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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

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,...

Borel & Barbey and Mishcon de Reya LLP host key conference at Geneva International Legal Week

24 February 2025
We are pleased to announce that Borel & Barbey, in collaboration with Mishcon de Reya LLP, will be hosting a breakfast event during the Geneva International Legal Week on 12...

PUBLICATIONS

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...

L’obtention de moyens de preuve dans le contentieux bancaire

16 April 2021
In their article “L’obtention de moyens de preuve dans le contentieux bancaire ” published in the Guide Droit 2021 of Bilan Magazine, Vincent Guignet and Jean-René Oettli make clients aware of the tools they have...

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