• optimising payment of taxes and duties for private entities and enterprises
• tax procedures and processes
• general matters of commercial law and restructuring enterprises
• succession regulation as well as sale and purchase of enterprises and businesses
• drawing up and editing contracts in all fields of commercial law
• all manner of labour, tenancy, debt recovery, and bankruptcy matters
• questions of liability in connection with tax consultants
• representation in and out of court in the mentioned areas
• Member of the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees

Avocational Fields of Activity

• Administrator of an historic restaurant in the Old City of Bern
• Board member of a public day nursery
• Member of various associations (Altherr Bertholdia Burgdorf, Altherr Berner Singstudenten etc.)
• Military training courses during studies (1991-2004)

Education

• Studied law at the University of Bern (1991-1998)
• Admitted to the Bar in 1998
• Worked for an international Auditing and Trust Company in Bern and Geneva (1998-2002)
• Worked in a local, non-specialised law firm (2002-2003)
• Worked for a national management consultancy in Bern (2003-2005)
• Attended the Tax Academy (2005-2007) part-time while working
• Has worked as an independent attorney-at-law since 2005

Publications (a selection)

The Liability of the Tax Consultant - An Overview, Der Schweizer Treuhänder, 6-7/2009, S. 479 ff.
Link (PDF, 230 kb)

Tax Assessment of Participation in PMEs, KMU-Magazin Nr. 5, June 2009
Link (PDF, 276 kb)

Fiscal Penal Law - Attempted Tax Evasion. Disinguishing Negligence from Possible Intent, Der Schweizer Treuhänder, 3/2007, S. 196 ff.
Link (PDF, 227 kb)