News & Updates
Speech at the 2nd UIA Global Mobility Forum
Nathalie Subilia spoke at the 2nd Global Mobility Forum organised by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) in Lisbon. On this occasion, she contributed to discussions on upcoming challenges in labour law, with a particular focus on cross-border aspects.
New Code of Ethics and Cantonal Customs
Christian Reiser co-authored an article with Michel Valticos, in a collection in honor of Benoît Chappuis, on the relationships and interactions between the new Swiss Code of Professional Conduct and the customs and practices of the cantonal bar associations. Read the article
Moderation of a Panel on Employment Law in the Transport Sector
Nathalie Subilia moderated a panel on labour law issues in the transport sector at the 2nd UIA Private International Law Forum organised by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) in Barcelona.
Arrival of Mr. Thomas Besse – Trainee Lawyer
Reiser Avocats is pleased to welcome Thomas Besse as a trainee lawyer.
Arrival of Ms. Joyce Thomson – Associate Lawyer
Reiser Avocats is delighted to welcome Joyce Thomson as an associate.
Participation in the 16ᵗʰ UIA Business Law Forum
Nathalie Subilia and Marion Droz participated at the 16th Business Law Forum organised by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) on the theme: ‘Partnerships, collaborations and strategic operations in the digital age in a globalised world.’
Speech at the 16ᵗʰ UIA Business Law Forum
Nathalie Subilia moderated a panel on non-competition and non-solicitation clauses in employment contracts at the 16th Business Law Forum organised by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA).
Guillaume Etier – Recent Developments in Civil Liability
Our partner Guillaume Etier presented recent developments in civil liability at the 2025 Swiss Bar Association Congress in Lucerne.
Alexandre de Senarclens – Guest Speaker on the Program Forum
Alexandre de Senarclens took part in the RTS (Radio Télévision Suisse) program Forum to debate with Mr. Adria Budry Carbo of Public Eye on the introduction into the Criminal Procedure Code of the “deferred prosecution” mechanism, also known as a Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA), namely a judicial agreement allowing the postponement of a company’s prosecution provided that it cooperates. Learn more.
Chairing the Meeting of the UIA Labour Law Commission
Our partner Nathalie Subilia chaired the mid-year meeting of the Labour Law Commission of the International Association of Lawyers (UIA) held in Munich and discussed internal investigations across different jurisdictions.
39th Law Marathon
Nathalie Subilia presented recent developments in Labour law at the 39th Law Marathon organised by the Geneva Bar Association.
Overview of Tort Law and Private Insurance 2025
Guillaume Etier wrote the 'Annual Summary of Civil Liability and Private Insurance Law' in La Semaine Judiciaire (SJ, No. 5, 2025, pp. 552 ff.)
Legal article by Flavien Valloggia
Flavien Valloggia published an article on recent case law concerning obligations applicable to general meetings and directors' mandates in public limited companies. Read the article
Article on Lombard loans
Alexandre de Senarclens has written an article in the Swiss newspaper AGEFI on the risks for the banks and their clients related to the Lombard loans in severe market drop. Read the article
AGEFI article on the Berne Financial Services Agreement
Likewise, Olivier Rivoire and Alexandre de Senarclens co-authored an article in L’AGEFI on the vote of the Swiss Parliament on 21 March 2025 approving the agreement between the United Kingdom and Switzerland on mutual recognition in the field of financial services, signed in December 2023 and known as the “Bern Agreement.”
Board Essentials
Congratulations to our partner Alexandre de Senarclens for having successfully completed the Board Essentials education program organized in collaboration between SIX Swiss Exchange and the Institute for Law and Economics from the University of St.Gallen.
Barnabas Denes becomes a partner of the Firm
We are pleased to announce that Barnabas Denes has become a partner of the Firm, since January 1st, 2025. His main areas of practice are criminal law and white-collar crime, civil and medical liability law, administrative law, and debt collection and bankruptcy law.
Berne Financial Services Agreement
Olivier Rivoire co-authored an article with Brendon Lesar of the UK law firm Herrington Carmichael on the Bern Financial Services Agreement, the mutual recognition agreement in the field of financial services signed between Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
IAL Commission
Congratulation to our partner Nathalie Subilia for her nomination as President of the International Association of lawyer’s labour law commission. Read the article
IAL in Paris
Nathalie Subilia spoke in a panel on the impact of Labour law on foreign investments during the annual Congress of the International Associations of lawyers in Paris. Learn more.
Marion Droz is back to our Firm as an associate
We are delighted to welcome back Marion Droz as an associate. Her main areas of practice are employment law, medical law and criminal law.
Matinale de déontologie 2024
Our partner Christian M. Reiser, alongside Karin Grobet Thorens, presented the amendments to the Swiss Code of Deontology, at the Matinale de déontologie 2024 conference organized by the Geneva Bar Association. Learn more.
Olivier Rivoire joins the Firm as new partner
We are delighted to welcome Olivier Rivoire as a partner of our Firm as of October 1. He specializes in banking law and financial services, corporate law, immigration law, and inheritance law.
Christian M. Reiser awarded the Bellot medal
After 50 years at the bar, our partner Christian M. Reiser has just been celebrated for his brilliant career, and was awarded the Bellot medal. Learn more.
Marion Droz passes with succes her bar exam
We are proud to announce that our trainee, Marion Droz, brilliantly passed her bar exam. We look forward to welcoming her back at the Firm as an associate.
Law Marathon
Our partner Guillaume Etier presented recent developments in extra-contractual liability and liability based on trust, during the 37th Law Marathon organised by the Geneva Bar Association. Learn more.
Law Marathon
Our partner Nathalie Subilia was once again invited by the Geneva Bar Association to present recent development in Labour Law at the 37th Law Marathon. Learn more.
Sonja Maeder Morvant in Chambers Europe 2024
We are proud to announce that Sonja Maeder Morvant, partner, has been recognised once again by Chambers Europe 2024 amongst the best lawyers in the field of White Collar Crime.
Chelsea Rolle joins the Firm as a trainee lawyer
We are delighted to welcome Chelsea Rolle to the Firm as a trainee lawyer. Prior to joining the Firm, Chelsea worked as a trainee clerk at the Fribourg Compulsory Measures Court.
Women Lawyers' Day event
Our partner, Sonja Maeder Morvant, moderated a panel on the challenges and opportunities of working as an in-house lawyer at the Women Lawyers' Day event.
Aline Nelis is back to our Firm after a peace-building mission
We are proud of our associate Aline Nelis, who has just successfully completed a peace-building mission in Kosovo with the 48th SWISSCOY contingent. After several months' preparation for military service, Aline Nelis was deployed for half a year to Kosovo, where she served as an observer in a KFOR Liaison and Monitoring Team. We look forward to welcoming Aline Nelis back to our Firm as of 1 November 2023.
IAL Panel in Rome
Our partner Nathalie Subilia spoke on internal investigations under Swiss law in the framework of the annual Congress of the International Associations of lawyers in Rome. Learn more.
Barnabas Denes joins the Firm as a senior associate
We are very pleased to welcome Barnabas Denes to the Firm as a senior associate. Barnabas Denes has extensive experience in criminal law, civil and medical liability and contract law.
Raphaël Faure joins the Firm as an associate
We are delighted to welcome Raphaël Faure to our Firm as an associate. Raphaël Faure recently obtained his bar exam Summa cum laude.
Christian Reiser contributes to the new Code of Ethics 2023
On 1 July 2023, the new Swiss Code of Professional Conduct came into force, to the drafting of which our partner Christian Reiser made a major contribution as a member of the expert committee set up by the Swiss Bar Association. The Code applies to all lawyers practicing in Switzerland.
Nathalie Subilia appointed as the representative of ILO
Congratulations to Nathalie Subilia for her appointement as the representative of the International Association of Lawyers’ before the International Labour Organisation.
Sonja Maeder Morvant nominated as an anti-money laundering auditor
Congratulations to Sonja Maeder Morvant for her nomination as an anti-money laundering auditor for the Swiss Bar Association’s Self-Regulatory Organisation. In this capacity she will conduct anti-money laundering audits and investigations.
Law Marathon
Our partner, Nathalie Subilia, spoke at the Geneva Bar Association’s yearly Law Marathon on recent development in Labour Law.
Sonja Maeder Morvant co-chaired IBA Transnational crime conference in Boston
Sonja Maeder Morvant co-chaired this years IBA Transnational crime conference in Boston and spoke about building and managing a financial crime practice.
First Tuesday
Nathalie Subilia hosted the First Tuesday conference organised by the Geneva Bar Association on case law in employment law.
Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva
Congratulations to our Partner Alexandre de Senarclens for his re-election to the Grand Council of the Canton of Geneva. He will be deputy for the PLR group for the 2023 - 2028 legislature.
Sonja Maeder Morvant in Chambers Europe 2023
Sonja Maeder Morvant, partner, has been recognised again by Chambers Europe 2023 amongst the best lawyers in the field of White Collar Crime.
Sonja Maeder Morvant in Who’s Who Legal 2022
We are proud to announce that Sonja Maeder Morvant is once again recognised as a “Thought leader” in business crime and investigations by Who’s Who Legal. This publication identifies leading practitioners in these fields.
Aline Nelis passes with succes her bar exam
We are pleased and proud to announce that our trainee, Aline Nelis, has passed her bar exam with flying colours. We are already looking forward to welcoming her again in a few months.
Cyber-safe label for our Firm
After extensive audits of its organisation, our Firm has been awarded the Cyber-safe label by the Swiss Association for the Cyber Security (www.cyber-safe.ch). The Cyber-safe label rewards organisations that have implemented responsible cyber security management. This result recognises the efforts made by our Firm to offer its clients and employees a more secure and resilient structure. Learn more.
Commentary of the Lawyers' Act (LLCA)
We are pleased to announce the publication by Helbing & Liechtenhahn of a reference book on the practice of the Bar, namely the Commentary of the Lawyers' Act (LLCA), to which our partner, Christian Reiser, contributed as scientific editor alongside Me Michel Valticos and Professors Benoît Chappuis and François Bohnet, as well as author or co-author of the analysis of several provisions.
Law Triathlon
Our partner, Guillaume Etier, was invited as a speaker at the Law Triathlon organised by the Swiss Bar Association. He spoke about recent developments in tort law.
Cryptocurrencies in London
Sonja Maeder Morvant spoke on the legal issues of cryptocurrencies at a conference organised by the European Fraud and Compliance Lawyers in London.
Liability of fiduciaries
Alexandre de Senarclens and Aline Nelis gave a seminar on the liability of fiduciaries in carrying out their mandate as part of the continuous training courses organised by the Geneva section of Fiduciaire Suisse.
Sanctions imposed on Russia
Sonja Maeder Morvant spoke on Swiss sanctions in the framework of a conference organised in Frankfurt by the American Bar Association and the German association of lawyers in white collar defence (Wistev), on sanctions imposed on Russia.
Marathon du droit
Me Guillaume Etier lectures on civil liability at the ‘Marathon du droit’ of the Ordre des avocats de Genève.
Cyber attacks at the IBA Annual conference in London
Our partner, Sonja Maeder Morvant, chaired a panel at the IBA Annual Transnational Crime Conference in London on cyber attacks and ransomware.
Breaches of legal priviledge
Sonja Maeder Morvant speaks on the issue of breaches of legal priviledge caused by the authorities' investigations in a seminar organised by the UIA Union Internationale des Avocats.
Covid-19 in labour law
Nathalie Subilia and Federica Panetti examine the consequences of Covid-19 in labour law in the Revue de l'Avocat.
Charlotte Séchaud obtains a Master's degree in Real Estate
We congratulate our associate, Charlotte Séchaud, who obtained a Master's degree in Real Estate from the Institut d'Etudes Immobilières (IEI), after a two years course. She thus completes the competences of REISER Avocats in this field.
Covid-19 vaccination
Interview with Nathalie Subilia, Partner, in Bilan magazine on the issue of the rights and duties of employers and employees in the context of Covid-19 vaccination "L'employeur ne peut pas obliger ses employés à être vaccinés". Read the article
Aline Nelis joins the Firm as a trainee lawyer
We are pleased to welcome Aline Nelis to our Firm as a trainee lawyer. Prior to joining us, Aline Nelis completed a 6-month internship at the International Criminal Court.
Working time
Nathalie Subilia spoke on the Swiss RTS radio programme "On en parle" about the recording of working time : Inscrire son temps de travail, une pratique qui protège les salarié.e.s. - RTS.ch. Read the article.
The new code of ethics
Our partner, Christian Reiser, spoke about the draft new Swiss code of ethics at the Conference of Bar Presidents.
Lombard Credit
Alexandre de Senarclens published with Lisa Harrison an article in the legal review La Semaine Judiciaire (SJ 2021 II 47) on the Lombard Credit and the Leverage Effect.
Guillaume Etier enseigne la responsabilité médicale
Guillaume Etier gave a lecture on tort law in medical matters at the university of Geneva in the framework of a Masters degree.
Medical liability
Guillaume Etier gave a lecture on tort law in medical matters at the university of Geneva in the framework of a Masters degree.
Sonja Maeder Morvant co-chair of the IBA
Congratulations to our partner Sonja Maeder Morvant who has been appointed co-chair of the International Bar Association's Business crime committee.
Removal of prosecutors and judges
Sonja Maeder Morvant speaks at a webinar on the removal of prosecutors and judges in criminal proceedings, organised by the Geneva Bar association.
Densification of the villas zone in Geneva
Flavien Valloggia authored an article for the magazine Immobilier.ch of November 2020 on the end of freezing decision of the densification of the villas zone in Geneva and the modification of the Law on constructions and installations. Read the article.
Minimum salary regulation in Geneva
Nathalie Subilia and Flavien Valloggia intervene in the journal Le Temps of 16 October 2020 regarding the legal consequences of the minimum salary regulation entering into force in Geneva in November 2020. https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/salaire-minimum-geneve-attention-aux-consequences-juridiques Read the article.
Geneva’s labour law judges formation
Nathalie Subilia lectures at training courses for Geneva’s labour law judges.
Quarantine for the employee
Nathalie Subilia and Lisa Harrison publish an article in the newspaper Le Temps titled “Quarantine on return from holidays, which responsibility for the employee ? ”, section Opinion. https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/mise-quarantaine-retour-vacances-une-responsabilite-lemploye?utm_source=mail&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=article Read the article.
Guillaume Etier wins an appeal for the Geneva airport
Our partner, Guillaume Etier, wins an appeal in the framework of a public tendering proceedings concerning the Geneva airport, before the Geneva court of justice.
Covid-19
We are proud of our partner Flavien Valloggia, who, in the context of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, has been mobilized since 19 March 2020 as part of his military duties for the army's support to civil authorities. Colonel Valloggia, chief of staff for personnel of Territorial Division 1, is part of the staff which, under the leadership of the Joint Operations Command, coordinates and supervises military operations and missions in the French-speaking cantons as well as in the canton of Bern.
The employer facing Covid-19
Nathalie Subilia and Lisa Harrison publish an article in the newspaper Le Temps titled “Rights and duties of the employer facing Covid-19 ”, rubrique Opinion
Client Choice Award
We are very pleased that Sonja Maeder Morvant, partner, has received the Investigation Client Choice Award 2020 for Switzerland by Lexology. This award recognises lawyers who stand apart for the excellent client care they provide and the quality of their service. Nomination is exclusively by corporate counsel.
The employers and the employees facing Covid-19
Mes Nathalie Subilia et Lisa Harrison publient un article dans Le Temps intitulé «Droits et obligations de l’employeur face à la menace de Covid-19 », rubrique Opinion. Read the article.
The new Federal Act on Financial Services (FinSA)
Alexandre de Senarclens and Charlotte Séchaud published in the legal review Expert Focus an article on the duty to provide information from the financial service provider to its client according to the new Federal Act on Financial Services (FinSA).
Global Investigation Review
Press coverage: Sonja Maeder Morvant on the new Firm and corruption investigations in Switzerland in Global Investigation Review.
Reiser Avocats has been launched !
Reiser Avocats has been launched ! A fresh start for the benefit of our clients.
Collective dismissals
Nathalie Subilia and Lisa Harrison publish an article in the newspaper Le Temps titled “Faced with collective dismissals, what legal remedies to employees have”, rubrique Opinion.
Sonja Maeder Morvant in Who’s Who Legal 2019
Sonja Maeder Morvant is listed as one of the best lawyers in Business crime defence in Who’s Who Legal 2019. Sonja Maeder Morvant is recognised as a “Thought leader” in investigations by Who’s Who Legal, a publication identifying leading practitioners in the field.
Without prejudice negotiations
Christian Reiser recently published an article on without prejudice negotiations (co-authored with Me Michel Valticos in Semaine Judiciaire 2019 II 217 ss).
Law Marathon
Guillaume Etier spoke at the Geneva Bar Association's yearly Law Marathon on recent developments Tort Law.
Gunvor case
Sonja Maeder Morvant comments on the transactional agreements with the public ministry in the Gunvor case.