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Jean-René Oettli

Partner

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Assistant : Sophie Gyseels

EXPERTISE

Partner at Borel & Barbey, Jean-René Oettli has solid experience in civil and criminal litigation, with a strong specialization in business law. He assists private and institutional clients in key areas such as economic crime, contract and company law, asset recovery and employment law.

Jean-René Oettli represents our clients in complex judicial proceedings, including multi-jurisdictional disputes, arbitrations, and employment law cases. His expertise also extends to debt collection and bankruptcy proceedings.

EXPERIENCE

Since 2023 Partner at Borel & Barbey
2021 - 2022 Associate at Borel & Barbey
2014 - 2020 Senior Associate at a law Firm in Geneva & Zurich
2013 - 2014 Legal advisor at TRIAL International, Geneva
2013 Geneva Bar
2011 - 2013 Trainee lawyer at a law Firm in Geneva
2009 - 2011 Legal advisor at TRIAL International, Geneva
2009 Master in International Law (LL.M.), IHEID & University of Michigan
2008 Master in Economic Law, University of Geneva
2007 Master of Law (MLaw), Universities of Geneva and Humboldt

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Geneva Bar Association (ODAGE, civil law commission)
  • Swiss Bar Association (FSA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • Geneva International Legal Association (GILA, co-chairman of the In-house counsel commission)
  • White Collar Crime Young Practitioners (WCCYP)

NEWS

21st Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference

19 June 2025
Sanctioning corruption or corrupting sanctions? We are pleased to announce that Jean-René Oettli, Partner at Borel & Brabey, will be addressing this topic at the 21st Annual IBA Anti-Corruption Conference...

Borel & Barbey will speak at Geneva International Legal Week

10 March 2025
We are delighted to announce that Borel & Barbey partners Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva and Jean-René Oettli will be participating in the GILW25 Inhouse Counsel Forum, taking place tomorrow at FER Genève....

Borel & Barbey will speak at the C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference in Geneva on 13-14 March

4 March 2025
Borel & Barbey is delighted to sponsor the C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference in Geneva on 13-14 March, where Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva, Vincent Guignet, Lubomir Canter will be attending,...

PUBLICATIONS

Geneva is currently contemplating the establishment of a Commercial Court

30 September 2025
In the latest edition of the FER’s magazine Entreprise Romande, our Partner, Jean-René Oettli, together with Sandrine Giroud, President of both the Geneva Bar Association and the Geneva International Legal...

Enquête internes : entre confidentialité et transparence dans le domaine financier

15 June 2025
Enquête internes : entre confidentialité et transparence dans le domaine financier, in: Stéphane Grodecki / Miguel Oural / Grégoire Chappuis (Eds.), La profession d’avocat en 2025 : quo vadis?, Réflexions en...

Corporate liability for breaches of human rights

16 July 2021
In a contribution published in La revue de l’avocat (6/7 2021, p. 217 ff), Jean-René Oettli examines the current legal framework and the few decisions rendered to date and concludes that...

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