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Simonius Pfrommer & Partner Aeschenvorstadt 67 CH-4010 Basle Switzerland	Tel: 00 41 61 206 45 45 Fax: 00 41 61 206 45 46 schaerrer@advokaten.ch www.advokaten.ch

Number of Partners and Fee Earners
9 Partners, 2 Associates, 2 Trainees

Main Client Sectors
Insurance, Construction, Forwarding and Transportation, small and medium-sized businesses, Private Clients.

Areas of Expertise
General Civil, Commercial and Corporate Practice, Contracts, Banking, National and International Business Law, Insurance, Product and Professional Liability, Construction Law, Tax Law, Maritime and Air Transport, Unfair Competition, Social Insurance, Family Law, Road Traffic Law, Property and Inheritance Law, Criminal Law, Litigation and Arbitration.

Practice Areas of the Partners

PROF. DR. PASCAL SIMONIUS, born 1929; admitted, 1959. Notary Public.
PRACTICE AREAS: Contract Law, Company Law, Commercial Law, Banking Law, Inheritance Law, International Private Law, Arbitration.

DR. URS BEAT PFROMMER, born 1941; admitted 1970.
PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance, Social Insurance, Family Law, Traffic Law, Labour Law.

DR. THOMAS BURCKHARDT, born 1950; admitted 1975.
PRACTICE AREAS: Business Law, International Law, Arbitration, Maritime Law.

DR. HEINER SCHÄRRER, born 1949, admitted 1976.
PRACTICE AREAS: Insurance, Banking Law, Tax Law, Product and Professional Liability, Inheritance, Trusts and Probate.

BERNHARD SIMONETTI, born 1962; admitted 1990. Notary Public
PRACTICE AREAS: Banking Law, Corporate Law, Agency and Distributorships, Intellectual Property.

DR. ERIK JOHNER, born 1963; admitted 1991.
PRACTICE AREAS: Business Law, Company Law, European Law, Product Liability, Labour and Employment law.

PHILIPP SIMONIUS, born 1969, admitted 1999.
PRACTICE AREAS: Commercial Law, Contract Law, Civil Law, Employment Law, Inheritance Law, Property Law.

DAVID LEVIN, born 1967, admitted 1995. Notary Public
PRACTICE AREAS: Civil Law, Commercial and Contract Law, International Private Law, Debt Recovery, Bankruptcy, General Tax Law, Corporate Tax Law, Company Restructuring, International Tax Law, Tax Litigation, Notary.

JÜRG TSCHOPP, born 1962, admitted 1992.
PRACTICE AREAS: Liability and Insurance Law, Traffic Law and Assistance to Victims, Contract Law, Construction and Real Estate Law, Social Insurance Law.

Years of Establishment
Established 1930.

Ability to Represent Clients throughout the Country
The firm represents clients in all courts in Switzerland and at any level (district courts up to high court). For the French speaking part of Switzerland (Geneva area) and the Italian speaking part (Lugano area) the firm acts through correspondent law firms.

Languages Spoken
German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Professional Indemnity Insurance
The firm maintains Professional Indemnity insurance.

Main Contact
Dr. Heiner Schärrer.