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.
Congratulations to Elodie Fritschy-Kugler who has recently been sworn in by the Judicial power following her mediation training with the Swiss Bar Association (FSA). Mediation and alternative methods of conflict...
Borel & Barbey is pleased to announce that two new associates recently joined the Firm. Charlotte Vermeil – as a member of the real estate team, she advises and represents...
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...
Paul Hanna has been invited to lead a workshop on civil procedure regarding attachment of assets in Switzerland, together with Aude Longet-Cornuz, this Thursday, February 1st, between 12:30 and 2...
Borel & Barbey partner Nicolas Piérard has contributed to an extensive special analysis of the Swiss legal market published by Legal Business, the market-leading monthly magazine for the UK and...
Welcome to Vainathy Singarajah who has joined the Borel & Barbey team of trainee lawyers to complete an 18-month internship. With a specific expertise already in sight, Vainathy Singarajah is part...
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”...
We’re delighted to share that Clément Bouvier has recently joined Borel & Barbey as senior associate. Advising private and institutional clients in all areas of business law, Clément Bouvier is...
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...
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier on the decision of October 10, 2023, rendered by the Swiss Supreme Court (ATF 4A_143/2023) regarding illegal subrentals. This decision confirms that...
Celebrating ‘L’Escalade,’ an annual festival that commemorates Geneva’s triumphant defense against Savoyard troops attempting to conquer the city on the night of 11–12 December 1602. As is tradition, the symbolic...
We are thrilled to announce that Jérôme Piguet has joined our Firm as counsel. As a Swiss qualified attorney and certified tax expert, Jérôme Piguet advises private individuals, particularly in...
In the latest edition of the journal “Successio”, Julia Henninger and Balz Hösly examine the recent decision of the Swiss Supreme Court on the valuation of companies that depend on...
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 :...
Patrick Blaser comments in Le Journal de l’Immobilier on the landmark decision of August 30, 2023, rendered by the Swiss Supreme Court (ATF 5A_203/2023). This decision outlines the rules to...
