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Bonnard Lawson
Bonnard Lawson Geneva Area Ltd
Route du Grand-Lancy 2
P. O. Box, CH-1211 Geneva 26
Switzerland
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Work Department

Corporate | M&A | Private Equity | Venture Capital | Commercial Agreements | Employment

Position

Partner

Career

Partner at Bonnard Lawson, Lausanne (since 2016)
Of Counsel, Swiss law firm, Lausanne-Geneva (2015-2016)
Senior associate, Jacquemoud & Stanislas, Geneva (2014-2015)
Associate, id est avocats Sàrl, Lausanne (2012-2014)
Associate, BCCC Avocats Sàrl, Lausanne-Geneva (2009-2011)

Languages

English, French

Memberships

Swiss Private Equity & Corporate Finance Association)

Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)

Vaud Bar Association (OAV)

Association genevoise de droit des affaires (AGDA)

Education

LL.M. cum laude in Banking, Corporate and Finance law, Fordham Law School, New York (2012)

Admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Neuchâtel (2008)

Master in Law, Neuchâtel University (2005)

Personal

In addition to being himself an entrepreneur, Loïs Hainard also specializes in international and domestic private M&A transactions, venture capital, private equity, startups, corporate restructuring, general contract (e.g. shareholders’ agreement, joint venture) as well as corporate and commercial law.

He regularly advises entrepreneurs, investors, venture capital and private equity firms on international and domestic transactions (both sell and buy side) as well as on financing round in various industries. He assists SMEs in their ongoing corporate (e.g. corporate governance, employee participation) and commercial activities (e.g. drafting and negotiation of franchising agreement, distribution agreement, license agreement) as well as on corporate restructuring.

Loïs Hainard successfully completed numerous M&A transactions (involving in particular US listed companies as buyers) as well as financing transactions from early stage to pre-IPO/trade sale.

He also acts as advisory board or board member for his clients

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

Advising a diverse array of clients from start-ups to SMEs, Bonnard Lawson assists with the full gamut of commercial and corporate issues, and is often engaged to manage contractual matters and transactions, as well as related litigation and arbitration. Lausanne-based Loïs Hainard and Geneva-based Marie Flegbo-Berney utilise their considerable experience in this area to lead the team.