Lawyers & notaries
expat-services.ch lists 11 hand-checked English-speaking notaries in Switzerland, including Aedilex Lausanne (Alliance de Notaires), Cattaneo Bionda Mazzucchelli (CBM), FROMER Advokatur und Notariat and Gregorc, de Candolle & Arnbäck, Notaires.
Besides English, they also work in German, French, Italian and Spanish. They are based in Basel, Zürich, Zug, Baar, Bern and 3 more places. Every profile shows the services, languages and contact details, checked by hand before going live. See also Tax and finance advisers in Switzerland.
11 providers
Notary office in Lausanne within the Aedilex notarial alliance. Real estate deeds including LFAIE matters; notary Sarah Keiser-Wüger lists French, German and English. English version of the site.
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Is this your business?Law firm and civil law notaries in Lugano. Notarial services cover real estate, corporate and inheritance instruments. States it serves clients in Italian, English, French and German.
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Is this your business?Basel law and private notary office: property purchases, mortgages, wills, marriage and inheritance contracts, company deeds and authentications, plus family and employment advice.
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Is this your business?Geneva private notary office handling property sales and mortgages, wills and marriage contracts, estates, company deeds, apostilles and signature certifications.
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Is this your business?Law and notary office in Baar (canton Zug) serving private individuals and companies: marriage and inheritance contracts, wills, powers of attorney, company deeds, plus family and property law.
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Is this your business?Law firm with notaries in Bern and Basel. Notarial services cover property sale, purchase, gift and exchange; the real estate team lists property acquisition by foreign nationals. English site.
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Is this your business?Basel law firm and notary's office. Notarial deeds for real estate, corporate and marriage and inheritance law, issued in English, German, French or Spanish; tenancy law also listed.
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Is this your business?State notary office for Zurich Enge. In canton Zurich only state offices notarise; certifications are also issued in English, French and Italian.
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Is this your business?State notary office for Zurich Riesbach. In canton Zurich only state offices notarise; certifications are also issued in English, French and Italian.
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Is this your business?State notary office for Zurich Altstadt. In canton Zurich only state offices notarise; certifications are also issued in English, French and Italian.
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Is this your business?Zug law firm whose lawyer-notaries handle wills, inheritance contracts, advance directives, company formations and certifications; also advises expatriates and on employment law.
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