The Firm

The aim of RoH ATTORNEYS AT LAW is to provide our clients with optimal solutions that fully suit their demands. Whatever the scenario, situation and constraints of the client, the members of RoH ATTORNEYS AT LAW and their partner offices have the experience, capacity and know-how to work out and realize the solution.

The teams in Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, Hong Kong and the partner offices worldwide consist of well trained professionals in the areas of legal and business consulting with substantial knowledge and experience in all aspects of international and, in particular, Switzerland related legal and business affairs. We offer our clients qualified legal advice and represent them in civil and criminal procedures in Switzerland.

Our teams provide advice and counsel to divers industries. Our customers include individuals as well as companies. We offer our service to public and private corporations ranging from the small family owned business to large international corporations, banks and financial investors.

Lawyers

Dr. Stephan C. RoH

Born 1967 in Germany
Admitted to the bar since 1997 (Geneva) and 1999 (Zurich)

Languages:
German, English, French, Spanish and Russian

Education:
Studies in business at the University of St. Gall (lic.oec., 1992; Dr.oek. 1997, thesis on “Taxes & financial investments. A comparative review of the Swiss, German & USA tax laws“)
Studies in law at the University of Geneva (lic.iur., 1995)

Professional Experience:
Trainee at KPMG in New York, 1993
Lawyer at Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva, 1996-1997
Attorney-at-law at Pestalozzi Gmuer & Patry in Geneva, 1998-1999
Partner of a law firm in Zurich, 1999-2004
Founder of RoH ATTORNEYS AT LAW in Zurich and Zug, 2004

Memberships:
Geneva, Zurich and Swiss Bar

Areas of practice:
Company law
Banking legislation
Financial markets
International trade law

Dr. Jörg Gössler

Born 1969 in Germany
Admitted to the bar since 2001 (Berlin)

Languages:
German and English

Education:
Studies in law at the University of Konstanz and Tübingen (First Legal State Exam 1999)
Legal internship at the civil court of Ravensburg (second state law examination 2001)
Study of tax law at the University of Münster (Master of Laws in Taxation, 2004) and
At the University in the Principality of Liechtenstein (Master of Laws, 2009)
Dr. iur (2010)

Professional Experience:
Trainee at a tax office in Baden-Württemberg
Legal training at a civil court and at the German Saudi Arabian Liaison Office for Economic Affairs in Riyadh,
Attorney at law since 2001
Partner of a tax consultant company 2004-2012

Memberships:
Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin

Areas of practice:
Tax law

Daniel Schröder

Born 1.1.1966 in Switzerland.
Admitted to the bar since 2002 (Basel).

Languages:
German, English and French

Education:
Studies in Law at the University of Basel (lic.iur. 1996)

Professional Experience:
Internship at the Bureau of Investigations, 1997
Internship at the District Court of Basel, 1998
Assistant at the UBS AG, 1998-1999
Project Manager at the UBS AG, 2000-2001
Lawyer at Fortuna, 2001-2003
Lawyer at RoH Attorneys at Law, 2003-2011
Legal adviser and senior consultant at VSN Shanghai, 2012
Lawyer at RoH Attorneys at Law, 2012-2013
Wealth Management at UBS AG, 2013
UBS Fund Management AG, 2014

Memberships:
Basel bar

Areas of practice:
Civil law
Company law
Banking legislation

Michael Schroeder

Born 1975
Admitted to the bar since July 2004 (Berlin)

Languages:
German, English, Chinese, Russian

Education:
Studies in Law at the Humboldt University in Berlin (First Legal State Exam in 2001)
Legal Clerkship at the higher regional court of Berlin (Kammergericht) (Second State Exam in 2004)

Professional Experience:
Junior Attorney at Herrmann & Herrmann Berlin 2004
Attorney at a Bankruptcy Law firm in Berlin 2005
Legal consultant at Beijing Guo & Partners in Beijing since 2006
Associate Lawyer at RoH Attorneys at Law Ltd. in Berlin since 2012
Legal Representative of ILS Beijing since 2012

Memberships:
Admitted to the Bar in Berlin, Germany
Deutsch-Chinesische Juristenvereinigung e.V. since 2008

Areas of practice:
Corporate law
Corporate governance
Intellectual Property Rights
Foreign direct investment
Contract law

George Gomshiashvili

Born 1982 in Russia
Admitted to the bar in 2007 (Moscow region bar)

Languages:
Russian, English, French

Education:
Studies in International Law at the All Russian Academy of Foreign Trade (graduated in 2005)

Professional Experience:
Trainee at a major Russian bank, 2003-2004
Legal consultant at an international legal consultancy company, 2004-2007
Associate at RoH Attorneys at Law, since 2007

Memberships:
Moscow Region Bar
Russian Federal Bar Association

Areas of practice:
Company law
International trade law
International criminal law
Banking and finance law
International taxation

Daria Gerber

Born 1988 in Switzerland

Languages:
German, English

Education:
Studies in law at the University of Zurich (MLaw)

Assistant to the CEO at a pharmaceutical company

Junior Project Manager at a retail company

Trainee positions in the airline industry and management consulting

Areas of practice:

Company law

Civil law

Consultants

Prof. Joseph Mifsud PhD

Languages:
English, French, Italian, Arab, Maltese

Education:
University of Malta
University of Padova, Italy (Doctorate)
Queens University, Belfast (Ph.D.)

Professional Experience:
Head of Department and Member of the Senate of the University of Malta
Establishment of the European Program, Accession of Malta to European Union
Malta’s representative to the Council of Europe in Education
Chief Advisor in the Ministry of Education of Malta
Serving in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta and UNESCO
Lecturer on international education, Diplomacy and Euro-Mediterranean studies in Europe, Russia, Africa, USA and throughout the Mediterranean region
President of EMUNI (Euro-Mediterranean University by European and Mediterranean)
Director of the London Academy of Diplomacy
Visiting professor in different Universities and Institutions

Areas of practice:
International organizations
Multilateral diplomacy
Economic diplomacy
European Union law and diplomacy
International Financial Institutions

Employees

Viola Rusconi

Zurich Office

Languages:
Russian, German and English

Gertrud Mosimann

Zurich Office

Book-keeping specialist

Languages:
German and English

Indrani Gungadin

London Office

Language:
English

Isabel Fung

Hong Kong Office

Languages:
Chinese and English