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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.

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...

New book on the attribution of works of art

24 April 2018
Anne Laure Bandle who specialises in art law just published the book « Risques et périls dans l’attribution des œuvres d’art: de la pratiques des experts aux aspects juridiques » (Risks and dangers...

Important victory for CAS and FIFA before the Swiss Federal Tribunal

14 March 2018
Pierre Turrettini wrote an article published in Le Temps on March 14, 2018 regarding an important decision of the Swiss Federal Tribunal related to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and...

Acquisition of FIdFund Management SA by Banque Bonhôte & Cie Ltd

15 February 2018
Borel & Barbey advised Banque Bonhôte & Cie Ltd in relation to its acquisition of the entire share capital of FIdFund Management SA, a real estate fund management company managing...

Borel & Barbey promotes Nicolas Candaux and Pierre Bydzovsky to partnership

5 February 2018
The partners at Borel & Barbey are delighted to announce that Nicolas Candaux and Pierre Bydzovsky have been promoted to partners of our firm on 1 January 2018. As attorney-at-law and Swiss certified tax expert, Nicolas...

Draft bill which proposes the conversion of bearer shares into registered shares

2 February 2018
On 17 January 2018, the Swiss Federal Council published a draft bill which proposes the conversion of bearer shares into registered shares by operation of law and thereby would abolish...

EUR 115 million Financing of Conforama by Tikehau Capital

30 January 2018
Borel & Barbey, together with De Pardieu Brocas Maffei in France, has advised Tikehau Capital in its financing of the Conforama Group, namely its Swiss subsidiary Conforama Suisse Ltd, one...

Airbnb and recent regulation proposals

20 December 2017
Anne-Sophie Collomb and Alexandre Jotterand wrote an article published in Le Temps on 19 December 2017 on Airbnb and the recent regulation proposals made by the Federal Council.

Le Mandat de gestion de fortune – The asset management mandate

6 December 2017
Samantha Meregalli Do Duc, who specializes in banking and finance law, just published the book “Le Mandat de gestion de fortune” (The asset management mandate) with Schulthess as a co-editor. She...

Real estate crowdfunding forum

5 December 2017
The Firm supports a specialised forum in real estate crowdfunding to take place Thursday, 7 December from 1.30pm to 7pm at the Fondation Louis Jeantet. This forum is jointly organised...

Family home and divorce

25 September 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) about the family home in the frame of a divorce and captioned “En cas de divorce, rachat de...

Private Equity – Corporate Finance

4 July 2017
Alexandre Gallopin has been appointed member of the executive committee of Young SECA Romandie, a chapter of the Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association (SECA). SECA is the representative...

Art and cultural property law – University of Geneva

19 June 2017
Anne Laure Bandle lectured a course on the legal issues tied to the art market. This course was part of the Summer School on International cultural heritage law of the...

Real estate law – Article about the amendment of the Lex Koller

6 June 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) about the draft amendment of the Lex Koller and captioned “Vers de nouvelles restrictions?”. To access the article:

Co-ownership: how to defend your rights?

8 March 2017
Patrick Blaser wrote in the magazine Prestige Immobilier an article (only in French) captioned “Copropriété: comment défendre ses droits?”. To access the article: