Partner at Borel & Barbey, Nicolas Piérard advises private and institutional clients primarily in the fields of commercial and financial law. He regularly represents Swiss and foreign financial institutions and borrowers in complex financing arrangements, including trade and commodity finance and acquisition finance backed by traditional assets, as well as bond issues and syndicated loans.
His corporate law practice encompasses a broad range of areas (corporate governance, shareholders’ agreements, profit-sharing plans, etc.) and focuses particularly on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), especially within the financial services sector, as well as private equity transactions (providing assistance to investors, sellers, or management; venture capital).
He also provides legal counsel on art law for private collections and serves on the boards of various charitable foundations.
EXPERIENCE
Since 1990
Partner at Borel & Barbey
1985 - 1989
Associate at Borel & Barbey
1984
Associate at Dentons, London, United Kingdom
1983
Associate at Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP, New York, United States
1982
Geneva Bar
1979
Master of Law (MLaw), University of Geneva
MEMBERSHIPS
- Geneva Bar Association (ODAGE)
- Swiss Bar Association (FSA)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- International Bar Association (IBA, Finance Committee)
- New York Bar Association (Co-chairman of the Swiss section of international law)
