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FBT Attorneys-at-Law
RUE DU 31-DÉCEMBRE 47
CASE POSTALE 6120
1211 GENEVA 6
Switzerland

Work Department

Tax Law

Position

Jean-Luc Bochatay is co-founder and Chairman of FBT Avocats SA. He has broad experience in tax, finance and corporate commercial issues regarding Swiss and foreign corporations and their shareholders.

He regularly advises individuals and corporate clients on complex domestic and cross-border matters.

Jean-Luc Bochatay has extensive experience in handling and coordinating multi-jurisdictional projects. He is considered as a leading expert in Swiss-French regulatory and tax matters.

Areas of specialization:                                                                                                             Swiss-French cross-border issues
Tax disclosures
Administrative assistance in tax matters
Commercial and contract law                                                                                                Asset restructuring

 

Career

Since 1993 :  Partner, FBT Avocats SA, Geneva

1992-1993 :  Associate, Pirenne, Python, Peter and Schifferli, Geneva

1988-1990 :  Head of Legal Department, Foncia Group, Paris

Languages

French, English, German and Italian

Memberships

Geneva Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
International Bar Association (IBA)
Business Club Dun & Bradstreet (Suisse) SA

Education

1992 – Admission to the Geneva Bar
1989 – Law Degree, University of Lausanne

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Tax

While providing its clients with substantial patrimonial family law matters, FBT Attorneys-at-Law also handles a steady stream of restructuring, tax rulings, strategies and planning mandates. The team is well regarded for being ‘experienced and knowledgeable in Swiss and French tax matters’. Michel Abt, who frequently handles matters pertaining to wealth and estate planning, international successions and relocations, and seasoned practitioner Jean-Luc Bochatay, who handles a plethora of tax proceedings for a range of banks and private clients, co-lead the firm’s tax offering.

Switzerland > Private client

FBT Attorneys-at-Law benefits from practice head Jean-Luc Bochatay ’s over three decades of experience of managing complex tax matters. Alongside tax, the firm handles estate planning, family and inheritance law and relocation. Based in Paris, Pascale Cano is adept at patrimonial family law, cross-border estate planning and asset structuring. Bringing two decades of experience in Swiss tax-related issues, Michel Abt addresses all tax matters from gifts to inheritance issues.