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.
Pierre Turrettini has been appointed Secretary of the UCI Ethics Commission as from the fourth quarter 2020. UCI Ethics Commission’s main tasks is to ensure that the UCI Code of Ethics is respected...
In his latest article “How to divorce as an entrepreneur? “published in the Business Guide 2021 of the magazine Bilan, Josef Alkatout warns of the repercussions that a divorce can have on...
Arnaud Cywie will be teaching, along with Dr. Michel Girardin, the course “Wealth Management and Law in Practice” at the University of Geneva for the spring semester 2021. For more...
Josef Alkatout writes about the multitude of possible contracts in the context of a marriage in an article entitled “Mit einem Vertrag zur besseren Ehe – Neben der Wahl des Güterstands können...
The company Nexthink SA closed its Series D Financing Round raising USD 180 million. Borel & Barbey advised Highland Europe, one of the principal investors of Nexthink SA, in this...
Josef Alkatout shares his opinion on the decision of the Federal Court 5A_311/2019 of 11 November 2020 in an article entitled “Les contributions d’entretien d’enfant en voie de changement” published in the columns of...
Arnaud Cywie is a member of the editorial team of the new tax law module of the iusNet platform set up by Schulthess. This platform, which has been online since November...
Arnaud Cywie and Alexandre Gallopin will chair two days of the SECA’s online formation (Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association) starting February 11, 2021, with a presentation on Shareholders Conventions (Arnaud Cywie...
BOREL & BARBEY strengthens its litigation department by appointing Vincent Guignet, LL.M., as a new partner of the firm since 1 January 2021. Vincent Guignet advises private and institutional clients before...
In the latest issue of the review immobilier.ch, Patrick Blaser discusses the Federal Supreme Court’s decision 4A_554/2019 of 26 October 2020, which revolutionises decades-old case law on the calculation of allowable rents. The...
Anne Laure Bandle will lecture several classes part of the Module on “Art and Culture Heritage Law” for the Executive LL.M Program at the London School of Economics and Political Science...
In an article issued by the newspaper Le Temps, Anne Laure Bandle discusses the culture of confidentiality in the art market and the related change of paradigm. The article is available online.
In the last edition of Prestige Immobilier, Patrick Blaser wrote about the issue of constructible zoneswhich actually became not constructible, even for main residences, because of the entry into force of the...
Asteria Investment Managers (Asteria), the recently launched impact investing firm controlled by REYL & Cie Ltd (REYL), is to enter into a strategic tie-up with Swiss impact private asset manager...
Borel & Barbey advised a company of the group of JAR Geneva SA (https://jargeneva.com/) in the acquisition of a commercial property with a value of CHF 90 million integrated into...
