Umberto Milano

Attorney at Law, MLaw, LL.M.

Versatile professional always capable of successfully adapting to new challenges with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.

About

Umberto Milano is a business lawyer with an international background (licensed in Switzerland, Italy and New York, US).

Specializing in corporate law, his practice is primarily focused on venture capital. As part thereof, he provides comprehensive advice to investors and (deep) tech startups across all phases of growth. This includes adeptly navigating equity and debt financing transactions, both domestically and internationally, as well as overseeing M&A endeavours. His career boasts dozens of successfully executed deals.

Additionally, he maintains a keen interest in the impact of ESG considerations on entrepreneurship, regularly contributing insights through articles and participation in expert forums reflecting his dedication to fostering positive change through legal advocacy.

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Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Italian

Experience

Career
Memberships
Education
Further Activities
  • Since 2025: Partner, Kellerhals Carrard, Zurich

  • 2023-2024: Senior Associate, Kellerhals Carrard, Zurich

  • 2018–2022: Associate, Kellerhals Carrard, Zurich
  • 2015–2018: Legal trainee, Shearman & Sterling LLP, Rome (IT)
  • 2015: Legal intern, Tosolini, Lamura, Rasile & Toniutti LLP, New York (US)
  • Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
  • Bar Association of Asti (IT)
  • New York Bar (US)
  • American Bar Association (US)
  • International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
  • 2022: Bar exam, Canton of Zurich
  • 2020: Enrolled as a Ph.D. student at the law faculty of the University of Geneva
  • 2018: Bar exam, Rome (IT)
  • 2017: Bar exam, New York (US)
  • 2015: LL.M. in International Business and Trade Law, Fordham University School of Law, New York (US)
  • 2015: MLaw, Luiss "Guido Carli", Rome (IT)
  • Co-founder of pizzatech, the Italian founders’ community in Switzerland

Contact

Zurich

Rämistrasse 5
Postfach
CH-8024 Zürich

Tel. +41 58 200 39 00
Fax +41 58 200 39 11
info@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Kellerhals Carrard

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


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