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Charles Russell Speechlys AG Offices
5 rue de la Confédération
1204 Geneva
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Mr Robert Avis
Work Department
Private Wealth
Position
Robert is a barrister who advises and represents clients worldwide in relation to private wealth and commercial matters and disputes. Based in Geneva, he works closely with colleagues across the firm’s teams and locations, often on cases involving contentious trusts and succession issues with cross-border and foreign law elements. Robert also advises individuals and fiduciaries in relation to trust planning and administration.
He has experience as an advocate before the English courts and arbitral tribunals and provides expert advice on English law issues to the Swiss courts and those of other jurisdictions.
Robert is admitted to practise as a barrister in England and Wales and is a registered foreign lawyer (EU list) in the canton of Geneva.
Memberships
Robert is a member of STEP, the Chancery Bar Association, the Commercial Bar Association, the Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists (ACTAPS) and the Ordre des avocats de Genève.
Lawyer Rankings
London > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
is ‘involved in the big cases and is handling these big cases well’, under the able leadership of the ‘exceptional’ Graeme Kleiner
, who has ‘almost legendary status.’ The practice enjoyed a number of recent highlights, including the arrival of the ‘real powerhouse’ Ziva Robertson from McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP, and the promotion of Geneva-based Robert Avis to the partnership. The team has a stellar reputation both nationally and internationally. Its work spans the entire private wealth sector – it regularly works with its matrimonial team on some of the largest international divorce cases. Duncan Elson covers the full gamut of contentious trusts and estates work. Tamasin Perkins advises high-net-worth individuals, trustees and fiduciaries on many complex international trust and probate disputes. Areas of expertise include breach of trust claims, and claims involving protectors. Oliver Auld specialises in acting for private clients, and a wide range of people who are acting in a fiduciary capacity.