Kellerhals Carrard

Advises companies in sale/acquisition or restructuring processes Sets up company financing, including for start-up companies Provides practical legal advice to corporate clients in respect of contract and company law matters FINMA-appointed liquidator for Banque Privée Espirito Santo SA in liquidation

Attorney at Law, Managing Partner Lausanne/Sion, Dr. iur, LL.M. (Columbia ‘04)

About

Frédéric Rochat began his career as a business attorney with a leading law firm in New York and London. Since then, he has specialized in medium-sized M&A transactions, particularly in the financial, technology, and real estate sectors.

He also advises companies and investors on financing transactions and was appointed by the FINMA as co-liquidator in the bankruptcy of Banque Privée Espírito Santo.

His clients appreciate his personal involvement and his pragmatic approach to contract negotiation.

since 2007: Partner at the law firm Kellerhals Carrard 2006-2007: Associate attorney in the mergers and acquisitions and capital markets departments of the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in London 2004-2005: Associate attorney in the mergers and acquisitions and capital markets departments of the law firm Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in New York 2000-2003: Trainee attorney, then associate attorney at a law firm specialising in business law in Lausanne 1997-2000: Assistant to Prof. J.-M. Rapp at the Business Law Centre (CEDIDAC) at the Law Faculty of the University of Lausanne

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Vaud Bar Association (OAV) Swiss Bar Federation (FSA) Jeune Barreau vaudois Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Registered in the Cantonal Attorneys’ Register (Vaud)

2005: Admitted to the bar of New York 2002: Admitted to the bar of Canton of Vaud 2004: LL.M., Columbia University School of Law, James Kent Scholar 2002: Dr. iur., University of Lausanne, Edouard Fleuret Foundation award and Walther-Hug award 1996: lic. iur., Universities of Lausanne and Bern, Faculty award