. Born: Bern, BE, Switzerland, April 17, 1941. University of Bern; licentiate jur., 1967. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French, Italian.

VON GRAFFENRIED, Franz; 16 Bundesgasse, telephone 031-311-3735, fax 031-311-1858. Member of the law firm of v. Graffenried & Schädelin. Born: Bern, BE, Switzerland, December 30, 1941. University of Bern; licentiate jur., 1968. Handles estate, collection and criminal cases, and trade disputes.Languages: English, German, French.

VON WATTENWYL, Dr. Richard; 7 Hirschengraben, telephone 031-326-7171, fax 031-312-1880. Member of law firm von Wattenwyl & Schenker. Born: Bern, BE, Switzerland, February 14, 1930. University of Bern; doctor of laws, 1956. One year practice at University of Chicago Law School 1957. Handles estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French.

ZUBLER, Bertrand H.; 29 Zeughausgasse, telephone 031-310-4646, fax 031-310-4642. Born: Bern, BE, Switzerland, June 19, 1953. University of Bern; licentiate jur. 1981. Specialized in civil, criminal and commercial law. Handles collection and estate cases, trade disputes, criminal cases. Notary public. Languages: English, French, German, Italian.

City of Bienne/Biel

SUTER, Marc F.; 47 Zentralstrasse, telephone 032-322-6144, fax 032-323-2219. Born: Bern, BE, Switzerland, April 3, 1953, U.S. and Swiss citizen. University of Bern, Law School; attorney at law November 1, 1979, notary May 1, 1981. One year at Stanford Law School, Stanford University, C.A. Specialist in administrative, commercial and international private law, and estate cases. Handles criminal cases and trade disputes. Notary public. Languages: English, German, French and limited Italian.

UHLMANN, Max; 54 Bahnhofstrasse, telephone 032-328-1150, fax 032-328-1159. Member of law firm Uhlmann, Hoffet, Schürmann. Born: Wynigen, BE, Switzerland, January 31, 1949. Attorney at law November 21, 1975. Handles trade disputes and criminal cases. Languages: English, German and French.

WENDLING, Urs; 2 Bahnhofstrasse, telephone 032-323-1111, fax 032-323-1114. Member of law firm Wendling & Howald. Born: Biel, BE, Switzerland, October 31, 1950. University of Bern, graduated December 4, 1980. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French and limited Italian.

City of Burgdorf

BUERGI, Klaus; 27 Schmiedengasse, telephone 034-422-1528, fax 034-422-4765. Born: Burgdorf, BE, Switzerland, January 18, 1950. University of Bern; licentiate jur. 1976. University of Michigan Master of Laws, LL.M. 1977. Specialized in family, estate, real estate law; administrative law; corporate law. Handles collection and estate cases; trade disputes. Notary public. Languages: English, German.

City of Interlaken

BETTLER, Peter; 3 Waldeggstrasse, telephone 033-828-3131, fax 033-828-3130. Member of law firm Bettler & Hofer. Born: Interlaken, BE, Switzerland, September 26, 1938. University of Bern; licentiate jur., 1964, notary public, 1967. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases and trade disputes. Notary public. Languages: English, German, French.

City of Meiringen

SARTORIUS, Marcus A.; 32 Balliz, telephone 033-222-2310, fax 033-223-2402. From Basel. Born: May 16, 1953. Universities of Zurich and Bern; attorney at law May 27, 1980. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French, Italian.

City of Munsingen

DIENER-ALHO, Riitta; 5 Dorfplatz, telephone 031-721-5051, fax 031-721-7080. From: Bubikon, ZH, Switzerland. Born: May 8, 1948. University of Zurich; licenciate jur., 1975; University of Bern; attorney, 1986. Handles civil and criminal cases. Languages: English, German, Swedish, Finnish.

City of Thun

BERGER, Walter; 23 Frutigenstrasse, telephone 033-223-0373, fax 033-223-0374. Member of the law firm Berger & Walther. Born: Thun, BE, Switzerland, June 2, 1925. University of Bern; licentiate jur., 1952, notary public, 1955. Specialized in liability and estate cases. Handles collection and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French.

SARTORIUS, Marcus A.; 32 Bälliz, telephone 033-222-2310, fax 033-223-2402. From Basel. Born May 16, 1953. Universities of Zurich and Bern; attorney at law May 27, 1980. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French, Italian.