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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.

“The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction”

10 December 2024
“The Sale of Misattributed Artworks and Antiques at Auction”, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024   Borel & Barbey is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of The Sale...

Borel & Barbey represented Yoko Ono in her legal action concerning the theft of John Lennon’s watch

15 November 2024
Borel & Barbey represented Yoko Ono in her action for the recovery of a watch which belonged to her late husband, John Lennon, and which had been stolen from her....

Art Lunch with Isabelle Harsch and Julia Henninger

17 October 2024
Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting an Art Lunch on the theme of Business Succession with Isabelle Harsch, CEO of Harsch – Henri Harsch HH SA, and our...

“How to become a lawyer?”

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

Anne Laure Bandle is nominated in the top 100 personalities shaping French-speaking Switzerland

12 September 2024
Borel & Barbey is proud to announce that our Partner Anne Laure Bandle has been selected this year as one of the 100 individuals shaping French-speaking Switzerland, according to “Forum...

Business succession ─ Transfer to heirs or management

30 May 2024
Julia Henninger will speak on June 11 alongside Cedric Panchaud and Gregory von Gunten at a conference organized by EXPERTsuisse on “Business Succession ─ Transfer to heirs or management”. The...

Art in the public space

8 May 2024
Anne Laure Bandle, partner at Borel & Barbey and Director of the Art Law Foundation (FDA) will act as moderator at a colloquium focusing on the theme of “Art in...

Art Law 2024 – Best practices Q&A guide

18 April 2024
What due diligence enquiries are expected from the seller of an artwork? Which export controls apply to cultural property? What tax liability arises from ownership and transfer of art, antiques...

Executive LLM at the London School of Economics and Political Science

11 April 2024
Anne Laure Bandle will lecture on the Executive LLM Programme of the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on 15-19 April 2024. Invited by Professor Tatiana Flessas...

FONDAMCO’s board

13 February 2024
Borel & Barbey is delighted to announce that Anne Laure Bandle has recently been appointed as a board member of FONDAMCO. The public-law foundation of the Museum of Modern and...

From antiquities to artificial intelligence

22 January 2024
Meet Borel & Barbey partner Anne Laure Bandle at the artgenève art fair on 25 January 2024, where she will introduce the RAM annual conference. RAM – “Responsible Art Market”...

Art transactions – risks and responsibilities

11 January 2024
Spotlight on the new publication “Art transactions – risks and responsibilities“, edited by Anne Laure Bandle. In this volume, she has contributed a chapter on forgeries and issues of authentication...

The art of giving: The motivations of artists as philanthropists

6 December 2023
Anne Laure Bandle penned an article on artists as patrons in the November issue of the AGEFI magazine dedicated to philanthropy. In this contribution, Anne Laure Bandle looks at :...

The future of the art market

22 November 2023
? Upcoming Conference Tomorrow, 23 November 2023, Anne Laure Bandle will speak at the Schulthess Forum Kunst im Recht 2023 in Zurich. The panel, also composed of Jonathan Levy, Pascal Schneidinger...

At the Interface Between Inheritance and Corporate Law

14 November 2023
We are pleased to announce that our associate, Dr. Julia Henninger, will be giving a conference today alongside Dr. Sara Zahner. This event, titled “At the Interface Between Inheritance and Corporate...
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