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.

Bertrand Gros and Louis Waltenspühl, founders and Senior Partners of the Firm, have always carried out their activity, with the greatest respect for the ethical rules governing their profession. Gros & Waltenspühl, which was founded in 1981, ranks among the most renowned Law Firms in Switzerland. Gros & Waltenspühl is ideally located in the Old Town of Geneva, in a historical building, within walking distance from the Law Courts. Gros & Waltenspühl provides a full range of legal services, covering all areas of Business Law, to both Swiss and international clients. Our areas of specialisation:Corporate and Company Law, Contract Law, Real Estate Law, Trust Law and Inheritance Law, Swiss and International Law, Competition Law, Sports Law, Immigration Law, Labour Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property Law.

Recognized for a quarter of a century for advising, defending and strategizing for our clients, we accompany you in Switzerland and from Switzerland to the world. We defend your interests as an individual or as a company.Our specialized team will meet your expectations in the areas of legal and tax matters, VAT, asset management, inheritance, donations and succession, business and commercial law, compliance and many other areas. We are your Swiss legal and pocketknife! A specialized and versatile tea What appeals to our clients at Afschrift Tax & Legal is the personalized relationship, the quality advice, and the innovation that we bring to them. Our lawyers are versatile and masterful in all the aspects of the law in order to bring you a pragmatic answer and a help to the decision. Your lawyer: your privileged partner Like a private banker, we are your “private lawyer”. The relationship between our lawyers and you is based on a lasting personal relationship. This relationship is based on mutual trust and is strengthened over time as we get to know your specific case and your general needs. We are your “Trusted Advisor” in legal, judicial and tax matters, as we have a comprehensive view of your situation and your assets. Our lawyers are advisors and litigators This gives you twice the advantage. We cement the legal security of your operations and maximize your chances. In the event of arbitration or litigation, we are equipped to ensure that you emerge unscathed as much as possible. Our lawyers in Switzerland We advise both Swiss clients in the Swiss Confederation and in their business abroad and foreign clients in their business in Switzerland. Admitted to the Bars of Brussels, Antwerp, Luxembourg and Madrid, and a foreign lawyer in Hong Kong, Mr. AFSCHRIFT is a member of the Bars of Fribourg and Geneva since 1995. Our offices in these two cities bring together lawyers who advise our clients in all matters of taxation, business structuring and wealth planning. Afschrift Tax & Legal abroad Aware of the increasing internationalization of our clients’ private and professional activities and of the complexity of the tax aspects of these activities, our firm ensures a presence in the most important countries for our clients. That is why Afschrift Tax & Legal has had offices in Brussels, Antwerp, Madrid, Geneva, Freiburg, Luxembourg, Tel Aviv and Hong Kong for many years. The lawyers who work there can meet with the clients who wish to do so, whether they are foreigners or residents of these countries.