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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 (ab)use of AI generated images

29 April 2025
The (ab)use of AI generated images, conference, 8 May 2025, 14:00 – 18:00, University of Fribourg   How is AI reshaping the world of images and the legal landscape surrounding...

Grandparents’ visitation rights in Switzerland

17 April 2025
In the Tribune de Genève and Echo Magazine, Josef Alkatout examines the legal question of grandparents’ rights to remain in contact with their grandchildren. While in Switzerland grandparents do not...

Borel & Barbey advised BPM on a significant senior secured financing

15 April 2025
Borel & Barbey has advised French group BPM, a major player in the automotive distribution sector, on securing significant senior secured facilities granted by a syndicate of Swiss banks, aimed...

Borel & Barbey advised BPM on the acquisition of Groupe Leuba

10 April 2025
Borel & Barbey has advised BPM, a leading French automotive distribution group, in connection with its acquisition of Groupe Leuba SA, one of the principal Mercedes-Benz distributors in the French-speaking...

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....

Bonus Schemes: Lecture at the University of Geneva

7 March 2025
Marine Geisler gave a lecture at the University of Geneva on March 4, 2025, as part of the Wealth Management and Law in Practice course (Geneva School of Economics and...

Eight years of ordeal for the neighbours!

6 March 2025
Huit ans de calvaire pour les voisins!, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 05.03.2025 In a recent decision (ATF 4A_284/2024 dated 17 December 2024), the Swiss Supreme Court upheld the immediate termination...

Borel & Barbey at the IBA 8th Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference

5 March 2025
Our Corporate & M&A specialists, Audrey Payot and Clément Bouvier, will represent Borel & Barbey at the 8th Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector Conference organised by the International...

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...

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...

Priority to Geneva taxpayers

6 February 2025
Priorité aux contribuables genevois, Le Journal de l’Immobilier, 05.02.2025   Geneva’s Grand Council and Council of State have just adopted amendments to the General Law on Development Zones (LGZD) and its...

Business lunch – Termination Agreements

3 February 2025
We recently had the pleasure of organizing a business lunch focused on termination agreements, led by Marine Geisler, attorney specialised in employment law at the Firm. Marine Geisler presented the...

Luca Di Pietro and Matilda Probst join Borel & Barbey

29 January 2025
Borel & Barbey is pleased to announce two new additions to its team. After completing an 18-month internship within our Firm, Luca Di Pietro, who recently passed his bar exam,...

Borel & Barbey advised Eunomart on its launch in Switzerland

23 January 2025
Borel & Barbey recently advised Eunomart in adapting a new version of its solution for the Swiss market. Eunomart is the first software dedicated to art professionals to guide them...
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