lic iur Nicolas Gillard > Kellerhals Carrard > Lausanne, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Kellerhals Carrard Offices
PLACE SAINT-FRANÇOIS 1
PO BOX 7191
1002 LAUSANNE
Switzerland
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lic iur Nicolas Gillard
Work Department
- Inheritance law
- Litigation and insolvency
- Private clients
- Insurance
Position
lic. iur., Attorney at Law, Partner
Certified specialist SBA in inheritance law
Career
- since 2009: Partner at Kellerhals Carrard
- 1998-2000: Associate at Carrard, Paschoud, Heim & Associés
- 1996-1998: Internship at the law firm of Baptiste Rusconi, Lausanne
Languages
- French
- German
- English
- Spanish
Memberships
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
- Vaud Bar Association (OAV)
Education
- 2012: Certified Specialist SBA in Inheritance Law
- 1998: Bar exam, Canton of Va ud
- 1990: lic. iur., University of Lausanne
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Insurance
Jointly spearheaded by Christoph Frey, Pascal Grolimund, Thomas Eichenberger, Nicolas Gillard and Ivan Paparelli, Kellerhals Carrard’s insurance practice is particularly proficient in assisting notable insurance and reinsurance companies with a diverse spectrum of corporate and regulatory matters. The team also provides legal support to underwriting departments of insurers regarding Swiss law. Grolimund is well-versed in the remit of insurance disputes, while Frey is regularly entrusted by clients in matters of torts and third party liability disputes.
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
Applauded for putting ‘the needs and goals of their clients first’, Kellerhals Carrard frequently assists clients with litigation arising from healthcare, insurance, sports and real estate sectors, among others. Notably, the team is adept at advising on cross-border litigation and is increasingly involved in ESG disputes. Basel-based Lukas Bopp, Lausanne-based Nicolas Gillard and Bern-based Michael Daphinoff jointly lead the practice, alongside Ivan Paparelli, Peter Schatz and Andrea Fioravanti who steer the group from the firm’s Lugano, Zurich and Geneva offices respectively.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Employment
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Leading firms: Italian-speaking Switzerland
- Public law
- Sports law
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance
- Real estate and construction
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Intellectual property
- Tax
- TMT
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Private client
- Banking and finance: Geneva