Prof. Dr. Annette M. Spycher

Attorney at Law, Partner, LLM

The multilingual, highly qualified specialist in family and inheritance law with a strong academic background

About

Dr. Annette Spycher, attorney, is a highly qualified specialist in family law (including international private law aspects), inheritance law, and civil liability law. She also deals with intellectual property law (in particular trademark law) and contract law. She acts both in an advisory capacity and a forensic capacity. Dr. Annette Spycher has long-term practical experience and a strong academic background. She regularly publishes and holds lectures on issues relating to family law and inheritance law.

 

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Languages

  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Italian
“Annette is excellent: she is clear, on the ball and has a good rapport with clients.” Chambers High Net Worth 2024
“Annette is a very experienced family lawyer. She can explain the strategy to the client with skill and strength, and how to achieve the goal.” Chambers High Net Worth 2024
“Annette is very technical and well prepared. She is quick to understand the situation and assist in proposing solutions for the client in a very creative manner.” Chambers High Net Worth 2024
“Annette Spycher is extremely competent. Her ability to think strategically and take a proactive approach is most impressive.” Legal500 2024
“Annette was a pleasure to work with. She provided excellent and timely advice.” Legal500 2024
“Annette has always been very available, with a great sense of strategy and global view in international and complex matters. She also handles the client very well and has a perfect knowledge of Swiss law, international conventions and recent court decisions.” Chambers High Net Worth 2023
“Annette Spycher is an extremely intelligent lawyer and was incredibly impressive when it came to her attention to detail and her grasp of Swiss law across the cantons, as well as her language skills. I would not hesitate to recommend Annette.” Legal500 2022
“I worked with Annette Spycher and was positively impressed by her ability to quickly understand the issues we were dealing with. She was very capable, practical, and efficient.” Legal500 2022
“Annette Spycher is a focused and practical source of strategic input on a complex jurisdictional matter, providing invaluable insight in a timely manner.” Legal500 2021

Experience

Ranking & Awards
Career
Memberships
Education
Further Activities
  • Recommended by Legal500 for Private Client.
  • Ranked Band 1 by Chambers for Family/Matrimonial: High Net Worth.
  • Since 2015: Prof. Dr. iur. Titular Professor, University of Bern
  • Since 2003: Partner at Kellerhals Carrard Bern
  • Since 1996: Attorney at Kellerhals Bern
  • 1992–1996: Research Assistant, University of Bern, Department of Prof. Dr. Heinz Hausheer

 

  • Member of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
  • Former member of the board of the Bern Bar Association (2001-2013)
  • Member of the Bern Bar Association (BAV-AAB)
  • Member of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV-AAS)
  • Member of INGRES

 

  • 2002: LL.M., University of Zurich
  • 1996: Dr. iur., University of Bern
  • 1992: Admitted to the bar as an advocate (attorney), Canton of Bern
  • 1986–1992: Law degree, University of Bern
  • 1985–1986: Studies in French, Spanish and Romance Philology, University of Bern

 

  • Titular professor (since 2015) and lecturer (since 2002) for exercises in private law (focus on family law) at the University of Bern, Department of Civil Law

Former lecturer in training for Swiss lawyers specializing in family law

  • 2004–2007: Lecturer for exercises in inheritance law, University of Fribourg

 

Further publications

Further publicationsPublications
2023

Heinz Hausheer/Annette Spycher (Hrsg.), Handbuch des Unterhaltsrechts, 3. Aufl., Bern 2023

Prof. Dr. Annette M. Spycher
Further publications
2022

Annette Spycher/Jonas Schweighauser, FamPra.ch 2022, 732 ff.

Prof. Dr. Annette M. Spycher
Further publicationsPublications
2021

Annette Spycher/Moreno Maier, Irrungen Wirrungen um den Betreuungsunterhalt – Kein Betreuungsunterhalt für das Kind der nicht erwerbsfähigen Mutter?, in: FamPra.ch 2021, S. 569 ff.

Prof. Dr. Annette M. Spycher
Further publicationsPublications
2018

Das „caput controversum" im Zusammenhang mit in Eheschutzverfahren vereinbarten Unterhaltsbeiträgen – „handle with care", in: Brücken bauen, FS für Thomas Koller, Hrsg. Emmenegger/Hrubesch/Krauskopf/Wolf, Bern 2018

Prof. Dr. Annette M. Spycher
Further publicationsPublications
2018

Urs Gloor/Annette Spycher, in: Thomas Geiser/Christiana Fountoulakis (Hrsg.), Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuch, Bd. I, 6. Aufl., Basel 2018, Kommentierung der Art. 125-130 ZGB (später auch: do. in 7. Aufl., erscheint Sommer 2022)

Prof. Dr. Annette M. Spycher
Further publicationsPublications
2017

Annette Spycher, Betreuungsunterhalt: Zielsetzung, offene Fragen und Berechnungsthemen, in: FamPra.ch 1/2017, S. 198 ff.

Prof. Dr. Annette M. Spycher

Contact

Bern

Effingerstrasse 1
Postfach
CH-3001 Bern


Tel. +41 58 200 35 00
Fax +41 58 200 35 11
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch
 

Gstaad

Promenade 58
CH-3780 Gstaad

gstaad@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Kellerhals Carrard

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