INHERITANCE LAW EXPERTS
EFFICIENT RESOLUTION OF INHERITANCE DISPUTES
Law firm specialized in inheritance disputes
INVALIDITY OF LAST WILLS
Representations of heirs challenging or defending the validity of a last will
COMPULSORY PORTIONS
Actions for reduction due to violation of compulsory shares and defense against such actions
REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
Requesting information from banks and other third parties
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CO-HEIRS
Pre-litigation letters, settlement negotiations with co-heirs
PARTITION OF THE ESTATE
Representations of heirs in disputes on the partitions of the estate
INHERITANCE ACTIONS
Claiming assets belonging to the estate from non-heirs
Reto Marghitola
Reto Marghitola has over a decade of experience as a litigator. He graduated top of his class at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva in 2007. In 2009, he was admitted to the Zurich Bar. Subsequently, Mr. Marghitola worked as an attorney in the litigation/arbitration practice team of the law firm Homburger AG in Zurich. He gained further professional experience at law firms in Basel and Zurich and as in-house counsel at Novartis AG (Group Litigation). He was awarded the Prof. Walther Hug Prize (2016) for his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich (summa cum laude, 2015). Mr. Marghitola is co-editor of the Practitioners' Handbook on Civil Procedure (2020) and co-author of its chapter on inheritance disputes.
Reto Marghitola is admitted to practice before all Swiss courts. Reto Marghitola speaks German, English, French and Italian.
Barbara Badertscher
Barbara Badertscher is an experienced lawyer specializing in litigation before Swiss courts. Barbara Badertscher also advises clients on out-of-court settlements. Barbara Badertscher graduated from the University of St.Gallen (Bachelor in Law and Economics, Master in Law) and earned a LL.M. in Comparative and International Dispute Resolution from Queen Mary, University of London. After passing the bar exam in 2010, she worked at two leading commercial law firms in Zurich for over ten years. She speaks German, English and French.
Main Contact
Reto Marghitola,
Ph.D.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Counsel
Barbara Badertscher,
LL.M.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Legal intern
Andrea Reutter,
BLaw
Legal intern
