Dr. Beat Brechbühl | Kellerhals Carrard

Dr. Beat Brechbühl | Kellerhals Carrard

Rankings & Awards

Recommended by Chambers and Legal 500 as "Leading Indiviudal" in the areas of M&A, corporate and capital markets
Recognized by Who's Who Legal as Thought Leader in Firm Management and National Leader in M&A
Winner 2021 of the Entrepreneur Award of the Bernese Chamber of Commerce

Board of Directors

Member of the Board of Directors of Mobiliar Genossenschaft, Mobiliar Holding AG, OM Pharma, Derendinger Holding AG / Swiss Automotive Group, be-advanced
President of the SVC for SMEs
President of the Economic Society of the Canton of Bern (VWG) and Board Member of the Bernese Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Board of Trustees of Avenir Suisse, Bonny Foundation for Freedom, Bangerter Rhyner Foundation, Inäbnit Foundation for Common Sense
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kellerhals Carrard Genossenschaft (until 11.06.2026)
Previous positions included roles at Quickline Group, Farner Consulting, Credit Suisse Entrepreneur Capital AG (CSEC), Wandfluh Group, AVAG Umwelt AG (President until 23.06.2026), SCB Ice Hockey (President), and Bern Airport (President)

Career

2006 – 2026: (Co-) Managing Partner, Kellerhals Carrard Cooperative
From 2003: Partner at Kellerhals Carrard (fomerly Kellerhals & Partner)
1999: Joined Kellerhals & Partner
1998: Foreign associate at a major US law firm in NJ/NY
1996 – 1997: Employee in the legal department of Sandoz/Novartis Nutrition AG
1995 – 1996: Research assistant at the Institute for Economic Law at the University of Bern, Prof. Roland von Büren department
1992 – 1994: Assistant at the Civilian Seminar, Prof. Eugen Bucher department

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
Bern Bar Association (BAV)
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)

Education

1998: LL.M., University of Chicago Law School
1997: Dr. iur., University of Bern
1995: Admission to the bar, Bern / Attorney at Law

Other Activities

Member of the regulatory and licensing body of BX Swiss AG and Seturion AG
Lecturer in entrepreneurship at the University of Bern, Institute of Marketing and Management since 2009
Co-founder and honorary member of Swiss Venture Club (since 2001)
Lecturing assignments at the University of Fribourg (2001-2008) and various CAS programs (2012-present)
International Association of Young Lawyers, president of Skills and Business Law Commissions 2001-2013, honorary member)