Daniel Staehelin

Practice Areas

Daniel Staehelin is known as one of the leading insolvency lawyers in Switzerland. Furthermore he is on one hand a very experienced litigator with a focus on banking and insurance matters. On the other hand he advises his corporate and private clients in restructuring, transactions, real estate and succession planning.

Career

• Liquidator of Banque Privée Espírito Santo

• since 2005: Titularprofessor (honorary professor) at Basel University,

• various scientific publications in all special fields; frequent speaker on conferences

• since 1999: lecturer at Basel University

• since 1993: practising as attorney and notary public

Professional Memberships

• 1998-2012 founder and president of the Association for Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Law

• member of the Expert Commission on "Civil Procedure/Arbitration/Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Law" of the Swiss Association of Lawyers

• member of the expert group concerning the revision of the insolvency and restructuring law appointed by the Swiss Federal Office of Justice (2003-2008 and 2020-2022)

• director of Insol International (2005-2008)

• Council member of INSOL Europe 2005-2015; 2012/2013 President of INSOL Europe

• member of the International Insolvency Institute (by invitation)

• secretary (2004-2007) and president (2007-2010) of the Basel Chamber of Notaries.

Personal

Languages: German, English, French, Italian