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Mara Zancanaro

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Evelyne Suter

Partner
Attorney-at-law and Notary

Evelyne Suter has worked as a lawyer mainly in the fields of private law with commercial relevance, including international contexts. In her fields of expertise, she advises and supports companies as well as private individuals and represents them before authorities and courts in Switzerland. As a notary public, she also provides all certifications pertaining to a notary’s office.

In addition to her practical work as a lawyer and notary, Evelyne Suter engages herself also as legal subject specialist in post-graduate study courses and as a member of strategic governing bodies.

Professional Experience

Practicing lawyer since 2007
Practicing public notary since autumn 2017

Education

Obtained the Bernese notary’s certificate, 2017
Obtained the Bernese lawyer’s certificate, 2007
Studied law at the University of St. Gallen, 2000 - 2004

Preferred Fields of Work

Contract Law
Contract negotiations, arrangements and reviews, legal representation in contract disputes regarding any area of private law
Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Law
Enforcement and warding off claims, legal representation in execution and bankruptcy proceedings
Labour Law
Evaluation and review of employment agreements, personnel regulations etc.; support in proceedings to obtain residence permits; as well as enforcement of warding off claims in the area of labour law
Landlord and Tenant Law
Evaluation and review of rental agreements, support with the enforcement of warding off claims in the area of landlord and tenant law
Adult Protection Law and Civil Status Matters
Legal advice and representation in matters of the adult protection law and related proceedings, as well as validation processes of judgments from other countries regarding the civil and marital status
Economic Criminal Law
Initiation of criminal proceedings, enforcement of warding off claims in criminal proceedings with economic context
Litigation
Representation of individuals and entities in proceedings before courts and authorities, in particular in the fields of private law and debt collection/bankruptcy law, including enforcement of the judgments
Notarial Services
- 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
- Property law: Real estate conveyancing, drafting of promissory notes, easement agreements, contracts for gifts and assignments, establishment of condominium ownership
- Setting up of marital and inheritance agreements/wills, Estate Planning

Other Activities

Specialist lecturer for the Swiss Code of Obligations, special certificate course for municipality experts, bwd Bildungszentrum für Wirtschaft und Dienstleistung (since June 2020)
Specialist lecturer for private and criminal law, training course for tax experts at EXPERTsuisse AG (since 2008)
Board Member Swiss Red Cross Bern-Mittelland (seit 2013 - 2017)
Vice-Chair of the Board of Sentio Global Education Network, New York (since 2014)
Vice-Chair of the Board of AFS Intercultural Programmes Switzerland (2010 - 2017)
Subject specialist SchKG (bankruptcy offenses), training course MAS Forensics at the Public Prosecutors Academy (Staatsanwaltschaftsakademie) of the University Lucerne (2010 - 2014)

Memberships

Swiss Lawyers Association / Bernese Lawyers Association
Swiss Notaries Association / Bernese Notaries Association
Swiss Lawyers Society
Forum-carrière féminine
Lawyer's Pool member of the Swiss Association of Executives (SKO)
Member of Swiss Network of Corporate Secretaries