Lawyers
Pierre Turrettini
Partner
Languages
French, English, German
Expertise
Pierre Turrettini advises individuals and corporations in all matters of business law, in particular in company and contract laws, as well as in mergers & acquisitions and capital markets.
Pierre Turrettini is also specialized in sports law (litigation and contracts) and has acted several times as ad hoc clerk for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne and as counsel to parties in arbitral proceedings before national and international sports federations.
Practice Areas
Company LawCommercial lawContractual LawCapital MarketsSport LawRisk CapitalMergers and AcquisitionsSuccession LawMemberships
Geneva Bar Association
Swiss Lawyers Federation
Geneva Business Law Association
Association of International Business Lawyers
Swiss Sports Law Association
ISDE Sports Law Alumni
Education and Professional Experience
2011 Universities of Fribourg and Zurich (MLaw)
2011 Legal intern at Borel & Barbey
2013 Geneva Bar
2013 Associate at Borel & Barbey
2016 International Visiting Attorney at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York
2017 Instituto Superior de Derecho y Economia (ISDE) of Madrid (LL.M in International Sports Law)
2017 Associate at Borel & Barbey
2020 Secretary of the UCI Ethics Commission
2022 Partner at Borel & Barbey
Publications
"Sponsoring sportif : aspects contractuels à ne pas négliger", in : Focus. Droit 2019, Bilan Magazine, September 2019 p. 15.
"RFC Seraing v. FIFA: A victory for CAS and FIFA", World Sports Advocate, London (2018)
"Victoire importante pour le TAS et la FIFA devant le Tribunal fédéral", Le Temps, Geneva (2018)
"Challenging awards of the Court of Arbitration for Sport before the Swiss Federal Tribunal", Rivista di diritto ed economia dello sport, Vol. XIII, Fasc. 2 (2017)
"La réglementation fintech Suisse est «en marche»", Le Temps, Geneva (2017)
"Le monde du sport peut-il invoquer le droit à la liberté d’expression?" (quoted), Le Temps, Geneva (2016)
"Sports sponsorship agreements in Switzerland", Global Sports Law and Taxation Reports (GSLTR), The Netherlands (2016)
Conferences
The Use of AI & Data in the Investment Process, UBS Conference, 4 October 2018, Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Geneva (speaker)