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        Prof. Dr. Daniel Staehelin

          Attorney at Law and Notary

          Partner

          He is nationally and internationally renowned in the field of insolvency law, but also practices commercial law and inheritance law in general.

        Contact

            Basel Office
            +41 58 200 30 00
            daniel.staehelin@kellerhals-carrard.ch
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      Person

          Prof. Dr. Daniel Staehelin is an experienced litigation lawyer specializing in banking law and, as a notary, advises companies and private individuals on contracts, restructuring, corporate acquisitions, real estate transactions, estate planning and the execution of wills. He is also a leading attorney and professor in the field of insolvency law. He has represented major creditors in all major insolvency proceedings of the last 25 years, has acted as trustee in bankruptcy proceedings, and has been appointed bankruptcy trustee in bank liquidations by FINMA on several occasions. In addition, he is regularly commissioned to prepare expert opinions.

          1986 Licentiate (summa cum laude)
          1988 Doctorate under Prof. Dr. Frank Vischer (summa cum laude, awarded the Walther Hug Prize)
          1991 Attorney exam
          1993 Notary exam

          Since 1993 he has worked as an attorney and notary at the law firm Gfeller Christen Hentz (renamed Christen Rickli Partner in 2001, which merged with Kellerhals Attorneys in 2009 and expanded to Kellerhals Carrard in 2015) in Basel. He became a partner in 1997, temporarily on the steering committee, former head of the litigation/arbitration/insolvency group.

          He has written numerous publications which you can find under this link.

        Languages

          German, English, French, Italian

      Assistance

            * Laura Erzer

    Deals & Cases

      * Deal Ticker: Novartis hands over the Life-Science-Park Rhine Valley to GETEC Switzerland. August 23, 2023
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  +41 58 200 30 39
    laura.erzer@kellerhals-carrard.ch

  * Dana Kotlar

      +41 58 200 30 47
      dana.kotlar@kellerhals-carrard.ch

  Expertise

      * Banking, Finance and Fintech
      * Company & Corporate Law / M&A
      * Insolvency and Restructuring
      * Notary
      * Private Clients
      * Dispute Resolution and Litigation
      Rankings & Awards
          * Recommended for insolvency in:
          * Chambers and Partners
          * Legal500 (also litigation)
          * Expert Guides
          * Who’s Who Legal
          * Best Lawyers (also for Litigation in Basel, Lawyer of the Year 2021)
      Career
          * Since 2005: Titular professor at the University of Basel
          * Since 1999: Lecturer at the University of Basel
          * since 1993: Practicing attorney and notary
          * Since 2007: Bankruptcy liquidator of the INTER CAPITAL Group appointed by FINMA
          * Since 2011: Bankruptcy liquidator of swiss pb AG appointed by FINMA
          * Since 2016: Bankruptcy liquidator of Banque Privée Espírito Santo SA appointed by FINMA
          * Since 2021: Administrator of iQ International AG
  Deal Ticker: Kellerhals Carrard advised palero on the acquisition of Fischer Söhne AG August 9, 2023
* Deal-Ticker: Swiss entrepreneurial group led by Kontivia acquires majority stake in Katadyn Group October 13, 2021
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  Bulletin

    * Zivilprozessrecht January 10, 2025
    * Der sicherungsübereignete Registerschuldbrief – zehn Jahre später, BN 2022, S. 352-357. January 1, 2022
    * Newsletter 3/2020: COVID-19 Ordinance on Insolvency Law April 16, 2020
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  Publications

    * Fachkräftemangel in der juristischen Praxis (in ZZZ 64/2023) 2023 Prof. Dr. Daniel Staehelin PDF
    * ZZZ-Bookshelf - Die Handelsregistersperre nach Art. 261 ff. ZPO 2023 Prof. Dr. Daniel Staehelin PDF
    * Les pouvoirs de l’administration étrangère en cas de renonciation à la faillite ancillaire (art. 174a al. 4 LDIP) [zusammen mit Dr. Elodie Kleider], AJP 2021, S. 361 ff. 2021 Prof. Dr. Daniel Staehelin PDF
    * Überblick über die Neuerungen im Sanierungsrecht, AJP 2013, S. 1735 ff. = ST 2014, S. 61 ff. 2013 Prof. Dr. Daniel Staehelin PDF
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  Rankings & Awards

    * Legal 500 2026: A year of work with our clients reflected in the rankings March 30, 2026
    * Chambers Europe 2026: Recognition that reflects our clients’ trust March 19, 2026
    * Trusted Expertise, Recognised Excellence – IFLR1000 2025 October 9, 2025
    * Trusted by Clients, Acknowledged for Excellence - Legal500 2025 March 27, 2025
    * Committed to Clients, Recognised for Excellence – Chambers Europe 2025 March 20, 2025
    * Kellerhals Carrard Shines in The Legal 500 2024 Rankings March 27, 2024
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  Memberships
      * INSOL Europe
      * INSOL International
      * International Insolvency Institute (invitee)
      * SchKG Association
      * Academic Association for International Procedural Law
      * Member of the ZPO/Court of Arbitration/SchKG working group of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
      * Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
  Education
      * 1993: Notary public
      * 1991: Admitted to the bar
      * 1988: Dr. iur. (summa cum laude), University of Basel
      * 1986: Licentiate (summa cum laude), University of Basel
      * Studies in Basel and Neuchâtel
  Other Activities
      * Member of the expert group on restructuring proceedings for private individuals appointed by the Federal Office of Justice (2020)
      * 2005–2015 Member of the Council of INSOL Europe; 2012/2013 (first Swiss) president.
      * Director of INSOL International (2005–2008)
      * Co-founder and president (1998–2012) of the SchKG Association
      * Member of the Federal Commission for Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy (2007–2019)
      * Recorder (2004–2007) and president of the Basel Notarial Chamber (2007–2010)
      * Member of the expert commission on restructuring law appointed by the Federal Office of Justice (2003–2008)
      * Member of the ZPO/Court of Arbitration/SchKG working group of the Swiss Bar Association (SAV) since approx. 1998
      * Publication of numerous articles in specialist journals and participation in several commentaries
      * Co-publisher of the leading commentary on the Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act
      * Co-author of a textbook on the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure
      * Lecturer at the University of Basel since 1999
      * Regular presentations at continuing education events
      * Dissertation supervisor