Philippe Frésard

Attorney at Law and Notary Public, lic. iur., MLE

Philippe Frésard is passionate about giving sound advice to individuals and companies in a national and international context.

About

Philippe Frésard was Managing Partner of the Bern office of Kellerhals Carrard for almost 10 years and is still a member of the management board. He also sits on the Board of Directors of Kellerhals Carrard Switzerland.

He is an experienced notary public and native speaker of French, but is also able to advise his clients, both private individuals and companies, in German. He provides advice at a regional, inter-cantonal and international level, in the fields of real estate law, matrimonial and estate planning, corporate law (from incorporation to restructuring, including capital increases and decreases), and foundation law.

Philippe Frésard is particularly active in the Franco-Swiss area, especially when it comes to assisting German-speaking Swiss clients in the acquisition, transfer, or sale of real estate in France.

He also frequently practices in the fields of sports law (soccer) and energy law.

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Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
Listed with Who’s Who Legal Switzerland for several years in the practice area of sports law

Experience

Board of Directors and association mandates
Career
Memberships
Education
Further Activities
  • Coordinator of the swisNot notary network
  • Chairman of the Board of the Adrian and Simone Frutiger Foundation
  • Secretary of the Board of the Swiss Notary Foundation

 

  • Since 2021: Member of the Management Board, Kellerhals Carrard, Bern
  • Since 2019: Member of the Board of Directors, Kellerhals Carrard Switzerland
  • 2012–2021: Managing Partner, Kellerhals Carrard, Bern
  • 2008–2011: Partner, Kellerhals Anwälte, Bern
  • 2000–2008: Partner, Notter & Frésard, Bern

 

  • Member of the Swiss Notary Public Association and the Bernese Notary Public Association
  • Member of the Swiss Bar Association (SBA) and the Bernese Bar Association
  • Member of the Committee of the Swiss Association of Sports Law
  • Member of swisNot and Lexunion – International Legal and Notarial Strategies

 

  • 1999: Admission to the Bar, Canton Bern
  • 1998: Notary Public exam, Canton Bern
  • 1996: Diploma in Journalism, University of Fribourg
  • 1995: Law degree, University of Fribourg
  • 1993: Magister Legum Europae (MLE), University of Hanover (Germany)

 

  • Former director of Lexunion
  • Former disciplinary judge of the Swiss Football League
  • Former member of the Swiss Football League License Appeal Authority
  • Former ad hoc clerk of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
  • Former information delegate of the Swiss Notary Public Association
  • Former member of the Advisory Council of natives of the Jura region domiciled outside of Switzerland

 

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

Basel ∣ Bern ∣ Geneva ∣ Lausanne ∣ Lugano ∣ Sion ∣ Zurich


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