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Arnaud Philippe
Arnaud Philippe
Attorney at law, Partner About Arnaud Philippe's practice focuses on domestic and international M&A transactions (acquisitions and divestures in public and private companies, mergers), private equity transactions (assistance to investors, sellers and management teams in MBOs, venture capital and start-ups) and general corporate law (corporate governance, shareholders' agreements, joint ventures, restructurings, executive incentive arrangements). Arnaud Philippe also regularly assists banks and other financial institutions on financing transactions, asset management and regulatory matters. Arnaud Philippe holds an LL.M. in corporate governance and practice from Stanford Law School and a PhD in corporate law from the university of Geneva (summa cum laude). He is a regular speaker and regularly publishes in the field of corporate law.
Aurélien Barakat
Aurélien Barakat
Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Certified Tax Expert, University Lecturer at Neuchâtel University and UniDistance About Aurélien Barakat specialises in various aspects of individual taxation, in particular real estate taxation, as well as for private clients with regard to estate planning or wealth restructuring. He is also active on behalf of companies, in particular in relation to company transfers, restructurings and profit-sharing plans. Finally, he regularly acts for his clients before the courts in matters of tax litigation. He is also involved in civil and political society, being vice-president of the Geneva Green-Liberal Party. He regularly teaches tax law and accounting law at the Universities of Neuchâtel and UniDistance, and is involved in other university and postgraduate courses on these same subjects.
Claudio Helmle
Claudio Helmle
Attorney at Law, Partner About Claudio Helmle is a recognized expert in the field of life sciences. His areas of expertise specifically include the pharmaceutical and biotech fields (e.g. authorizations and approvals, inclusion of products in the federally approved drugs list, reimbursement for advanced therapy medicinal products, advertising and product recalls) and medtech (e.g. authorization, labeling and obligations of economic players). Claudio is also active in the healthcare sector (e.g. official licenses for doctors, practices and hospitals to practice their profession and for their work to be covered by the social health insurance). He advises and represents clients from these sectors in all legal matters concerning their professional activities, and specifically matters of research and development, manufacturing and sales. He also advises his clients in the areas of (product) liability law, antitrust and competition law, contract law, general civil and administrative law, as well as national and international civil procedure laws. Claudio is listed as a life sciences expert in the Chambers and Partners and Who is Who Legal international lawyer directories.
Didier Nsanzineza
Didier Nsanzineza
Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Certified Tax Expert, Chairman of the Geneva Young Bar Association About Didier Nsanzineza specialises in various aspects of corporate taxation, in particular profit-sharing plans, complex financing, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring. He also advises private clients, particularly in the negotiation of tax packages. He also acts as First Secretary of the Young Bar Association of Geneva and sits on the Swiss Committee of the International Fiscal Association (IFA) as the Swiss representative of the Young IFA. He also assists his private and institutional clients with VAT-related issues, particularly in the context of transactions or reorganisations.
Frédérique Flournoy
Frédérique Flournoy
Attorney at Law, Partner About Frédérique Flournoy is mainly involved in financial and estate planning, as well as trusts, estates and foundations. She is also experienced in banking and contractual matters and in family and inheritance law. Frédérique Flournoy is also responsible for the financial intermediation obligations of the firm (Anti-Money Laundering Act, AMLA). She specializes in the field of animal welfare and also provides legal advice to charitable organizations. She works in the following areas: Civil proceedings and private international law Negotiation and contract drafting Banking law and practice Financial criminal law and anti-money laundering measures Trusts, foundations and estate planning Residence permit law Animal welfare
Henric Immink
Henric Immink
Attorney at Law, Partner About Henric Immink advises financial institutions, companies and entrepreneurs on the legal, tax and regulatory aspects of their business and assists them in their projects, including restructuring, merger/acquisition and compliance projects, as well as in their internal investigations and investigations of them by supervisory, tax or administrative authorities. In addition, he advises and assists private clients with their plans, including relocation and taking up residence in Switzerland, acquisition of movable and immovable property and wealth, tax and estate planning. Thanks to his business knowledge and pragmatic approach, Henric Immink helps his clients to achieve their objectives, while taking into account the associated legal, regulatory and tax risks.
Ingrid Iselin
Ingrid Iselin
lic. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law, Partner Certified Specialist SBA inheritance law, TEP About Ingrid Iselin has extensive experience in estate litigation and estate planning. She represents her clients, both Swiss and foreign, in inheritance disputes, often in an international context, both in negotiations and before the Swiss courts and authorities. She also advises both Swiss and foreign private clients on their estate planning, entrepreneurs on the transfer of their businesses and the various parties involved in an estate (executor, banks, family offices, etc.) on the administration and liquidation of complex estates. She assists clients who are planning to move to Switzerland, including for tax issues. She also advises on contract law, corporate law and trusts. She is a member of KC’s Sustainability & ESG Desk. Ingrid Iselin holds the title of Swiss Bar Association (SBA) specialist in inheritance law. She is co-moderator of the Forum of Estate Lawyers of the Geneva Bar Association and a member of the Committee of the Contentious Trusts and Estates Group of STEP. Since 2017, Ingrid Iselin has also been an expert in the Federal Expert Group for the reform of inheritance law, whose members were appointed by the Federal Office of Justice.
Jean-Cédric Michel
Jean-Cédric Michel
Attorney at Law, Partner About Brainstorms, research, strategy and a razor-sharp writing style – Jean-Cédric Michel and his team take a direct rhetorical approach to the law. A man for high stakes and policy matters, he has represented clients before the Federal Tribunal more than fifty times, and obtained numerous favorable decisions in areas as varied as sports law, forfeiture, bond liability, attachments and non-competition clauses. A specialist in financial litigation, Jean-Cédric Michel obtained in Ireland the first settlement with a major bank for its liability as custodian of a Madoff fund. He has appeared before the Court of Arbitration for Sport and the European Court of Human Rights – where he has achieved two landmark victories against UN Security Council sanction regimes.
Jean-Christophe Hocke
Jean-Christophe Hocke
Attorney at Law, Partner About Jean-Christophe Hocke mainly advises entrepreneurs, HNWIs, medium-sized companies and family offices on all matters relating to commercial and corporate law, in particular with regard to private equity investments and real estate transactions. Jean-Christophe Hocke also advises his clients on transferring their domicile and activities to Switzerland, as well as on issues relating to shareholders' rights and other family relationships in connection with investments in Switzerland and abroad. He also has extensive expertise in residential and commercial real estate projects, including the hotel sector.
Nicolas Zbinden
Nicolas Zbinden
Attorney at Law, Partner, MLaw, LL.M. (Cantab) About Nicolas’ practice is dedicated to sports law, with a particular focus on anti-doping. He has represented the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), International Federations and other sports organisations in more than a hundred cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the Swiss Federal Tribunal and other courts. Nicolas also advises sports organisations with respect to regulatory and governance matters. He sits on several commissions, including the WADA Legal Expert Advisory Group and the International Weightlifting Federation’s Anti-Doping Commission.
Sébastien Fries
Sébastien Fries
Attorney at Law, Partner About Sébastien Fries practices litigation, arbitration and judicial law in commercial, criminal, and administrative cases, as well as construction and real estate law. Sébastien focuses on sports law, banking and finance, asset recovery and enforcement, fraud, international sanctions and fundamental rights, as well as national and international litigation. He appears before cantonal and federal authorities and courts, and before arbitration tribunals and international courts.
Yannick Wavre
Yannick Wavre
Attorney at Law, Partner About Yannick Wavre advises Swiss and international companies and groups mainly in the fields of business law (in particular corporate and contract law), real estate law (real estate acquisitions and/or sales, brokerage, leasing, construction, etc.), and related litigation. Yannick Wavre also advises private clients, HNWIs and family offices, particularly in the fields of investment, wealth and estate planning, matrimonial law and, more generally, settling in Switzerland.