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FBT Attorneys-at-Law Offices
4 AVENUE HOCHE
75008 PARIS
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FBT Attorneys-at-Law > The Legal 500 Rankings
Switzerland > Private client
In addition to advising high-net worth individuals and families, FBT Attorneys-at-Law caters to a broad range of clients, including trustees, banking institutions, asset managers, and charitable foundations. The team has experience advising on inheritance disputes, private banking, and international successions, among other matters. Jean-Luc Bochatay is a tax expert who frequently handles cross-border matters. Located in Paris, Pascale Cano focusses on estate planning and other family-related mandates.FBT Attorneys-at-Law > Firm Profile
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Private client, including international private law | Alain Moreau | ||
Private client, including international private law | Stéphanie Barreira | ||
Tax, including international tax law and tax litigation | Alain Moreau | ||
Tax, including international tax law and tax litigation | Stéphanie Barreira |
Lawyer Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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Stéphanie Barreira | Partner at FBT Avocats SA, Paris, and member of the Tax Group.… | View Profile | |
Jerome Bissardon | Jérôme Bissardon is a Partner at FBT and a member of its Tax… | View Profile | |
Ms Alix Caillard | Alix Caillard is a tax advisor and a member of FBT’s Tax group.… | View Profile | |
Pascale Cano | Pascale Cano is a member of the Tax group of FBT Avocats. She… | View Profile | |
Alain Moreau | Alain Moreau is a Partner and head of the FBT Paris office. … | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 33 in this office : 13Other
Other offices : GenevaFBT Attorneys-at-Law > Firm Profile
The firm: FBT Attorneys-at-Law (FBT) is a multidisciplinary law firm, based in Geneva and Paris, which operates in the financial and commercial sectors as well as in niche activities, with a predominantly cross-border dimension. FBT was founded in 1993 in Geneva by Serge Fasel, Jean-Luc Bochatay and Jean-Louis Tsimaratos. Nowadays, FBT counts ten partners out of a total of 33 lawyers. From a generalist Swiss law firm, FBT opted back in the 90s to specialise in four, now six, specific legal domains.
FBT also decided from the very beginning to provide its clients with specialised advice on cross-border transactions with France. From this perspective, it chose to work closely with another law firm in Paris. A few years later, FBT decided to open its own offices in France with the French lawyers that had accompanied the Swiss firm successfully from the beginning of its special focus on Swiss-French cross-border issues. Besides this special focus on Swiss-French cross-border issues, FBT has developped a network of lawyers around the world, enabling it to mobilize and coordinate specialized teams in many countries.
Areas of practice: FBT is organised in six specialised and complementary legal teams which advises its Swiss and foreign clients on domestic and cross-border issues in the following areas:
Banking and finance:
- Banking and financial regulations, including authorizations and FINMA enforcement procedures
- Collective investment schemes and other similar structures
- Private insurance
- Asset management
- Financing
- Financial litigation
Tax:
- Individual taxation, including top executives taxation
- Corporate taxation
- Taxation related to financial activities
- Real estate taxation
- Tax procedures and litigation, including international assistance in tax matters
Corporate and commercial:
- Corporate affairs
- Entrepreneurs’ legal framework
- Shareholders’ legal framework
- Contractual law
- Corporate asset protection
- Assistance to companies in critical financial situations
Litigation and arbitration:
- Commercial litigation
- Banking and financial litigation
- Arbitration
- Forced execution
- Economic crime
- Mutual assistance in criminal and administrative matters
Labour and social insurance:
- Individual and collective litigation
- Collective labour agreement
- transfers and relocation
- Work permits
Family estate:
- Wealth structuring and estate planning
- Unions (marriage and partnerships)
- Philanthropic activities
- Succession
- Residence transfer (expatriation and impatriation)
Each group is led by a partner highly experienced in the group’s field of activity. A constant exchange among the practice groups allows the sharing of up-to-date information in each field of specialisation. Depending on the case, FBT sets up a ‘multidisciplinary legal team’ capable of devising a pragmatic overall approach to the various aspects of the case, responding rapidly while maintaining a high degree of legal safety and ensuring optimal cost control.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Banking and finance | Frédérique Bensahel | fbensahel@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Tax | Michel Abt | mabt@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Tax | Jean-Luc Bochatay | jlbochatay@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Corporate and commercial | Marco Villa | mvilla@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Litigation | Serge Fasel | sfasel@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Private clients | Frédérique Bensahel | fbensahel@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Private clients | Jean-Luc Bochatay | jlbochatay@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Labour & Social Insurance | Serge Fasel | sfasel@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Family Estate | Jean-Luc Bochatay | jlbochatay@fbt.ch | +41 22 849 60 40 |
Tax (Paris office) | Alain Moreau | amoreau@fbt-avocats.fr | +33 1 45 61 18 00 |
Family Estate (Paris office) | Pascale Cano | pcano@fbt-avocats.fr | +33 1 45 61 18 00 |
Staff Figures
Number of lawyers : 30 at this office : 21Languages
French English German Italian Spanish Portuguese GreekOther
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