lic iur Jonathan Bernasconi > Kellerhals Carrard > Lugano, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Kellerhals Carrard
Via Canova 15
P.O. Box 6280
CH-6901 Lugano
Switzerland

Work Department

  • Litigation
  • Commercial law
  • Banking and finance law
  • Civil law
  • Debt enforcement and bankruptcy
  • Administrative law

Position

lic. iur., Attorney at Law, Partner
CAS in Civil Litigation

Career

  • as of September 2017: Partner in the law firm Kellerhals Carrard Lugano SA, Lugano
  • 2006-2017: Associate in the law firm PSMLaw SA, Lugano
  • 2004-2006: Legal and notarial internship at the law firm PSMLaw SA, Lugano
  • 2001-2004: Legal counsel at the Federal Department of Economic Affairs, State Secretariat (Seco), Labor Directorate, Berne

Languages

  • Italian
  • German
  • French
  • English

Memberships

  • Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino (OATi)
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • International Association of Lawyers

Education

  • 2016: CAS in Civil Litigation, Faculty of Law of the University of St. Gallen, in collaboration with the Center for Conflict Resolution of the University of Lucerne
  • 2006: Admission to the Bar of the Canton of Ticino
  • 2001: lic. iur., University of Fribourg

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Leading firms: Italian-speaking Switzerland

(Next Generation Partners)

Jonathan Bernasconi Kellerhals Carrard

Kellerhals Carrard‘s Lugano team demonstrates proficiency across a multitude of areas, from arbitration and mediation to IP and TMT related mandates. Ivan Paparelli helms the practice with his extensive experience in domestic and international litigation, with an established presence in corporate, commercial and banking law areas. Tax and commercial law expert Giovanni Stucchi and sport and M&A expert Massimiliano Maestretti are additional names of note. Other key contacts include Andrea Fioravanti, Stefano Perucchi and Jonathan Bernasconi. Lars Schlichting departed in March 2023 to set up his own firm, Lexify.

Switzerland > Employment

Kellerhals Carrard advises clients on various employment issues, such as gender discrimination, internal investigations, mass redundancies, drafting of internal regulations, and compensation claims. The team prides itself on its longstanding relationships with high-level clients, as well as its ability to continuously expand its clientele across various industries including consumer goods and retail, healthcare, life science, and pharma. Team co-head Christoph Zimmerli has extensive expertise in collective labour law, permit law, and occupational benefits. Urs Marti, who also co-heads the team, is a specialist in all issues of employment law from individual and collective employment law to public employment law. The team also benefits from the expertise of employment specialists Daniel Alder and Jonathan Bernasconi .