lic iur Ivan Paparelli > Kellerhals Carrard > Lugano, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

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.

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.

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.

Kellerhals Carrard‘s ‘professional, customer-orientated and efficient’ team supports private companies and individuals, as well as public bodies and institutions on a range of relevant matters, including public procurement and litigation. The team has particular strength in regulatory matters relating to public infrastructure, environmental law, and expropriation law. Bern team head Christoph Jäger handles contentious and non-contentious regulatory issues relating to public infrastructure, public procurement, public construction, and planning law matters. In Zurich, Isabelle Romy, whose practice covers environment and construction law, heads the team. Dispute resolution expert Ivan Paparelli heads the Lugano team, whilst Bernd Hauck, who has particular expertise in construction law, trade law, and public procurement, leads the Basel team.

The team at Kellerhals Carrard advises officers and directors as to the measures to be implemented in the event of an imminent insolvency, represents financial institutions, debtors, acquirers of businesses or assets of financially distressed companies in insolvency related proceedings, and acts as court appointed trustees. The team is headed by Daniel Staehelin, who represents major creditors in high-profile insolvency proceedings and is often appointed as trustee in bankruptcy proceedings and bank litigations, and Lukas Bopp, whose practice includes acting as court appointed commissioner in insolvency proceedings and handling insolvency related litigation such as director’s liabilities claims, voidance actions, and claims regarding wrongful trading. Jean-Luc Chenaux specialises in M&A, financing, restructuring and governance whilst Alexandre Gachet supports clients with restructuring and insolvency matters, particularly in the banking sector. Ivan Paparelli acts as liquidator of companies under appointment by the FINMA and Emanuel Dettwiler has a special focus on distressed M&A transactions and restructurings.