Education |
New York University School of Law, May 2003
LL.M.
University of Lausanne, October 1997
M.Law (with honors)
University of Basel, October 1995 to July 1996
Exchange program between Swiss French and Swiss German universities |
Experience |
ABELS Avocats, Geneva, October 2009 to date Founding Partner; boutique law firm focusing on business law
Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva, September 2003 to August 2009 Senior Associate, Banking & Finance department; advised clients in the fields of Banking & Finance, Investment Products and Services, Derivatives, Capital Markets, Corporate, M&A, Contracts, Pension Funds
Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich, January 2006 to June 2006
Associate, Banking & Finance department; exchange program with the Zurich office of the firm
Administrative Tribunal (now Administrative Court of the Geneva Supreme Court), Geneva, June 2000 to July 2002
Law Clerk; conducted extensive legal research and drafted court decisions on administrative, public markets, environmental, pension funds and tax issues
Ziegler Poncet & Grumbach (now ZPG Avocats), Geneva, November 1997 to October 1999
Trainee; practiced in fields of domestic and international law, including corporate, contracts and bankruptcy law |
Other Experience |
Sustainable Finance Geneva, Geneva, April 2011 to date
Member of the executive committee
Municipality of Genolier, January 1994 to December 2000
Member of the City Council; member of the Tax Committee (1994 to 1997) and Chairman of the General Administrative Committee (1998 to 2000) |
Publications |
Basler Kommentar zum Kollektivanlagegesetz, Commentary on Art. 18 KAG and 19-29 KKV, Basel 2009, with Olivier Stahler (commentary on the Swiss Act and Ordinance on Collective Investment Schemes dealing with asset managers of collective investment schemes) |
Speaking Engagements |
Regulation of Collective Investment Schemes and Structured Products under Swiss Law, November 2010
Lecture given at the Business School Lausanne within the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) program
Insider Trading, May 2005
Lecture given at the University Institute Kurt Bösch within the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) program
Insider Trading, May 2004
Lecture given at the Business School Lausanne within the Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) program |
