Lawyers
Michèle Wassmer
Counsel
Languages
French, English
Expertise
Michèle Wassmer assists and represents financial intermediaries, such as banks and independent asset managers, since many years both in regulatory and litigation matters. She also advises managers, representatives and distributors of collective investment schemes, as well as the sponsors of these foreign investments, on Swiss law aspects.
She is active in other areas related to banking and finance, such as in anti-money laundering and data protection.
Memberships
Swiss Lawyers Federation
Geneva Bar Association
Geneva Bar Association
Education and Professional Experience
1978 Geneva University (lic.iur.)
1981 Geneva Bar
1982 Foreign associate in law firms based in London and New York
1983 Associate at Borel & Barbey
1990 Partner at Borel & Barbey
1981 Geneva Bar
1982 Foreign associate in law firms based in London and New York
1983 Associate at Borel & Barbey
1990 Partner at Borel & Barbey
2021 Counsel at Borel & Barbey
Publications
"Swiss Banking Secrecy: Its Limits Under Swiss and International Laws", Journal of International Law (1988), Cleveland, Ohio


