Manuel Bianchi della Porta > Chabrier Avocats > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Chabrier Avocats
Rue du Rhône 40
P.O. Box 1363
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland

Work Department

Commercial, Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions / Private Equity and Venture Capital / Media and Protection of Reputation

Position

Partner

Career

Manuel Bianchi della Porta advises entrepreneurs and companies. He assists them for their projects and when important operations are ahead (acquisitions, financing, transmissions, restructuring, etc.). He helps them assess risks/opportunities and take difficult decisions. He is also on their side when weather turns bad.

His relationship with clients is defined by personal commitment and availability. Recognized for his thoroughness, pragmatic approach and sense of priorities, he never loses sight of the objectives defined with the client and will do everything in his power to achieve them, while ensuring the protection of the company’s value.

His activities are mainly focused on transactions (incl. mergers, acquisitions and partnerships), financing rounds, restructuring, strategic advice to owners and managers, corporate governance, shareholders’ conflicts and protection of companies’ and board members’ reputation.

His practice is based on a solid knowledge of contract law, company law, merger law, competition law and media law. In complex or multidisciplinary mandates, he will lead the project and team up with the other specialists from Chabrier Avocats.

Languages

English, French

Memberships

Geneva Bar Association (ODA), International Bar Association (IBA), Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIG), Swiss Association of Competition Law (ASAS), Bord Member of the Geneva Association of Business Law (AGDA), Moderator of the Geneva Forum of Media Practitioners

 

 

Education

Background

  • Bachelor‘s Law Degree, Lausanne University (1986)
  • Ph.D. in law, Lausanne University (1990)
  • LL.M. Columbia Law School (1991)
  • Lecturer at University of Geneva (2003-2013)
  • Executive program, Harvard Business School (2015)
  • Managing partner of a renowned national law firm (2017-2019)

Lawyer Rankings

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.