Mr Jérôme Levrat > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. Offices

CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.
Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9
PO Box
1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland
Visit website +41 22 311 00 10 +41 22 311 00 20

Mr Jérôme Levrat

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+41 22 311 00 10 jerome.levrat@cms-vep.com View profile View profile

Work Department

Private Equity & Commercial

Position

Partner

Career

Jérôme Levrat specialises in corporate law, private equity, venture capital, M&A and commercial matters.

He regularly advises funds and companies (including in the industrial, distribution, health care and life sciences, finance and energy sectors) in international and national M&A and private equity transactions, and routinely represents investors and start-ups in venture capital investments and financial rounds.

Jérôme also has solid experience in regard to commercial contracts, including joint ventures and shareholders agreements, with a particular focus on distribution contracts, and in corporate restructurings and relocations (headquarters transfers, cross-border mergers, split-ups, transformations, asset transfers, etc.).

Jérôme Levrat studied law at the Universities of Fribourg and Berlin (FUB, Germany). After graduating magna cum laude, he worked as a teaching assistant in the Department of Contract Law at the University of Fribourg. Afterwards he completed a traineeship with the Court of Justice of the canton of Geneva and then with a leading Swiss arbitration law firm. Admitted to the bar in 2008 (ranked third), he worked for five years in a prominent business law firm in Geneva before joining CMS as a Senior Associate in January 2015.

Languages

French, English, German, Bulgarian

Memberships

  • Geneva Business Law Association
  • Swiss Association of Competition Law (ASAS)

Education

  • 2008 – Bar exam
  • 2003 – Universities of Fribourg (Switzerland) and Berlin (Germany)

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Drawing on its global network, the ‘very dedicated’ CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. acts for a stellar client roster across a diverse array of sectors, from energy and financial services to life sciences and technology. Key areas of expertise for the practice include private equity, transaction risk insurance and an extensive range of M&A. Stefan Brunnschweiler and Daniel Jenny, who are based in the Zurich office, and Pascal Favre and Jérôme Levrat, who are based in the Geneva office, spearhead the practice. Brunnschweiler is routinely entrusted to advise on strategic investments and M&A, while Jenny is well known for his capabilities in private equity and cross-border transactions. Favre enjoys a strong reputation with clients across the manufacturing, pharma, media and transport sectors, among others, and Levrat’s strengths lie in M&A and venture capital transactions, among others. Alain Raemy is also recommended.

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