Facts
The appellant [X.] has held a lawyer's licence from the canton of St. Gallen since December 2004. In June 2007, he prepared a public deed for the establishment of company [Y. AG] , in which he intentionally made false statements regarding the shareholding structure and the payment of the share capital. After the company's bankruptcy, [X.] was criminally convicted in 2009 for forgery of documents, making false statements to the commercial register authorities, and violations of the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad. As a result, the Bar Association of the canton of St. Gallen revoked [X.] 's lawyer's licence and removed him from the cantonal register of lawyers. The Cantonal Court of St. Gallen dismissed [X.] 's appeal against this decision.Considerations
The Federal Supreme Court upheld the revocation of the lawyer's licence and the removal from the register. It stated that forgery of documents is generally capable of calling into question a lawyer's professional trustworthiness, especially in cantons like St. Gallen where lawyers are authorized to perform public notarization. The appellant's conduct, which violated…