Guy CHATELAIN
Attorney-at-Law
Of Counsel
For the benefit of entrepreneurs established in Geneva or wishing to set up part of their business there, Guy has been practising as a lawyer for over forty years focusing mainly on company law (incl. incorporation and administration, managing relations with all third parties, documentary credits, etc) and contract law (advising, drafting, negotiating), this with tax and insolvency law aspects.
Chairman of ARIF and member of the management of OSIF, Guy is also very active in the field of anti-money laundering and financial crime legislation
Curriculum Vitae
1977
Bar admission
Current position:
dès 2021
ATHENA Avocats | Attorneys-at-law, of counsel
Past positions:
2009 - 2021
Mentha Avocats, partner
2001 - 2009
Independent lawyer
1984 - 2001
Cohen & Châtelain, founding partner
1977 - 1984
Lachenal Dutoit Brechbühl & Cottier, associate lawyer
1976 - 1977
Lachenal Dutoit Brechbühl & Cottier, trainee lawyer
Areas of expertise:
Contract law, corporate law, bankruptcy and debt collection law
Tax law, tax and estate planning
Anti-money laundering legislation and financial crime
Education:
1976
Bachelor in Law, Geneva University
Other para-professional activities:
Association Romande des Intermédiaires Financiers (ARIF), President
Organisme de Surveillance des Instituts Financiers (OSIF), in charge of the affiliation division
Languages:
French, English
Affiliations:
Geneva Bar Association (OdA)
Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)