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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.

Due diligence in the art market

8 November 2018
Anne Laure Bandle was a speaker at two conferences on due diligence in the art market. The Appraisers’ Association of America held its annual Art Law Day in New York on...

Foxstone SA – structuring of new investments

5 November 2018
Borel & Barbey advises Foxtone SA in relation to the legal analysis and structuring of real estate investments. Foxstone is a Swiss crowdfunding platform offering the opportunity to invest in...

VIRIDI UNIT SA – CHF 3 million financing round

1 November 2018
Borel & Barbey has advised the majority shareholders of VIRIDI UNIT SA, producer of legal cannabis in Geneva, in the completion of a CHF 3 million financing round with a Canadian...

UBS Conference – The Use of AI & Data in the Investment Process

24 October 2018
The UBS Equity Team organized a conference on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data in the investment process at the Hotel Mandarin Oriental in Geneva on October 4,...

Memorandum of Case Law – May 2018 to August 2018

3 October 2018
The Memorandum of Case Law summarizes a selection of decisions for the given period (in French).

Seminar on Management Package

28 September 2018
Alexandre Gallopin and Arnaud Cywie will be teaching a seminar on Management Package as part of a training program organized by the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA). Registrations are open...

Conference at the University of Geneva – Format Capsule

21 September 2018
Me Sonia Ryser did a presentation of jurisprudence in the field of procedure in matrimonial law within the framework of the conference organized by the Department of Civil Law of...

Geneva Bar Association – Swiss Code of Civil Procedure : ten years of a law

14 September 2018
Me Sonia Ryser spoke at the conference organized by the Geneva Bar Association on September 13, 2018 to present the procedural aspects of family law. The event was held in...

Acquisition of Dynagest SA by Banque Profil de Gestion SA

9 August 2018
Borel & Barbey advised the shareholders of Dynagest SA, a Geneva based institutional asset manager, in relation to the acquisition of the entire share capital of Dynagest SA by Banque...

Acquisition of Lagane Family Office SA by Groupe Eric Sturdza SA and merger of the entity with Coges Corraterie Gestion SA

11 July 2018
Borel & Barbey advised the Groupe Eric Sturdza SA in relation to its acquisition of the entire share capital of Lagane Family Office SA (Geneva based multifamily office) and its...

The new division of roles within the family: effects in the event of separation

5 July 2018
Sonia Ryser published an article on June 15th, 2018 in a special issue of the newspaper Le Temps about Law entitled “The new division of roles within the family: effects in the...

ARTMYN SA – closing a new round of financing

20 June 2018
ARTMYN SA (www.artmyn.com) just closed its last round of financing with strategic international investors. The funds will be used to accelerate the implementation of its scanners in different continents. Borel...

Interview on CNN Money Switzerland

14 June 2018
CNN Money Switzerland made a special series on the art market that aired on 13 June 2018. Anne Laure Bandle was interviewed to speak about the Responsible Art Market (RAM) initiative and...

Maison Clarté: an unclear legal situation

29 May 2018
Me Yannick Fernandez wrote an article published in Le Temps on May 28th, 2018 regarding a decision of the Geneva Administrative Chamber of the Court of Justice related to the...

New publication in art law

29 May 2018
The online legal resource platform Getting the Deal Through has just published a Q&A on art law. For each country, art lawyers have answered the most common questions arising when...