- Member of the Bern Bar Association and the Swiss Bar Association
- Vice-Chairman of the Land Improvement Commission of the Canton of Berne
- Vice-president of the TCS section Bienne-Seeland
Our lawyers ⟶
Founded in 1936, Frôté & Partner has grown thanks to its broad expertise, multilingualism and network, opening new offices in addition to its Biel office, in Neuchâtel in 2000 and Solothurn in 2009. Today, it is made up of a team of around thirty people.
Our services are provided by experienced and, in some cases, highly specialized staff.
Multilingual law firm
Frôté & Partner is a multilingual law firm, with offices in Biel, Neuchâtel and Solothurn. Our customers’ files are handled in French, German, English and Italian.
Regional roots and international experience
Our employees have strong regional roots as well as extensive international experience.
Impeccable ethics
Our corporate governance ensures the highest ethical standards.
Active in all the main areas of law, the law firm of Frôté & Partner has developed considerable expertise over the decades in assisting SMEs and family businesses. This development has enabled the company to offer specialized services in the following areas:
Comprehensive legal support for SMEs
Contract law, including tenancy law, employment law and agency law
Inheritance law
Reorganization, bankruptcy, restructuring
Conducting commercial legal proceedings
International projects, including corporate and contract law
Arbitration
These services are aimed primarily at small and large companies operating regionally or internationally, and in some cases at individuals. They are available in French, German, English and Italian.
For more details on our range of services, please refer to the sections below.
After being admitted to the Bern Bar in November 1979, François Frôté joined Frôté & Partner SA. After practising as a barrister for several years, François Frôté gradually developed a consultancy business and took on various directorships.
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Born in 1959, Urs Wüthrich joined the firm in 1987. He works as a barrister.
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Born in 1960, Marc Labbé joined the firm in 1990, after several years as Clerk and President e.o. of the Moutier District Court.
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Born in 1972, Markus Jordi joined us in 2007 after several years with a national and international law firm with offices in Zurich and Bern. Prior to this, in 1998, he worked in corporate consulting for a medium-sized trustee firm, of which he was one of the co-founders.
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Frôté Gilles
Partner, lic. iur., LL. M., Lawyer
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Daniel Gehrig is a qualified lawyer and notary in the Canton of Berne, and holds a postgraduate diploma (CAS Forensics) from the University of Lucerne (Public Prosecutor’s Academy).
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Bättig Andreas
Partner, lic. iur., LL. M., Lawyer
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Mr Helbling has been working with our firm since March 2010. He previously worked for the Administration Fiscale Neuchâteloise, where he gained extensive practical experience in a variety of tax matters. He also has extensive experience in guardianship matters. His knowledge of tax, economics and accounting enables him to provide services to companies and individuals in the areas of business restructuring, acquisitions and sales, tax planning in the field of real estate, inheritance and gifts, and occupational pensions.
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Michael Imhof joined Frôté & Partner SA in 2014. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Law from the Faculty of Law at the University of Neuchâtel, and has extensive knowledge of commercial law. After graduating in law, he worked for 2 years with the main judicial authorities in the canton of Bern, before joining our law firm as a lawyer. His main area of practice is general litigation, with a specialization in corporate law. Michael Imhof is also a deputy member of the Canton of Bern Lawyers’ Supervisory Authority and an expert at the HEG-ARC. He practices mainly before the courts of the cantons of Bern, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura.
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Rachel Gagnebin D’Onofrio joined the firm in 1999. Her practice focuses mainly on liability law and the calculation of damages, as well as other areas such as corporate law, in which she has been able to develop her skills.
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Nolwenn Fromaigeat joined Frôté & Partner SA in 2017, first as an intern and then as a legal employee. Since 2024, she has worked as an associate notary in our firm.
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Melanie Wälchli is admitted to the bar in the Canton of Berne. Since 2022, she has worked as a lawyer at our firm.
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Christopher De Sousa practices exclusively as a notary in all areas of notarial practice, mainly in real estate and commercial matters. After 5 years with a firm in Neuchâtel, Christopher De Sousa joined forces with Vincent Codoni in Val-de-Travers.
On request, he also consults at the Neuchâtel offices of Frôté & Partner SA.
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Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in February 1988, Johann Piller holds a Master’s degree in Business Law and Law of the Judicial Professions from the Faculty of Law at the University of Neuchâtel, and has been a Neuchâtel barrister since 2014 and a Neuchâtel notary since 2016.
After having been a partner in a Neuchâtel law firm, he co-founded Hofer & Piller and manages the Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds offices. On request, he also consults in the Boudry office.
Mr Piller acts as both a notary and a lawyer.
His keen cross-disciplinary approach, from both a notarial and a procedural perspective, enables him to offer his clients comprehensive and efficient support, both as a notary and as a lawyer, particularly in the areas of property law, commercial law and inheritance law.
On request, he also consults at the Neuchâtel offices of Etude Frôté & Partner SA.
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Born in Neuchâtel in October 1961, Pascal HOFER holds a law degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Neuchâtel and has been a Neuchâtel notary since 1989.
After working as a partner in a Neuchâtel law firm, he co-founded Hofer & Piller and manages the Boudry office. On request, he also consults in the Neuchâtel office.
Drawing on his many years of experience as a notary, he offers his clients tailor-made support, particularly in the areas of property law, commercial law, family law and inheritance law.
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Biel Office
Neuchâtel Office
Solothurn Office
After being admitted to the Bern Bar in November 1979, François Frôté joined Frôté & Partner SA. After practising as a barrister for several years, François Frôté gradually developed a consultancy business and took on various directorships.
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Born in 1959, Urs Wüthrich joined the firm in 1987. He works as a barrister.
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Born in 1960, Marc Labbé joined the firm in 1990, after several years as Clerk and President e.o. of the Moutier District Court.
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Born in 1972, Markus Jordi joined us in 2007 after several years with a national and international law firm with offices in Zurich and Bern. Prior to this, in 1998, he worked in corporate consulting for a medium-sized trustee firm, of which he was one of the co-founders.
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Frôté Gilles
Partner, lic. iur., LL. M., Lawyer
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Daniel Gehrig is a qualified lawyer and notary in the Canton of Berne, and holds a postgraduate diploma (CAS Forensics) from the University of Lucerne (Public Prosecutor’s Academy).
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As a lawyer:
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Bättig Andreas
Partner, lic. iur., LL. M., Lawyer
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Mr Helbling has been working with our firm since March 2010. He previously worked for the Administration Fiscale Neuchâteloise, where he gained extensive practical experience in a variety of tax matters. He also has extensive experience in guardianship matters. His knowledge of tax, economics and accounting enables him to provide services to companies and individuals in the areas of business restructuring, acquisitions and sales, tax planning in the field of real estate, inheritance and gifts, and occupational pensions.
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Michael Imhof joined Frôté & Partner SA in 2014. He holds a Master’s degree in Business Law from the Faculty of Law at the University of Neuchâtel, and has extensive knowledge of commercial law. After graduating in law, he worked for 2 years with the main judicial authorities in the canton of Bern, before joining our law firm as a lawyer. His main area of practice is general litigation, with a specialization in corporate law. Michael Imhof is also a deputy member of the Canton of Bern Lawyers’ Supervisory Authority and an expert at the HEG-ARC. He practices mainly before the courts of the cantons of Bern, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura.
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Rachel Gagnebin D’Onofrio joined the firm in 1999. Her practice focuses mainly on liability law and the calculation of damages, as well as other areas such as corporate law, in which she has been able to develop her skills.
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Nolwenn Fromaigeat joined Frôté & Partner SA in 2017, first as an intern and then as a legal employee. Since 2024, she has worked as an associate notary in our firm.
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Melanie Wälchli is admitted to the bar in the Canton of Berne. Since 2022, she has worked as a lawyer at our firm.
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Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds in February 1988, Johann Piller holds a Master’s degree in Business Law and Law of the Judicial Professions from the Faculty of Law at the University of Neuchâtel, and has been a Neuchâtel barrister since 2014 and a Neuchâtel notary since 2016.
After having been a partner in a Neuchâtel law firm, he co-founded Hofer & Piller and manages the Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds offices. On request, he also consults in the Boudry office.
Mr Piller acts as both a notary and a lawyer.
His keen cross-disciplinary approach, from both a notarial and a procedural perspective, enables him to offer his clients comprehensive and efficient support, both as a notary and as a lawyer, particularly in the areas of property law, commercial law and inheritance law.
On request, he also consults at the Neuchâtel offices of Etude Frôté & Partner SA.
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Born in Neuchâtel in October 1961, Pascal HOFER holds a law degree from the Faculty of Law at the University of Neuchâtel and has been a Neuchâtel notary since 1989.
After working as a partner in a Neuchâtel law firm, he co-founded Hofer & Piller and manages the Boudry office. On request, he also consults in the Neuchâtel office.
Drawing on his many years of experience as a notary, he offers his clients tailor-made support, particularly in the areas of property law, commercial law, family law and inheritance law.
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