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News & Publications

Borel & Barbey actively engages with legal developments by regularly contributing to specialised literature, participating in conferences, and being involved in the academic world.
This section provides you with an overview of the Firm’s latest news, including our publications, the conferences and talks we have participated in, recent cases we have handled, as well as the awards and distinctions we have received. You will also find important announcements and legislative developments that are shaping our legal environment.

AIJA Wealth Lab : Bringing the next generation into the family fold | Geneva, 13-15 November

10 November 2025
Julia Henninger (Private Clients) and Jérémie Sommaruga (Tax) will represent Borel & Barbey at the upcoming AIJA Wealth Lab: Bringing the Next Generation into the Family Fold, taking place in...

Name Change – New Parliamentary Developments and a Reminder for Cohabiting Couples

7 October 2025
The question of family names has once again come to the forefront of debates in Switzerland. Since 2013, married couples have no longer been able to bear a double surname...

Entrepreneurship & private life: How to protect your business in the event of divorce

10 July 2025
Divorce can have far-reaching legal consequences on the business of an entrepreneur. Anticipating these risks through proper planning – particularly by means of a marriage contract – is therefore essential....

“How to become a lawyer?”

18 September 2024
Invited by the Geneva Bar Association, our Partner specialised in litigation, Céline Gautier, participated in the third episode of their podcast PodLex, discussing the journey to become a lawyer. She...

Family Law – Evolution and the role of the lawyer

25 September 2019
Attorneys Sonia Ryser and Elodie Fritschy-Kugler participated in the “Droit 2019” campaign of Bilan Magazine with a contribution on the impacts of a divorce on parental rights and on financial matters. To access the...

Le Temps/Bilan Ranking

15 May 2019
We are very pleased to be ranked by Le Temps and Bilanz among the top law firms in Switzerland for the following practices: Banking and finance law Family law Immigration...

Borel & Barbey is ranked as one of the top law firms in Switzerland

4 May 2018
The Swiss finance magazine BILANZ and the newspaper Le Temps have published the 2018 ranking of the leading law firms in Switzerland, according to a survey of more than 7’200...