Our main areas of practice include conducting proceedings and advising on family law and criminal law matters. In addition, our lawyers can advise you in various other specialist areas.

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Prof. Dr. Niklaus Ruckstuhl

Prof. Dr. Niklaus Ruckstuhl is a partner and works primarily in criminal law and criminal procedure law. He defends and supports private individuals at all stages of criminal proceedings and also advises companies and institutions on criminal law issues and drafts expert opinions on selected matters. Prof. Ruckstuhl is a titular professor of criminal procedure law at the University of Basel and a judge at the Cantonal Court of Basel-Landschaft.

Fields of activity: criminal law, criminal procedural law, mutual legal assistance (international), white-collar criminal law, administrative criminal law, administrative law, ECHR

 

Annalisa Landi

Annalisa Landi is a partner and has been working in the same law firm since 1995, today mainly in the field of civil law, in particular matrimonial and cohabitation law, child and adult protection law, child law, partnership law and divorce law. Annalisa Landi also offers mediation in family law. Annalisa Landi is a specialist lawyer SAV family law and mediator SAV. 

Family law, divorce and separation, concubinage, child and adult protection law, child law, maintenance and visiting arrangements, mediation in family law

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Gabriel Giess

Gabriel Giess is a partner and works primarily in criminal law and criminal procedure law. He defends and supports private individuals at all stages of criminal proceedings and also advises companies and institutions on criminal law issues. Gabriel Giess also litigates in selected areas of tax and administrative law.

Fields of activity: criminal law, criminal procedure law, white-collar criminal law, administrative criminal law, military criminal law, juvenile criminal law, tax and customs law, administrative law

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Wicky Tzikas

Wicky Tzikas was admitted to the bar in 2015 after studying law at the University of Basel-Stadt and gaining various professional experiences. Since then, she has worked as a lawyer, advising and litigating primarily in family law matters. She also litigates in criminal law as well as employment and tenancy law.

Areas of activity: family law, criminal law, employment law, tenancy law

 

Nico Baumgartner

Nico Baumgartner was admitted to the bar in 2011 and then worked for ten years as an associate lawyer in law firms in the canton of Basellandschaft until he joined our law firm as a partner in 2022. He has also been a part-time judge at the Basel-Stadt Civil Court since 2016. He supports and represents companies and private individuals in an advisory and litigation capacity, primarily in contract law - from the drafting and review of contractual bases, negotiations and out-of-court dispute settlements to the judicial enforcement of claims arising from contracts or in the event of breaches of contract. He also advises on and litigates employment law disputes and administrative measures in road traffic law.