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65 rue du Rhône
PO Box 3199
1211 Geneva 3
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Philippe Prost
Work Department
Real Estate and Rental Law | Arbitration and Litigation | Private Clients
Position
Philippe Prost heads MLL’s real estate and construction practice in Geneva. He has developed vast national and international experience in contract, commercial, construction, tenancy, inheritance and labour law, as advisor and as litigator. After graduating from the University of Geneva he was admitted to the bar in 1986 and worked for several months for a prominent American law firm in New York. He also served 14 years as a deputy judge for the Court of Justice in Geneva and is now qualified by the Swiss Bar Association (SBA) as a certified specialist SBA in construction and real estate law.
Career
Partner with MLL (since 1998), Deputy Judge at the Court of Justice of Geneva (1999–2013), Senior associate with well renowned firms in Geneva (1988–1997), Legal assistant with Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York (1986–1987), Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (1986), Junior associate with a well renowned firm in Geneva (1983–1985)
Languages
French, English, German
Memberships
International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Bar Association (SBA), Ordre des Avocats de Genève (OdA), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Association Genevoise de Droit des Affaires (AGDA), Chambre Genevoise Immobilière (CGI)
Education
Certified specialist SBA in Construction and Real Estate (2015), Certificate of Advanced Studies from University of Fribourg (2014), University of Geneva, lic. iur. (1983)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Real estate and construction
(Leading individuals)MLL Legal’s expanding team regularly advises its high-profile clients on a wide range of real estate matters including the acquisition and sale of properties, project development, financing, construction, and real estate litigation. The Zurich team is headed by Wolfgang Müller who has extensive expertise advising non-swiss investors on the acquisition and sale of real estate and real estate portfolios. The Geneva team is headed by Philippe Prost who specialises in construction projects and real estate litigation. The team also benefits from Cosima Trabichet-Castan’s rental law expertise. Other key team members include Walter Häberling and Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Switzerland > Real estate and construction
- Real estate and construction Switzerland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Banking and finance: Zurich
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- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Public law
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- Dispute resolution: arbitration