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Philippe Prost

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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)

Philippe Prost – MLL Legal 

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.

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Switzerland: Construction May 2024 This country-specific Q&A provides an overview of Construction laws and regulations applicable in Switzerland.

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