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Partner Pierre Ducret is a partner and co-head of the Private Clients and Sports Law departments of CMS von Erlach Partners. He advises and assists clients in complex litigation, mainly in civil and commercial matters, usually with international ramifications. He is particularly active in the field of inheritance law. He also acts as counsel or arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. In addition to his dispute resolution practice, Pierre Ducret advises his clients on wealth and e...

Michel Abt is the co-head of the Tax Group and a member of the Banking & Finance Group. He advises both natural persons and legal entities such as banks, family offices and trusts, as well as investors and administrators whether in Switzerland or abroad, with a specific emphasis on asset holding structures. Since 2009, Michel Abt has been advising a large number of French clients in their regularization process and has assisted them with their tax optimisation. He thus addresses all tax m...

Philippe Mantel is an attorney-at-law, member of the Geneva bar Association (ODAGE), the International Fiscal Association (IFA) and the association of Business Lawyers (AIBL). Philippe gained his experience working for about 10 years in the corporate tax department of the big fours in Geneva, Lausanne and Zurich. As from 2015, he was an associate and since 2019 a partner of Meyerlustenberger Lachenal (MLL) in Geneva, assisting private individuals and corporate clients in all tax matters. Phil...

Partner Olivier Carrard mainly focuses on Sports law, litigation, arbitration, commercial law, construction law, inheritance law and bankruptcy. Graduated from the University of Fribourg (1982), he was admitted at the Geneva Bar in 1985. He worked at the General Direction of SBS (Basel). He founded his own firm in 1990, and joined ZPG as a partner in 2005, which merged with CMS in 2014. Olivier Carrard is now a Partner of CMS Geneva office. Since January 1st 2016, he has been appointed in 98 ...

Nicolas Béguin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Banking and Finance Law. Nicolas, who practices law in Geneva, Switzerland, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Nicolas is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Andrio Orler is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Tax Law. Andrio, who practices law in Geneva, Switzerland, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Andrio is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Patrick W. Vogel is a partner with Walder Wyss. He specializes in corporate law, as well as in banking and finance. He advises domestic and foreign companies on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions. With an education in both business and economics (HEC Lausanne) and law, he began his career by working for several years as an associate in the busy corporate finance departments of two pre-eminent US law firms in New York. Patrick Vogel has advised numerous clients on cross-b...

David Hofmann is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Administrative Law and Public Law. David, who practices law in Geneva, Switzerland, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which David is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Frédérique Bensahel is considered as a leading lawyer in the banking and financial sector in Switzerland. As Partner at FBT and head of its Banking and Finance group, Frédérique Bensahel advises Swiss and foreign financial institutions, in particular banks, asset managers, brokers, dealers as well as investment funds and fund managers on all regulatory and contractual issues. Frédérique Bensahel’s practice covers, in particular, fund and structu...

Jacques Bonvin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Private Equity Law and Venture Capital Law. Jacques, who practices law in Geneva, Switzerland, has been recognized since 2019. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Jacques is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.