Mr Philippe Vladimir Boss > BianchiSchwald LLC > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

BianchiSchwald LLC
5 RUE JACQUES BALMAT
PO Box 1203
1211 GENEVA 1
Switzerland

Work Department

White Collar Crime, International Assistance and Investigations, Sport, Litigation and Arbitration, Employment, Pensions and Immigration

Position

A former clerk at the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, Philippe Vladimir Boss has a broad experience in dealing with complex white-collar crime as well as international assistance in civil, criminal and administrative matters, including money-laundering, bribery and fraud cases. Philippe Vladimir Boss also advises and appears before various jurisdictions in sports
law related matters. He specifically advises international federations and officials in sport integrity issues (good governance, disciplinary proceedings, match-fixing, anti-doping, clubs’ multi-ownership).

Career

  • Since 2019 : Partner at BianchiSchwald
  • 2017-2018 : Managing Associate in BianchiSchwald
  • 2013-2016 : Associate at BCCC
  • 2009-2012 : Clerk, Swiss Federal Criminal Court, Bellinzone
  • 2006-2008 : Trainee lawyer of Loroch Elkaim & Associé, Lausanne

Languages

French, English, German, Spanish, Italian

Memberships

  • Vaud Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Swiss criminal law society
  • Civil Law Commission of the Vaud Bar Association
  • Swiss Association of Sports Law

Education

  • 2008: Admitted to the Bar, Vaud
  • 2006 : Doctorate in law, Lausanne University
  • 2004 : Licentiatus iuris, Lausanne University
  • 2000-2004: University of Lausanne, Salamanca (Spain) and Zurich

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Sports law

BianchiSchwald LLC advises local, national, and international sports governing bodies, athletes and officials in specific governance matters, board and congress operations, disputes, election processes, disciplinary and ethics proceedings, anti-doping and competition management. The team is headed by Philippe Vladimir Boss, who has a special focus on integrity issues such as match-fixing and anti-doping, and Despina Mavromati, who has among other work sits as an arbitrator at CAS.

Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation

‘Efficient and knowledgeable’ BianchiSchwald LLC is particularly active in the civil dispute resolution field, also demonstrating experience within the white-collar defence realm. Jean-Marc Carnicé, who strengthens the team with his proficiency in handling white-collar crime issues, and Cyrill Süess, who possesses a wealth of experience in civil and commercial matters, co-lead the group. ‘Excellent’ white-collar crime expert Philippe Vladimir Boss is another name to note.