Lawyers
Jean-Rene Oettli
Associate
Languages
French, English, German, Spanish
Expertise
Jean-René Oettli has a broad practice across the spectrum of civil, criminal and commercial litigation. He has a solid experience in white-collar crime, fraud and asset recovery cases on behalf of institutional clients and individuals.
He represents clients before Swiss courts in complex litigation, notably on multi-jurisdictional proceedings, as well as in arbitration, employment law and bankruptcy proceedings.
He represents clients before Swiss courts in complex litigation, notably on multi-jurisdictional proceedings, as well as in arbitration, employment law and bankruptcy proceedings.
Practice Areas
Commercial lawContractual LawEmploymentCriminal LawCivil ProcedureCriminal ProcedureWhite Collar CrimeDebt Collection and Bankruptcy LawArbitrationMemberships
Swiss Lawyers Federation
Geneva Bar Association, Civil law commission
TRIAL Internationale, Executive Board Member
Lab of Arts
Education and Professional Experience
2007 University of Genève and Humboldt Universität (Master of law and Master of commercial law)
2009 IHEID and University of Michigan (LL.M in International Law)
2009 Legal Advisor at TRIAL International
2011 Legal Intern at a law firm in Geneva
2013 Geneva Bar
2014 Associate and Senior Associate at Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva and Zurich
2021 Associate at Borel & Barbey
2009 IHEID and University of Michigan (LL.M in International Law)
2009 Legal Advisor at TRIAL International
2011 Legal Intern at a law firm in Geneva
2013 Geneva Bar
2014 Associate and Senior Associate at Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva and Zurich
2021 Associate at Borel & Barbey
Publications
"La responsabilité des entreprises en matière de violations des droits de l'homme", La revue de l'avocat 6/7 2021, p. 217.
"Traitement des données par les autorités pénales : de l’accès aux données à la procédure de tri", RPS 139/2021 p. 209 (co-author: Prof. Yaniv Benhamou)
"L'obtention de moyens de preuve dans le contentieux bancaire", co-authored with Vincent Guignet, Focus Droit (2021), available online
"Le recouvrement de l’amende pénale en droit civil, Quelques réflexions autour de l’action récursoire d’une banque contre ses clients", SJZ 15 April 2017, 113, N. 8, p. 173 (co-author: Arnaud Nussbaumer)
"The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review 2018 – Switzerland", The Law Review, 6th ed., 2018, p. 375-388 (co-authors: Mark Barmes & Miguel Oural)
"La protection des victimes et des témoins", Le droit suisse contre l’impunité, TRIAL, 2015
"Measuring the Challenge: The Most Favoured Treatment Clause in the Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Community and African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries", Journal of World Trade, June 2011, vol. 45, p. 549 (co-author: Christopher Hovius)
"The Asset Tracing and Recovery Review 2018 – Switzerland", The Law Review, 6th ed., 2018, p. 375-388 (co-authors: Mark Barmes & Miguel Oural)
"La protection des victimes et des témoins", Le droit suisse contre l’impunité, TRIAL, 2015
"Measuring the Challenge: The Most Favoured Treatment Clause in the Economic Partnership Agreements between the European Community and African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries", Journal of World Trade, June 2011, vol. 45, p. 549 (co-author: Christopher Hovius)
Conferences
Les contentieux de droit de l’Homme impliquant des entreprises: exemples concrets, 19 November 2020, Entreprises et droits de l’Homme – Enjeux pratiques pour l’avocat, Geneva Bar Association
Role of lawyers and judges in tackling corruption to help build peace in a turbulent world, 7 November 2018, The Law Society & Transparency International, Geneva Peace Week, United Nations
Role of lawyers and judges in tackling corruption to help build peace in a turbulent world, 7 November 2018, The Law Society & Transparency International, Geneva Peace Week, United Nations