Lawyers

Philippe Prost

Philippe Prost

MLL Legal, Switzerland

Work Department

Real Estate and Rental Law | Arbitration and Litigation | Private Clients

Position

Philippe Prost heads MLL's real estate and construction practice in Geneva. He has developed vast national and international experience in contract, commercial, construction, tenancy, inheritance and labour law, as advisor and as litigator. After graduating from the University of Geneva he was admitted to the bar in 1986 and worked for several months for a prominent American law firm in New York. He also served 14 years as a deputy judge for the Court of Justice in Geneva and is now qualified by the Swiss Bar Association (SBA) as a certified specialist SBA in construction and real estate law.

Career

Partner with MLL (since 1998), Deputy Judge at the Court of Justice of Geneva (1999–2013), Senior associate with well renowned firms in Geneva (1988–1997), Legal assistant with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York (1986–1987), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (1986), Junior associate with a well renowned firm in Geneva (1983–1985)

Languages

French, English, German

Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Bar Association (SBA), Ordre des Avocats de Genève (OdA), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Association Genevoise de Droit des Affaires (AGDA), Chambre Genevoise Immobilière (CGI)

Education

Certified specialist SBA in Construction and Real Estate (2015), Certificate of Advanced Studies from University of Fribourg (2014), University of Geneva, lic. iur. (1983)

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