Judicial Assistance

English Speaking Lawyers in Switzerland: Canton of Geneva

City of Geneva

AESCHIMANN; Jean-Paul, 25 Grand-Rue, telephone 022/319 06 19, telex 422 476, telefax 022/319 06 00. Member of law firm Lenz & Staehelin. Born: Neuchâtel, NE, Switzerland, August 28, 1933. Universities of Neuchâtel and of Harvard; licentiate jur., 1964. Specialized in corporation and tax law. Handles estate cases. Languages: English, French, German.

BRINER, Dr. Robert; 25 Grand-Rue, telephone 022/319 06 19, telefax 022/319 06 19. Member of law firm Lenz & Staehelin. Born: Zürich, ZH, Switzerland, April 18, 1930. University of Zürich; doctor of laws, 1957. Specialized in tax law. Handles collection and estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

COTTIER, Jacques; 3 place du Molard, telephone 022/310 65 11, telex 427 739, telefax 022/310 38 66. Member of law firm Lachenal, Brechbühl, Cottier. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, July 15, 1929. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1952. Specialized in tax and corporation law. Handles collection and estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, French.

DAGON, Dr. Roger-Guy; 12-14 rue du Marché, telephone 022/311 19 77, telefax 022/311 20 32. Born: Zürich, ZH, Switzerland, October 11, 1931. University of Zürich; doctor of laws. University of Michigan 1968/69. Specialized in foreign trade, organization of business, taxation. Handles collection and estate cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German, Italian.

DE COULON, Philippe; 25 Grand-Rue, telephone 022/319 06 19, telex 422 476, telefax 022/319 06 00. Member of law firm Lenz & Staehelin. Born: Neuchâtel, NE, Switzerland, June 26, 1930. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1951. Specialized in tax law and international tax law. Handles corporation contracts, inheritance law, unfair competition, anti-trust laws and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German, Italian.

GRAZ, Jean Pierre; 11bis rue Toepffer, telephone 022/34652 60, telex 422 328, telefax 022/346 59 39. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, July 27, 1942. University of Geneva; licentiate jur. Specialized in international business matters. Does not handle collection cases. Estate and criminal cases and trade disputes are accepted. Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.

GUGGENHEIM, Daniel; 5 rue des Granges, telephone 022/311 34 66, telex 429 575, telefax 022/781 01 39. Born: Zürich, ZH, Switzerland, September 30, 1936. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1960. Specialized in family and commercial law. Handles collection and estate cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

GUINAND, Benoît; 6 bd. du Théâtre, telephone 022/328 11 66, telex 423 216, telefax 022/329 18 11. Member of law firm Guinand & guinand. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, June 14, 1937. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1961. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French.

JACQUEMOUD, Jean-Pierre; 2 rue Bellot, telephone 022/346 15 15, telex 28 800, telefax 022/346 89 64. Member of law firm Jacquemoud & Stanislas. Born: Switzerland, December 25, 1948. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1971. University of Texas; Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 1977. New York Bar Exam 1979. One year in law firm Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, San Francisco, CA, and one year with Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, NY. Specialized in comparative and business laws, licensing and distributorship agreement, and banking laws. Handles collection and estate cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

LENZ, Dr. Raoul; 25 Grand-Rue, telephone 022/319 06 19, telex 422 476, telefax 022/319 06 00. Member of law firm Lenz & Staehelin. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, April 30, 1918. University of Geneva; doctor of laws and commercial science, 1941. Specialized in international tax law and commercial law. Handles estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish.

MERKT, René; 15 rue du Général-Dufour, telephone 022/328 93 66, telex 427 583, telefax 022/328 17 88. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, October 15, 1933. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1955. Specialized in corporation law and tax law. Handles collection cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

MOCK, Roger; 6 rue du Port, telephone 022/311 78 57, telex 421 185, telefax 781 07 84. Member of the law firm Mock & Hornung. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, January 1, 1939. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1963. Specialized in judiciary and economics. Handles estate and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French.

MOREILLON, Claude; 13 cours de Rive, telephone 022/735 35 31, telex 27 131, telefax 022/735 78 51. Member of law firm Sandoz, Moreillon, Reymond. Born: Lausanne, VD, Switzerland, February 5, 1938. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1962. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French.

PONCET, Dr. Dominique; 22 rue de la Corraterie, telephone 022/319 11 11, telex 42 72 94, telefax 022/312 14 31. Member of law firm Poncet, Turrettini, Amaudruz, Neyroud. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, August 31, 1929. University of Geneva; doctor of laws, 1951. Specialized in commercial, criminal and civil law. Handles collection and estate cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

REYMOND, Jacques-André; 13 cours de Rive, telephone 022/735 35 31, telex 27 131, telefax 022/735 78 51. Member of law firm Sandoz, Moreillon, Reymond. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, May 25, 1937. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1959. One year practice in New York. Specialized in taxation and corporation law. Handles collection and estate cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

SCHLUEP, Martin; 25 Grand-Rue, telephone 022/319 06 19,telex 422 476, telefax 022/319 06 00. Member of law firm Lenz & Staehelin. Born: Koenigsberg, Germany, June 20, 1929. Swiss citizen. University of Fribourg and Michigan; licentiate jur., 1953. Specialized in estate and corporation law. Handles estate and collection cases. Languages: English, French, German, Italian.

SECRETAN, Hubert; 2 rue Charles-Bonnet, telephone 022/789 70 00, telex 427 475, telefax 022/789 70 70. Member of law firm Secretan, Troyanov, Fiechter, Gautier. Born: Lausanne, VD, Switzerland, November 9, 1933. University of Lausanne; doctor of laws, 1963. Specialized in financial and international private law. Handles estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

STAUFFER, Dr. Emmanuel; 15 rue Général-Dufour, telephone 022/321 28 22, telex 421 123, telefax 022/321 20 95. Born: Zurich, ZH, Switzerland, March 17, 1934. Universities of Zurich, Geneva, and Paris; licentiate jur., 1960. Doctor of laws. Specialized in tax and corporation law. Handles estate and collection cases, and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

TOMBET, André; 7 rue du Marché, telephone 022/311 71 88, telex 429 146, telefax 022/311 62 48. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, March 3, 1927. University of Geneva and Yale University; licentiate iur., 1950. Specialized in corporation, tax and commercial law. Handles estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German.

TROYANOV, Tikhon; 2 rue Charles-Bonnet, telephone 022/789 70 00, telex 427 475, telefax 022/789 70 70. Member of law firm Secretan, Troyanov, Fiechter, Gautier. Born: Belgrade, Yugoslavia, December 6, 1932. University of Lausanne; doctor of laws, 1963. Specialized in international finance laws. Handles estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French.

TURRETTINI, Dr. Robert; 22 rue de la Corraterie, telephone 022/319 11 11, telex 428 003, telefax 022/312 14 31. Member of law firm Poncet, Turrettini, Amaudruz, Neyroud. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland. University of Geneva; doctor of laws, 1945. Specialized in commercial and tax law. Handles collection and estate cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, German, French.

WILSON, David Wallace; 15bis Rue des Alpes, 1201 Geneva, telephone 022/707 80 00 , telefax 022 /707 80 01, e-mail: david.wilson@swlegal.ch  Member of law firm Schellenberg Wittmer, Bor: 1975.  University of Geneva. licenciate jur., 1998; New York University , Master of Comparative Jurisprudence, 2002; Society of Trust and Estate Parctitioner, 2004.  Admission to New York Bar, 2002; Admission to Geneva Bar, 2003.  Specialized in wills, succession and estate matter as well as trust law.  Languages: English, French, German. 

WOODTLI, Jean-Franklin; 11 rue Verdaine, telephone 022/310 42 05, telex 429 078, telefax 022/310 52 92. Member of law firm Woodtly & Pardo. Born: Geneva, GE, Switzerland, November 20, 1943. University of Geneva; licentiate jur., 1967. Specialized in civil, commercial and company law. Handles collection, estate and criminal cases and trade disputes. Languages: English, French, German, Italian.