Dr. Daniel Abt

Attorney at law, Certified Specialist SAV Inheritance Law, Partner
Dr. iur. Daniel Abt
 

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Daniel Abt, as a Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law, is practising in inheritance law and focuses on the areas of estate settlement, negotiation and litigation as well as the execut-ion of wills and inheritance offices. He also brings his expertise to estate planning. He deals with national and international estates and he is co-editor and co-author of the standard re-ference work “Praxiskommentar Erbrecht”(5th. ed. 2023).

Field of activity

Practices in the field of inheritance law and related areas of law, in particular in the following areas:

Advice, negotiation and litigation in inheritance law mandates

Protecting the interests of individual heirs, several heirs or communities of heirs

Carrying out estate settlements and estate divisions

Advice on estate planning (drafting wills, etc.) and advance directives

Exercise of inheritance law offices such as execution of wills, representation of heirs, administration and liquidation of estates

Profile

Practicing attorney (since 2002), Certified Specialist SBA Inheritance Law (since 2009); co-editor and co-author of the “Praxiskommentar Erbrecht” (5th edition 2023)

Lecturer in the training course “Fachanwalt SAV Erbrecht”, organized by the Swiss Bar Association and the Universities of Zurich and Lucerne

Specialist lawyer SAV inheritance law (2009)

Lecturer in civil law at the University of Fribourg i.Ue. (2007-2012)

Dissertation on “The action for invalidity in Swiss inheritance law, with special consideration of gifts to persons of trust” (2002)

Management of an inheritance law research project of the Swiss National Fund (2000-2001)

Studied at the University of Basel; bar exam of the Canton of Basel-Stadt (1999)

Born 1971; Languages: G/E/F

Memberships

Basel Bar Association and Swiss Bar Association (SAV)

Successio - Association for the Promotion of Swiss and International Inheritance Law (Member of the Board)

Association of 3-country lawyers (Switzerland/Germany/France)

Basel Lawyers' Association; alumniBasel; Pro iure

Publications/Presentations

Numerous publications and presentations in the field of inheritance law (namely “Praxis-kommentar Erbrecht”, 5th edition 2023)

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