Thomas Goossens > 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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Thomas Goossens
Work Department
Banking and Finance / Private Equity and Venture Capital / Litigation and Arbitration / Sanctions, Compliance and Enforcement / Commercial, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions
Position
Partner
Career
Thomas Goossens is an expert in the fields of banking and financial law, investment funds and corporate law. He regularly advises banks, securities dealers, financial institutions and trading companies, and assists promoters, asset managers of Swiss and foreign investment funds on regulatory matters.
He also advises start-ups, entrepreneurs, investors, buyers, sellers and financial sponsors in all kinds of corporate finance deals, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, refinancing and project financing transactions. He further assists clients in the drafting and negotiation of contracts and represents them before civil, criminal and administrative courts at cantonal and federal levels as well as before national and international courts of arbitration in complex disputes relating to his fields of expertise. He also assists individuals in estate matters.
Thomas Goossens is recognized by SIX Swiss Exchange Regulation as a Recognized Representative in the areas of bonds, derivatives and equity securities.
Languages
English, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish
Memberships
Geneva Bar Association, Swiss Bar Association, International Association of Lawyers (UIA), Société genevoise de droit et de législation, Association genevoise de droit des affaires (AGDA)
Education
Background
- Bachelor’s Law degree, University of Fribourg (1998)
- LL.M. in Commercial & Corporate Law, King’s College London (2005)
- Managing partner of a renowned national law firm (2020-2022)
Lawyer Rankings
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.
Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Chabrier Avocats advises clients on the full gamut of commercial, contractual and corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts, business acquisitions and regulatory issues. Manuel Bianchi della Porta’s wide-ranging expertise covers corporate transactions, financing rounds and restructurings, among other issues. Karim Khoury and Thomas Goossens are other key contacts in the practice.