During her many years of practice as a certified specialist SBA Inheritance Law as well as a corporate lawyer with a large commercial law firm and for her own law firm, Debra Davatz's work focuses on national and international matrimonial and inheritance law, estate settlements and distributions as well as concepts for corporate and asset succession and foundation law.
Debra Davatz is recognised for her extensive experience in advising companies on corporate, commercian and contract law, not least thanks to her previous work for the task force group of the Commercial Registry Office of the Canton of Zurich and at Niederer Kraft & Frey. She also assists various companies with restructuring and advises start-up companies.
Debra DAvatz regularly lectures on inheritance law in Switzerland and abroad and is a lecturer for the Swiss Association of Fiduciaries as well as a course instructor for Minerva Schools.
debra.davatz@davatzlegal.ch • Tel. +41 44 213 80 40
Matrimonial and inheritance law
Representation of heirs and execution of wills
Succession planning for companies
Corporate law
Foundation law
Contract law
2015
Owner DAVATZ LEGAL
2011-2014
Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law and Corporate Lawyer, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG
2009-2011
Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG
2001-2008
Associate, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG
1998-2000
Junior Lawyer, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG
1996-1998
Legal Member of the “Task-Force-Team” of the Commercial Registry Office of the Canton of Zurich
2011
Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law
2011
CAS in Inheritance Law, University of Zurich and University of Lucerne
2001
Admitted to the Bar (Attorney-at-law)
1996
University of Zurich, lic. iur.
Attorney-at-law
Nadine Schmid is a practicing attorney and specializes in inheritance law, particularly in emergency and estate planning (wills, marriage and inheritance contracts, advance care directives, patient decrees etc.), estate settlements, inheritance disputes, will execution mandates as well as matters regarding foundations. Nadine Schmid's other preferred areas of practice include matrimonial law along with aspects of real estate ant tax law associated with inheritance law. Nadine Schmid acts in both advisory and litigation capacity.
nadine.schmid@davatzlegal.ch • Tel. +41 44 213 80 44
Practice areas
Matrimonial and Inheritance law
Adult protection law
Real estate law
Foundation law
Contract law
Professional career
since 2020
Attorney-at-law, DAVATZ LEGAL
2018
Legal Associate, DAVATZ LEGAL
2017
Junior Associate, DAVATZ LEGAL
2016
Legal department, Tamedia Ltd
2015
Paralegal, DAVATZ LEGAL
2013-2015
Paralegal, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG
2020
Admitted to the Bar (Attorney-at-law)
2015
University of Lucerne, Master of Law (MLaw)
Master thesis: «Gleichgeschlechtliche Paare und der Kinderwunsch» (Same-sex couples and the desire to have children)
2013
University of Lucerne, Bachelor of Law (BLaw)
Consultant
Melanie Strässle joined DAVATZ LEGAL in 2019 as an Consultant. She has in-depth knowledge of emergency and estate planning and has already drafted numerous marriage and inheritance contracts, wills and advance care directives.
In addition to her work as an Attorney-at-law, Melanie Strässle has been a part-time substitute judge at a Zurich District Court since 2017. Melanie Strässle acts in both advisory and litigation capacity.
Tel. +41 44 213 80 40
Matrimonial and Inheritance law
Succession planning in family businesses
Contract law
since 2019
Attorney-at-law and Consultant, DAVATZ LEGAL
since 2018
Actuary ad hoc, Administrative Court of the Canton of Graubünden
since 2017
Substitute Judge at a Zurich District Court
since 2017
Associate at a Law Firm
2017
Associate at an international Law Firm in Zurich
2013-2015
Chairwoman of the Concilation Authority for Tenancy and Leasehold matters in the District of Pfäffikon ZH
2012-2015
Clerk and Court Clerk at the District Court of Pfäffikon ZH
2011
Legal Counsel at a legal expenses insurance
2016
Admitted to the Bar (Attorney-at-law)
2010
University of Zurich, lic. iur.
Attorney-at-law
After his studies, Erik Najdl worked at the Chair of Procedure (Civil Procedure / Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law) and Introduction to Law at the University of Fribourg and can thus draw on a sound understanding of civil procedure, debt collection and bankruptcy law. As a Junior Lawyer, he worked for a law firm in Zurich specialising in Swiss and international commercial law, in particular gaining experience in contract and corporate law as well as in commercial criminal law. As he worked in the legal department of a major Swiss bank, he is familiar with the requirements and internal proceedings in connection with bank-specific information and directives. He joined DAVATZ LEGAL in 2020. In addition, he works at the university institute "UniDistance Suisse"
erik.najdl@davatzlegal.ch • Tel. +41 44 213 80 43
Professional career
since 2020
Attorney-at-law, DAVATZ LEGAL
since 2019
Assistant at the UniDistance Suisse
2019-2020
Legal Associate at a major Swiss Bank
2017-2018
Junior Lawyer in a law firm in Zurich specialising in Swiss and international commercial law
2016
Lector, Technical Introduction to Law, University of Fribourg
2011-2016
Assistant at the Chair of Procedure (Civil Procedure / Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law) and Introduction to Law, University of Fribourg
Education
2020
Admitted to the Bar (Attorney-at-law)
2011
University of Fribourg, Master of Law (MLaw)
2011
Exchange Semester, Masaryk University, Brno (CZ)
2009
University of Fribourg, Bachelor of Law (BLaw)
Memberships
Attorney-at-law
Micaela Tanner joined DAVATZ LEGAL as an attorney-at-law in 2021. In addition to matrimonial and inheritance law, her practice areas include contract and employment law as well as corporate law. In addition to providing advice and legal clarifications for clients, she also assists with executor mandates. Micaela Tanner acts in both advisory and litigation capacity.
micaela.tanner@davatzlegal.ch • Tel. +41 44 213 80 42
Matrimonial and inheritance law
Employment law
Corporate law
Contract law
since 2021
Attorney-at-law, DAVATZ LEGAL
2016-2020
Legal Counsel at a major Swiss Bank
2013-2016
Attorney-at-law, BDO AG
2010
Substitute, Niederer Kraft & Frey AG
2009-2010
Clerk at the District Court of Zurich
2012
Admitted to the Bar (Attorney-at-law)
2008
University of Zurich, lic.iur.
Legal Assistant, MSc in Management and Law
Catrina Helbling works as a legal assistant at DAVATZ LEGAL. She takes on various tasks in executor mandates and drafts contracts and important documets (wills, marriage and inheritance contracts, advance care directives, general powers of attorney etc.). Catrina Helbling supports the lawyers in all matters, in particular in connection with emergency and estate planning and also takes on administrative tasks.
catrina.helbling@davatzlegal.ch • Tel. +41 44 213 80 41
Professional career
since 2022
Legal Assistant, DAVATZ LEGAL
Education
2022
ZHAW, Master of Science in Management and Law UAS Zürich
2020
ZHAW, Bachelor of Science in Business Law UAS Zürich
2017
Vocational baccalaureate 2
2013-2016
City administration of Rapperswil-Jona, Commercial apprenticeship
Assistant
Elin Langenskiöld works as an assistant at DAVATZ LEGAL. She is currently completing her bachelor's degree at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zurich. She takes on administrative tasks and also supports the entire team in legal matters.
info@davatzlegal.ch • Tel. +41 44 213 80 40
Professional career
since 2022
Assistant, DAVATZ LEGAL
since 2021
Employee, Haddock AG
since 2020
Receptionist, LABO Spa AG
2019-2023
Assistant, Lenz und Staehelin Rechtsanwälte
Education
since 2020
University of Zurich, Bachelor of Law (BLaw)
Attorney-at-law
Lars Hochstein joined DAVATZ LEGAL as a Attorney-at-Law in 2023. His areas of specialisation include inheritance and family law. In this context, he prefers the following areas of practice: Emergency and estate planning, inheritance disputes and divorce law. Lars Hochstein's other preferred areas of practice include pension equalisation, matrimonial law, contractual arrangements for martial unions, registred partnerships and civil partnerships, as well as separation and divorce agreements. He also wrote a dissertation entitled "Die Ausnahmen vom hälftigen Vorsorgeausgleich (Art. 124b ZGB)". Lars Hochstein acts in both advisory and litigation capacity.
lars.hochstein@davatzlegal.ch • Tel. +41 44 213 80 46
Matrimonial and Inheritance law
Divorce law
Adult protection law
Contract law
since 2023
Attorney-at-law, DAVATZ LEGAL
2022
Legal associate at a big law firm
2020-2021
Clerk at the District Court of Horgen
2016-2020
Research associate at the Chair of Civil Law at the University of Fribourg
2016
Assistant at the Chair of Civil Law at the University of Fribourg
2023
Admitted to the Bar (Attorney-at-law)
2016
University of Fribourg, Master of Law (MLaw)
2014
University of Fribourg, Bachelor of Law (BLaw)
Jungo Alexandra/Hochstein Lars, Faktische Lebensgemeinschaften im Zivil- und im Sozialversicherungsrecht - Parallelen und Unterschiede, in: Fuhrer Stephan/Kieser Ueli/Weber Stephan (Hrsg.), Mehrspuriger Schadenausgleich, Mit Beiträgen zum Haftpflicht-, Sozialversicherungs- und Privatversicherungsrecht, Zürich 2022, S. 609-629.
Hochstein Lars/Rutishauser Lena, Neuere Rechtsprechung und Literatur zum Ehe- und Kindesrecht, in: Jungo Alexandra/Fountoulakis Christiana (Hrsg.), Elterliche Sorge, Betreuungsunterhalt, Vorsorgeausgleich und weitere Herausforderungen, 9. Symposium zum Familienrecht, Universität Freiburg, Zürich/Basel/Genf 2018, S. 237-339.
Hermann Tanja/Hochstein Lars, Neuere Rechtsprechung und Literatur zum Ehe- und Kindesrecht, in: Jungo Alexandra/Fountoulakis Christiana (Hrsg.), Der Familienprozess, 10. Symposium zum Familienrecht, Universität Freiburg, Zürich/Basel/Genf 2020, S. 177-334.
DAVATZ LEGAL ∙ Anwaltskanzlei Debra Davatz Hörler
Rennweg 38
CH- 8001 Zurich
Tel. +41 44 213 80 40 ∙ Fax +41 44 213 80 45
info@davatzlegal.ch
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