Team

Practice Areas

civil law, commercial law, banking, corporate, and succession issues, notary

Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and memberships

• law degree at the University of Zurich;
• degree of ‘master of law’ (LL.M) at the University of California, Los Angeles;
• admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar 1986;
• admission to Cantone Ticino Public Notary Register 1987;
• member of the Council of Discipline of the Bar Association of the Canton Ticino till 2005 he has been member of the committee of the Swiss Bar Association;
• he was president of the arbitration committee of the Chamber of Commerce Industries and Artisans of the Canton Ticino;
• he was member of the military justice with the rank of colonel.

Languages

Italian, French, German, English.

Practice Areas:

civil and commercial law, in particular banking, corporate and contracts; medical law.

Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and memberships:

• 1991: law degree at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland;
• 1996: admission to the LawyersÕ Bar of the Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland;
• 1996: doctorate in Swiss law;
• work experiences as legal counsel, auditor and manager in Zurich;
• on boards of Swiss companies;
• owner of the Law Firm Airaghi studio legale e notarile, Lugano, from 2006 till 2011.

Languages:

Italian, French, German, English.

Practice Areas

civil and commercial law, banking, corporate, contracts, energy.

Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and memberships:

• law degree at the University of Zurich;
• specialization courses at the universities of Edinburg and An Arbor, Michigan;
• admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar 1997;
• he worked in London with a company dealing in the incorporation of companies and consulting in international fiscal matters;
• he was law-court official with the Magistrate’s Court of Lugano;
• he was legal adviser with the Legal Service and Compliance UBS SA Ticino.

Languages:

Italian, French, German, English.

Practice Areas

civil and administration law, in particular family, contracts, insurance and construction law.

Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and memberships:

• 1999: law degree at the University of Fribourg, Switzerland;
• 2002: admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar;
• 2009-2013: vice-president of the Regional child and adult protection authority, Agno;
• 2010-2014: owner of the Law Firm Untersee studio legale, Lugano;
• since 2012: specified lawyer SAV/FSA in insurance law.

Languages:

Italian, French, German and English.

Practice Areas

Criminal law, Administrative law, Migration law, Civil law, Tax law.

 Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and membership:

• 1994: law degree at the University of Zurich;
• 1997: admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar;
• 1998-2001: associate attorney of a primary law firm in Lugano;
• 2001-2016 owner of the Law Firm Schuhmacher Associati Studio legale e notarile, Vezia;
• 2005-2013: member of the Ufficio di conciliazione in materia di locazione, Agno.

Languages:

Italian, German, English, French.

Practice areas

Criminal law, administrative law, migration law, civil law, tax law.

Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and memberships:

• 2011-2012: assistant professorship at the University of Milan;
• 2012: degree in Law at the University of Milan;
• 2012: doctor of Law;
• 2013-2014: Lawyer traineeship at the law firm Marcellini-Galliani, Lugano;
• 2015-2016: Jurist attorney of a primary law firm in Lugano;
• 2016: admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar;
• 2017: Master on Advanced Studies at SUPSI in Tax Law and Financial Law;
• 2020: CAS on Advanced Studies at SUPSI in Tax Law.

Languages:

Italian, English and French.

Practice Areas

civil and administrative law, in particulary inheritance law, insurance law, permits and naturalisations.

Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and memberships:

• 1992: law degree at the University of Neuchâtel;
• 1998: admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar;
• 1999: clerk at the Court of Appeal of Cantone Ticino;
• 2000-2004: lawyer at a legal protection insurance;
• 2004-2016: lawyer at the law firm Schuhmacher Associati, Vezia

Languages:

Italian, French, German.

Practice Areas

Civil and commercial law, in particular employment, real estate and corporate law. 

Degrees, bar admissions and appointments:

• 2009: Bachelor of Law at the University of Bern;
• 2011: Master of Law at the University of Bern;
• 2011-2013: Lawyer traineeship at the law firm Schuhmacher Associati, Vezia;
• 2014: Clerk at the Cantonal Criminal Appeal Court, Locarno;
• 2014: Clerk at the Locarno District Court;
• 2014: Admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar;
• 2015-2018: Lawyer at the law firm Respini Jelmini Beretta Piccoli & Fornara, Lugano;
• 2017: Public Notary of the Cantone Ticino.

Languages

Italian, German, English and French.

Practice Areas

Real estate law, Administrative law, Commercial and corporate law, Criminal law.

Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and membership:

• 2011: Bachelor of Law at the University of Basel;
• 2013: Master of Law at the University of Zurich;
• 2017: Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Forensics at the University of Lucerne;
• 2019: admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar.

Languages: Italian, German, English, French.

Practice Areas

Civil, criminal and administrative law, in particular labour, contracts, bankruptcy and insolvency law, Inheritance Law and real estate law.

Degrees, bar admissions and appointments:

• 2012: Bachelor of Law at the University of Fribourg;
• 2013: Master of Law at the University of Fribourg;
• 2013-2014: Legal traineeship at the District Court of Bellinzona;
• 2014-2015: Lawyer traineeship at the law firm avv. Anne Schweikert, Lugano;
• 2015: Admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar;
• 2015-2018: Lawyer at the law firm avv. Anne Schweikert, Lugano.

Languages

Italian, French, German and English.

Practice Areas

Criminal law, civil law and administrative law, especially with reference to financial crimes, administrative fines, financial brokers’ liability and migration law.

Degrees, bar admission and other legal titles

• 2004: Law degree at Università degli Studi di Milano;
• 2007: Master’s degree in law at Università degli Studi di Milano;
• 2007-2009: Trainee in law in a Lugano law firm;
• 2009: Judicial trainee at Canton Ticino Criminal Court;
• 2010: admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar 1997;
• 2017: Master at SUPSI on Advanced Studies in Financial Law and Business Crime;
• 2010-2018: Attorney-at-law in a renowned Lugano law firm;
• 2018-2020: Owner of Maurizio Pagliuca’s Law Firm in Lugano.

Languages: Italian, German and English.

Practice Areas

 civil- and commercial law, in particular succession issues, banking, corporate and swiss and international non-profit.

 Degrees, bar admissions, appointments and memberships:

• Law studies at the University of Freiburg (Switzerland), Munich and Berlin;
• Law degree at the University of Freiburg (Switzerland);
• Doctorate in Swiss administration law;
• 1970: admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyers Bar;
• 1070: admission to Cantone Ticino Public Notary Register;
• 1987-1989: chairman of the Council of the Bar Association of the Canton Ticino;
• 1995-1999: member of the Council of Magistrates;
• Former Member of many Swiss and foreign boards of directors of Swiss and foreign companies (banks, insurances, commercial and financial companies);
• Today Director/Trustee of swiss and international, family and non-profit trusts and foundations;
• Consultant of Law Firm Studio 1896, Lugano.

Languages:

Italian, German and French.

Practice Areas

Civil law, commercial law, banking, corporate, succession, insolvency- and bankruptcy law, criminal law

Degrees, bar admission, appointments and memberships:

• law studies at the University of Munich and Bern
• law degree at the University of Bern
• admission to Cantone Ticino Lawyer Bar and Public Notary Register 1977
• law practice in Chiasso and Law Consultant of the city of Lugano 1977-1980
• 1980-2011 Legal Counsel and  afterwards Head Legal and Compliance Services for Southern Switzerland of the Union Bank of Switzerland and afterwards of UBS AG
• 2011-2015 Manager Helmut Horten Foundation, Agno 
• Teacher and lecturer with the Centro di Studi Bancari of the Bank Association of Cantone Ticino

Languages:

Italian, German, French, English

Practice areas

Tax planning and general tax and legal advice for domestic and international corporate and individual clients; multijurisdictional tax, corporate, mergers & acquisitions and capital market transactions

Curriculum:

• 1999 – 2014 Associate and Partner with Baker & McKenzie Zurich
• 2004 Certified Tax Expert
• 1997 Admission to the Bar in Switzerland
• 1993 lic. iur., University of St. Gallen
• 1986 lic. rer. publ., University of St. Gallen

Languages:

English, Italian, German, French