Marc Gilliéron > Chabrier Avocats > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Chabrier Avocats Offices
Rue du Rhône 40
P.O. Box 1363
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
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Marc Gilliéron
Work Department
Sanctions, Compliance and Enforcement / Commercial, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions / Litigation and Arbitration / Banking and Finance / Real Estate / Private Equity and Venture Capital
Position
Partner
Career
With more than 20 years’ experience in the commodities industry, Marc’s expertise includes trade finance, international sanctions and trade embargoes, commercial contracts, and regulatory issues. He regularly advises among the largest companies in the energy and soft commodities sectors on contentious and non-contentious commercial and financial operations.
Marc’s expertise also includes a broad range of finance, corporate and commercial transactions (including domestic and cross-border M&A, joint ventures and private equity transactions) as well as commercial contracts and related work, particularly for companies and investors active in the commodities and real estate sectors.
Languages
English, French, Spanish, basic Russian
Memberships
Geneva Bar Association, Swiss Attorneys Federation, Swiss Trading and Shipping Association, Association Genevoise de Droit des Affaires
Education
Background
- Graduated from the University of Geneva (1998)
- Trained at a reputable Geneva-based firm practicing on numerous international litigations and arbitrations
- Joined Chabrier Avocats (2001) and became a partner (2003)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Real estate and construction
Chabrier Avocats acts for clients in the full range of real estate and construction matters from pre-development transactions to the financing and final sale of the project. The team’s practice also covers lease agreements, public procurement proceedings, and construction. Mathieu Simona, who joined in October 2022 from BianchiSchwald LLC, has expertise in real estate acquisitions by foreign clients as well as in public procurement and is involved in several projects carried out as public-private partnerships. Commercial contracts and transactions specialists Marc Gillieron and Corinne Antille support the real estate team.
Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva
Boutique firm Chabrier Avocats provides a wide range of legal and regulatory services to and regulatory services to banks, issuing houses, commodities trading companies, asset and portfolio managers, investment funds, and their clients in private and commercial banking, financing, dispute resolution, sanctions, and asset management. Thomas Goossens, who heads the practice, assists clients with regulatory matters, financing transactions, and the drafting and negotiations of contracts. Marc Gilliéron has extensive expertise in the commodities industry whilst Karim Khoury and Corinne Antille specialise in advice concerning corporate and commercial transactions. Corinne Antille is a further name to note.