Valérie Menoud

Philippe Pulfer is widely recognised as one of Switzerland’s leading private client lawyers and, for nearly 20 years, has been constantly top-ranked by all major professional directories. He is, according to Chamber HNW, ‘the go-to person in Switzerland’ in his area of practice and has been described by Legal 500 as 'one of the most knowledgeable trust and private client practitioners in Switzerland'. He has been included in the Legal Week Private Client Global Elite since t...

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...

Thomas Goossens is an expert in the fields of banking and financial law, investment funds and corporate law. He regularly advises banks, securities dealers, financial institutions and trading companies, and assists promoters, asset managers of Swiss and foreign investment funds on regulatory matters. He also advises start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors, buyers, sellers and financial sponsors in all kinds of corporate finance deals, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, refinancing and proj...

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 ...

Counsel Fabien Liégeois advises businesses (groups, banks and SMEs) and individuals on Swiss and international taxation matters.His practice focuses on restructurings (mergers and acquisitions, demergers or transfers of assets), cross-border transactions and setting up businesses in Switzerland. He also assists individuals in their relocation to Switzerland (wealth and inheritance planning), in particular in anticipating the legal and economic consequences of such decisions. He also de...

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.

Jean-Luc Bochatay is the cofounder and the chairman of the FBT Attorneys-at-law. He has broad experience in tax, finance and corporate commercial issues regarding Swiss and foreign corporations and their shareholders. He regularly advises individuals and corporate clients on complex domestic and cross-border matters. Jean-Luc Bochatay has extensive experience in handling and coordinating multi-jurisdictional projects. He is considered as a leading expert in Swiss-French regulatory and tax mat...

Expert in corporate tax law, international tax planning, mergers and acquisitions, as well as strategy and transfer pricing. Also acts as counsel in domestic and international tax criminal proceedings. Seats on the Board of directors of several companies. He has extensive experience in banking tax law, as well as in taxation of investment structures (investment funds and corporate holdings) and commodity trading companies.

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.

Marco Villa is a partner with FBT and a member of its Corporate and Banking and Finance groups. He is a leading contract and commercial law expert and specializes in corporate and commercial law. He is a former professor on contract and tort law at the University of Lausanne.He advises individuals and companies of different sizes on domestic as well as cross-border legal issues, namely on banking and finance agreements, mergers and acquisitions, agency and distribution agreements and cooperat...