Law and notary firm · Mendrisio

Rossi · Pellegrini ·
Sauvain & Partners.

Since 1965 we have supported private and institutional clients with counselling, notarial services and legal representation in almost every field of law, working in Italian, French, German and English.

1965year founded
5partners
6fields of law
4working languages
The Firm

A tradition of trust, in the heart of the Mendrisiotto.

Founded in 1965 by the attorney and former mayor of Mendrisio Pierluigi Rossi, the firm caters to private as well as to institutional clients.

The firm mainly provides counselling, negotiation and notarial services, as well as legal assistance before civil, administrative, criminal and arbitration courts.

The different specialization areas of the attorneys involved enable the firm to offer comprehensive services in almost every field of law, also in French, German and Italian. Thus, the firm is able to provide its clients with wide-ranging assistance and with the expertise of its professionals and external consultants.

Meet the partners
Office of the Rossi · Pellegrini · Sauvain law firm in Mendrisio
60+ years serving the Ticino region
Private & institutionalour clients
Notarial servicespublic deeds
Representationcivil · criminal · administrative
IT · FR · DE · ENmultilingual assistance
Practice areas

Six areas, one complete service.

Select an area to discover the services we offer. Our professionals' specializations cover almost every field of law.

Practice area 01

Notarial Services

REAL ESTATE LAW AND ASSOCIATED LAWS
  • Purchase and sales, donations, parcelling and unification of real estate properties
  • Constitution of easements, building rights, usufructs and rights of residence
  • Issuance of mortgage certificates, establishment of mortgages and sureties
SUCCESSION AND MARRIAGE LAW
  • Drafting and filing of wills and succession contracts
  • Administration of estates and inventory procedures
  • Executions of wills and divisions of inheritances
  • Drafting and filing of marriage contracts
CORPORATE LAW
  • Constitution of companies
  • Capital increase and reduction
  • Merging and splitting of companies, transfer of assets, reorganisations, liquidations
  • Drafting of the minutes of general meetings and the subsequent requests
  • Assignment of share packages and of capital shares
  • All related activities that require a documented legal act
MISCELLANEOUS
  • Certifications, authentications, legalisations, sworn declarations and affidavits
Practice area 02

Civil Law

CONTRACT LAW
  • Advice and support in the entire field of contracts
  • Preparation and drafting of contracts
  • Judicial, extrajudicial and arbitrational disputes, in particular with regard to: donations, sales and purchase, procurements, mandates, work, rent and lease, loans, brokerage, leasing, etc.
FAMILY LAW

Judicial and extrajudicial advice and legal assistance in matters of marriage law, separation, divorce law, law of children and the protection of minors.

SUCCESSION LAW

Advice and legal assistance in all areas of succession and estate law.

CORPORATE, ASSOCIATION AND FOUNDATION LAW

Advice and legal assistance in matters of corporate law: drafting of memorandums of association and articles of association, judicial and extrajudicial disputes between shareholders, transfer of capital shares and shares, etc.

Practice area 03

Administrative Law

CONSTRUCTION AND SPATIAL PLANNING LAW

Assistance to public institutions and private individuals with all proceedings concerning the issuance of building permits (building permit applications, objections, etc.), as well as with those concerning spatial planning matters.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT LAW

Assistance to public institutions and private individuals with the publication of invitations to tender as well as with awarding and objection proceedings.

EXPROPRIATION LAW

Assistance to public institutions and private individuals with expropriation procedures.

LAW ON FOREIGN NATIONALS

Advice and legal assistance regarding the issuing and withdrawal of residence and work permits, as well as with issues arising from asylum law procedures.

Practice area 04

Criminal Law

GENERAL CRIMINAL LAW

Assistance and legal assistance in all areas of criminal law (defence of the accused, representation of victims and aggrieved parties, etc.).

ROAD TRAFFIC LAW

Advice and legal assistance in all areas of the road traffic law. We assist our clients in particular in case of forfeiture of the driving license, traffic accidents, and criminal and administrative disputes with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Office, etc.

MILITARY CRIMINAL LAW
Practice area 05

Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy

DEBT ENFORCEMENT AND BANKRUPTCY

Our firm advises and assists its own clients in all levels of the asset recovery process, as well as with all issues arising from debt enforcement and bankruptcy matters. As a part of debt collection procedures, our attorneys therefore particularly deal with debt enforcement and bankruptcy proceedings as well as with attachments and all other institutions governed by Swiss law.

Practice area 06

Insurance Law

INSURANCE LAW

Our law office offers comprehensive advice and legal assistance in all areas of the insurance law.
We assist our public and private clients both in the field of private insurance and social insurance (in particular with disputes related to health insurance, accident insurance, unemployment insurance, disability and loss of earnings insurance).

The Partners

Five professionals, one team.

Attorneys and notaries registered in the cantonal register, deeply rooted in the Mendrisiotto region. Open each card for the full curriculum.

Education and training
1984Law degree at the University of Zurich
1986Attorney's license
1987Notary’s license
2001Legal counsel for minors
Professional Career
1984Legal internship with the district court of Mendrisio-South
1984-86Legal internship with the law and notary firm Pierluigi Rossi, Mendrisio
since 1986/87Attorney-at-Law and Public Notary, joint-owner of the law and notary firm Rossi·Pellegrini·Sauvain & Partners (formerly Pierluigi Rossi and subsequently Rossi & Pellegrini)
Professional associations

Registered with the Cantonal Attorney’s Registry
Member of the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino
Member of the Notary Association of the Canton of Ticino
Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Other Activities

Vice President of the Raiffeisenbank Mendrisio and Muggio Valley, Mendrisio
Former board member of the Notary Association of the Canton of Ticino
Former member of the Foundation Board of the Paolo Torriani Foundation for Minors, Mendrisio
Former member of the Antonio Torriani fu Leopoldo Foundation
Former municipal councillor of Mendrisio for four legislatures

Education and training
1992Law degree at the University of Zurich
1995Attorney's license
1998Notary’s license
Professional Career
1993-95Legal internship with the law and notary firm Rossi & Pellegrini, Mendrisio
since 1998Attorney-at-law and Public Notary, joint-owner of the law and notary firm Rossi·Pellegrini·Sauvain & Partners (formerly Pierluigi Rossi and subsequently Rossi & Pellegrini)
Professional associations

Registered with the Cantonal Attorney's Registry
Member of the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino
Member of the Notary Association of the Canton of Ticino
Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Other Activities
1993-2013Deputy Member of the Conciliation Board for Tenancy Matters in Mendrisio
since 1993Representative CATEF, section Mendrisiotto
since 1998Vice President of the Tennis Club Mendrisio
1996-00Municipal councillor Mendrisio
2000-16Municipal councillor Mendrisio, Head of the Department for Public and Private Construction. Chairman of the Construction Commission for the Old Town
2003-14Board member Touring Club, Mendrisiotto district
2004-09Vice president of the Board of Directors of the Mendrisiense-Bus Company AG, Chiasso
2004-16Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Cantonal Planning Board for the Utilisation of the Monte Generoso Area (PUCMG)
2007-16Member of the foundation council of the Atupri health insurance
since 2016Member of the disciplinary board of notaries
since 2016Municipal councillor of Mendrisio
Education and training
2001Law license at the University of Lausanne
2004Attorney’s license
Professional Career
2001-02Legal practitioner with a company in Lugano
2002-04Legal internship with the law and notary firm Rossi&Pellegrini
since 2006Attorney-at-law and joint-owner of the law and notary firm Rossi·Pellegrini·Sauvain & Partners (formerly Rossi·Pellegrini·Sauvain)

Deputy Member of the Conciliation Board for Tenancy Matters in Mendrisio
Member of board of directors and foundation councils

Professional associations

Registered with the Cantonal Attorney's registry
Member of the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino
Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Education and training
2006-10Bachelor in Law at the University of Bern
2010-11Master in Law at the University of Bern
2014Attorney’s license
Professional Career
2012Legal internship with the district court of Mendrisio-Nord
2012-14Legal internship with the law and notary firm Rossi·Pellegrini·Sauvain
since 2015Attorney-at-law and partner of the law and notary firm Rossi·Pellegrini·Sauvain & Partners
since 2016Deputy member of the Conciliation Board for Tenancy Matters in Chiasso
Professional associations

Registered with the Cantonal Attorney's registry
Member of the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino
Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Languages

Italian, German, French, English

Education and training
2012Bachelor in Law at the University of Fribourg
2014Master in Law at the University of Fribourg
2016Attorney’s license
Professional Career
2014-15Legal internship with the Cantonal Criminal Court
2015-16Legal internship
since 2016Member of the military justice
since 2017Attorney-at-law and partner of the law and notary firm Rossi·Pellegrini·Sauvain & Partners
Professional associations

Registered with the Cantonal Attorney's registry
Member of the Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino
Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Languages

Italian, French, German

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