CV Born on 21 March 1976 Married 2010: STEP, member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, awarded the title TEP 2008: STEP, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Foundation & Diploma in International Trust Management 2008: Licensed lawyer in the Canton of Lucerne 1998-2006: University of Bern, Bern, lic. iur.; doctoral promotion (Dr. iur.) 1992-1997: Kantonsschule Luzern, Luzern, Matura Type E at Wirtschaftsgymnasium
Professional background since 2009: Studhalter Rechtsanwälte AG, Lucerne, owner and managing director 2008-2009: Studhalter Treuhand AG and Studhalter Immobilien AG, Lucerne, managing director 2007-2008: Local Court of the city of Lucerne; law firm Pfister & Sigg, Lucerne, legal training 2005-2007: Studhalter Treuhand AG, Lucerne, resonsible for multiple board and management mandates for national and international corporations in various business sectors 2003-2006: University of Bern, Institute for Civil Law, Bern, Assistant at the Department of Private Law and the Institute of Notarial Law and Practice. Dissertation in inheritance law: "The Usufruct of the Surviving Spouse according to Art. 473 Civil Code with Special Consideration of the Contractual Right to Vote" ["Die Nutzniessung des überlebenden Ehegatten nach Art. 473 ZGB mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des rechtsgeschäftlichen Wahlrechts"]. Commentary to Art. 481-497 Civil Code. 1996: Verwaltungs- und Privat-Bank AG, Vaduz, Liechtenstein, internship 1995: Studhalter Treuhand AG und Studhalter Immobilien AG, Lucerne, Assistance in the family business in the areas of trust, advice and real estate
Languages German: Native language English: Fluent in spoken and written (married to an American; Language school for Business English at the University of Bern; 1 month language school in Vancouver, Canada; 5 years in high school) French: Fluent in spoken and written (6 years in high school; 1 year in secondary school)
Other activities since 2007: Captain of the Swiss Army 2005: Authorized DISC personality profile coach 2004: Trained as a communication coach at the Army's Center for Information and Communication Training (ZIKA) since 2004: Initiator and OC President of the Reuss Sprint at the Rowing Arena Lucerne 2003-2008: Vice-President of the Reuss rowing club in Lucerne 2002-2008: Elected Sports Manager of Rowing Regatta in Küssnacht a/R 1997-1999: Swiss Army officer training 1993-1995: Member of the Swiss National Rowing Team 1993+1994: Participation in the Junior Rowing World Championships, Aarungen, Norway and Munich, Germany
Publications, presentations Publications Practical Aspects of Usufruct according to Art. 473 Civil Code [Praktische Aspekte zur Nutzniessung gemäss Art. 473 ZGB, in: Stephan Wolf (Hrsg.), Aktuelle Fragen aus dem Erbrecht, INR Band 9, Bern 2009, S. 61 ff.] "The Usufruct of the Surviving Spouse according to Art. 473 Civil Code with Special Consideration of the Contractual Right to Vote" [Die Begünstigung des überlebenden Ehegatten nach Art. 473 ZGB mit besonderer Berücksichtigung des rechtsgeschäftlichen Wahlrechts, Diss. Bern 2007] Commentary to Art. 481-497 Civil Code. [Kommentierung der Art. 481-497 ZGB, in: Jolanta Kren Kostkiewicz/Ivo Schwander/Stephan Wolf (Hrsg.), Handkommentar zum Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuch, Zürich 2006] Presentations Practical Aspects of Usufruct according to Art. 473 Civil Code [Praktische Aspekte zur Nutzniessung gemäss Art. 473 ZGB, 19./20. August 2009, anlässlich der Weiterbildungstagung zum Thema "Aktuelle Fragen aus dem Erbrecht", Verband bernischer Notare und das Institut für Notariatsrecht und Notarielle Praxis] Selected Issues in Art. 473 Civil Code [Ausgewählte Fragen zu Art. 473 ZGB, 09. Mai 2008, Verband Solothurnischer Notare]
