Lawyers
Louis Boissier
Partner
Languages
French, English
Expertise
Louis Boissier advises Swiss and international private clients in a number of areas, including inheritance law, estate and succession planning, family law, matrimonial law, private international law, trusts and foundations and family governance.
He helps his clients to plan and organise their charitable activities in Switzerland and abroad, particularly through Swiss foundations and charitable trusts.
He has also advised clients in major multi-jurisdictional disputes relating to trusts and family law.
Louis Boissier is a director and advisor to a number of trust companies outside Switzerland.
He advises financial intermediaries on FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), diligence and compliance with the rules on money laundering.
Memberships
Swiss Lawyers Federation
Geneva Bar Association
Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
Education and Professional Experience
1988 Geneva University (lic.iur.)
1988 Legal intern then associate at Borel & Barbey
1991 Geneva Bar
2011 Partner at Borel & Barbey
1988 Legal intern then associate at Borel & Barbey
1991 Geneva Bar
2011 Partner at Borel & Barbey


