Laura Studhalter

MLaw, Attorney-at-Law

DE, EN

Laura Studhalter specializes in inheritance and foundation law matters. In addition to her advisory work in estate planning and settlement as well as in foundation law, she represents Swiss and foreign private clients in contentious litigation. Beyond that, Laura Studhalter offers advisory services in the fields of real estate and corporate law. She regularly publishes on inheritance and foundation law issues.

Areas of activity

Foundation law Matrimonial property law Company law Real estate law International private law Litigation and dispute resolution Inheritance law

Professional Experience

since 2025: Attorney at weber schaub & partner ltd.
2020–2025: Research assistant and doctoral candidate at the University of Zurich, chair for private law, Prof. Dr. Dominique Jakob M.I.L. (Lund)
2019–2020: Junior associate at Bolzern Haas & Partner Ltd.
2019: Law clerk at the District Court of Willisau
2018: Various internships at commercial law firms
2017–2018: Research assistant at the University of Basel, chair for private law, Prof. Dr. Lukas Handschin

Training / Qualification

2020: Admitted to the bar
2019: Master of Law, University of Basel
2017: Bachelor of Law, University of Basel

Publications

Studhalter Laura, Nichteintragung einer Familienstiftung im Handelsregister, Besprechung von BGer, 5A_669/2022, 2.2.2024, AJP 5/2024
Jakob Dominique/Kaufmann Marc/Mathis Marco/Savanovic Ivana/Studhalter Laura/Wittkämper Thimo, Verein – Stiftung – Trust, Entwicklungen 2023, njus.ch, Bern 2024
Studhalter Laura/Wittkämper Thimo, Die Umsetzung von Verantwortungseigentum in der Schweiz, GesKR 3/2023, 355–365
Jakob Dominique/Kaufmann Marc/Savanovic Ivana/Studhalter Laura/Wittkämper Thimo, Verein – Stiftung – Trust, Entwicklungen 2022, njus.ch, Bern 2023
Savanovic Ivana/Studhalter Laura, Quo vadis, Schweizer Stiftungsrecht?, Stiftung & Sponsoring 1/2023, 32 f.
Jakob Dominique/Eichenberger Lukas/Savanovic Ivana/Studhalter Laura/Trajkova Renata, Verein – Stiftung – Trust, Entwicklungen 2021, njus.ch, Bern 2022
Jakob Dominique/Eichenberger Lukas/Kalt Michelle/Savanovic Ivana/Studhalter Laura/Trajkova Renata, Verein – Stiftung – Trust, Entwicklungen 2020, njus.ch, Bern 2021
Studhalter Laura, Antrag auf Erlass vorsorglicher Massnahmen: Superprovisorium versus Provisorium, ius.focus 3/2019, 19