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Loris Bertoliatti

Associate

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Assistant : Sophie Gyseels

EXPERTISE

Loris Bertoliatti is active within the Litigation Department of the Firm. He advises and represents our clients, individuals or legal entities, before state and arbitration courts.

Specialized in criminal law, he assists our clients, both as accused or plaintiffs, in general criminal law cases and in supplementary criminal law cases (as traffic road offenses, immigration law offenses or administrative criminal law) and represents them before cantonal or federal criminal jurisdictions.

During his years with the White-Collar Crime Division of the Office of the Attorney General and with our Firm, Loris Bertoliatti has accrued significant experience in white-collar crime matters and in international mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.

Loris Bertoliatti is also significantly active in assets recovery proceedings, in debt enforcement proceedings and in bankruptcy proceedings.

Since 2021, Loris Bertoliatti is author for Schulthess Juristische Medien AG and drafts numerous articles and courts decisions summaries for the online legal platform iusNet Droit pénal and Procédure pénale, which is dedicated to criminal law practitioners.

EXPERIENCE

Since 2019 Associate at Borel & Barbey
2019 Geneva Bar, top of the bar exam
2017 - 2019 Trainee lawyer at Borel & Barbey
2016 - 2017 Assistant Federal Prosecutor at the White-Collar Crime Department, Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), Lausanne
2016 Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions, University of Geneva
2015 - 2016 Legal advisor at the White-Collar Crime Department, Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), Lausanne
2014 - 2015 Trainee lawyer at the White-Collar Crime Department, Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG), Lausanne
2014 Master of Law (MLaw), University of Lausanne
2013 Ad hoc clerk at the Labour Court of the Lausanne district
2012 Bachelor of Law (BLaw), University of Lausanne

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Geneva Bar Association (ODAGE)
  • Swiss Bar Association (FSA)
  • Association genevoise de droit des affaires (AGDA)

NEWS

Acquitted accused and lawyer can appeal compensation decision under Swiss Criminal Procedure Code, article 429, paragraph 1(a)

25 November 2024
Interprétation de l’article 429 al. 3 CPP : intérêt juridiquement protégé du prévenu acquitté à recourir personnellement contre la décision statuant sur sa requête en indemnisation fondée sur l’article 429...

Principle of free interpretation of evidence and crime of corruption

30 April 2024
Detailed overview of the elements constituting the criminal offense punishable under article 322septies of the Swiss Criminal Code (bribery of foreign public officials). Loris Bertoliatti summarizes the Swiss Supreme Court’s...

PUBLICATIONS

Is there a right to consult the documents related to the appointment of the duty defence lawyer of the opposing party?

18 February 2025
Existe-t-il un droit de consulter les pièces relatives à la désignation et au relevé de l’avocat d’office de sa partie adverse ?, iusNet DP-PP 27.01.2025   Loris Bertoliatti summarizes the...

Right to participate in the taking of evidence: a restriction is admissible to protect the victim

16 January 2025
Une restriction du droit de participer du prévenu est-elle admissible lorsqu’une confrontation, même indirecte, avec ce dernier est susceptible d’entrainer un grave traumatisme pour la partie plaignante ?, iusNet DP-PP...

“Criminal liability of a media editor not opposing against a publication constituting a criminal offence”

5 November 2024
Punissabilité du responsable rédactionnel d’un média ne s’opposant pas à une publication constituant une infraction pénale, iusNet DP-PP 26.08.2024   Loris Bertoliatti summarizes the Swiss Supreme Court’s decision 6B_1033/2023 dated...

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