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Birgit Biedermann

Partner
Notary, Attorney-at-law,
Specialised Lawyer for Inheritance Law (SAV – Swiss Bar Association)

Birgit Biedermann has many years of experience as a self-employed lawyer and notary public. She advises Swiss and foreign private clients and entrepreneurs in their estate and succession planning. It supports private clients, executives and entrepreneurs with company foundations and restructurings. She advises private individuals in relation to family and property law as well as on adult protection concerns.

As a notary public, she notarises the jointly elaborated planning results. In addition, she represents private clients in family law and inheritance disputes before Swiss courts and authorities.

Professional Experience

Attorney-at-law since 1995
Bernese notary public since 1998

Education and Training

Diploma as Specialised Lawyer for Inheritance Law (Swiss Bar Association 2007)
Processes at the Round Table: The Art of Negotiation (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
Introduction to Mediation (Swiss Peace Foundation, Institute for Conflict Resolution)
Accreditation as Bernese notary public (1998)
Study of Law, University of Bern, Advocate/Lawyer (1995)

Preferred Fields of Work

Inheritance Law
Certification of inheritance contracts and drafting of wills, advice on advance inheritances, estate planning and administration, inheritance and tax inventories as well as public inventories, execution of wills, performance of divisions of estate, consultation and legal representation in inheritance disputes
Marital Law
Certification of marriage contracts, advice and legal representation during separation and divorce, drafting of cohabitation contracts
Property Law
Real estate conveyancing, drafting of promissory notes, easement agreements, contracts for gifts and assignments, establishment of condominium ownership, building rights
Contract Law
Contract negotiations, arrangements and reviews, legal representation in contract disputes, recovery of claims
Commercial and Corporate Law
Formation and transformation of companies, associations and foundations, drafting of articles of association and organizational regulations, capital increases and decreases, certification of mergers, drafting of share purchase agreements and shareholder agreements, performance of external legal services
Civil Procedure Law
Representation of private individuals in proceedings before courts and authorities, in particular in the areas of national and international inheritance and family disputes (approved for all Swiss courts)

Other Activities

Member of the Board of Directors of emmental versicherung (as of 2018)
President of Stiftung zur Unterstützung und Förderung des bernischen Notariates und ihm nahestehender Personen (as of 2011)
Member of the Steering Committee and Treasurer at the International Union of Notaries (as of 2023)
Member Anwaltsaufsichtsbehörde des Kantons Bern (as of 2019)

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association / Bernese Bar Association
Swiss Notary Association / Association of Bernese Notaries
Bernese Lawyers Association
German-Swiss Lawyers Union
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Publications

Swiss Anwaltsrevue 10/2016: Gerichtliche Durchsetzung von Auskunftsansprüchen im Vorfeld des erbrechtlichen Hauptprozesses zur Klärung von Prozessaussichten
[Swiss lawyers’ magazine 10/2016: Judicial enforcement of information titles in advance of the main proceedings in inheritance matters for the clarification of process prospects]