Jean-Louis COLLART
Jean-Louis has the benefit of a solid legal education and a long experience in advising clients in commercial and civil matters as well as in litigation, inheritance law and data protection law.
Committed in several international law organizations, he can draw on a large international network to advise both local and international clients. Having served for 13 years on the Geneva Bar Supervisory Board, including five years as President, he enjoys recognized practice in the law of the legal profession.
In addition to his professional activities, he is committed to serving society through active participation in multiple social and cultural associations.
Curriculum Vitae
1988
Bar admission
Current position:
as of 2021
ATHENA Avocats | Attorneys-at-Law, founding partner
Past positions:
2007 - 2021
Mentha, Geneva - partner
2003 - 2006
Alves de Souza Houman Collart, Geneva - partner
1997 - 2002
Cabinet Mayor, Geneva - partner (1999), associate
1995 - 1997
Mayor Balser & Heyer, Geneva - associate
1992 - 1995
UBS, Geneva - Legal advisor
1991 - 1992
Homburger, Zurich - associate
1989 - 1991
Mayor Balser & Heyer, Geneva - trainee lawyer
1989
Radcliffes and Co., Solicitors, Westminster, London
1988 - 1989
Geneva University Hospital, trainee lawyer
Areas of expertise:
Estate and inheritance law
Commercial contracts
Telecommunications law
Law of the legal profession
Commercial and civil litigation
Data protection
Education:
CAS Data protection - Enterprise and administration, UniDistance, Brigue, 2020
Bachelor in Law, Geneva University, 1988
Other para-professional activities:
Chairman of the Bar Supervisory Board (2014-2018)
ABA-SIL, Member of the Steering Group of the International Private Client Committee
Languages:
French, German, English
Affiliations:
Geneva Bar Association (OdA)
Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
Association Genevoise de Droit des Affaires
International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), honorary member
International Association of Lawyers (UIA)
American Bar Association - Section of International Law (ABA-SIL)
Publications:
La Jurisprudence de la Commission du Barreau 2014-2018, La Semaine Judiciaire, 2021 II n° 8 et 9
Conflit d'intérêts ou diligence de l'avocat: du pareil au même!, in
Anwaltsrevue|Revue de l'avocat Numéro 1/2020, 28 janvier 2020
International Commercial Agency and Distribution Agreements, Switzerland,
Cristelle Albaric, Marianne Dickstein editors, Kluwer Law International,
The Netherlands, 2017
Pratique de la profession d'avocat / Rechtsprechung zum Anwaltsrecht,
co-author, in Anwaltsrevue|Revue de l'avocat Numéro 6/7/2015, 3 juillet 2015
Guide pratique du recouvrement de créances en Belgique, au Luxembourg et
à l'étranger, co-auteur, sous la direction def Marianne Dickstein, Arthemis,
2011
Planning and Administration of Offshore and Onshore Trusts, Society of
Trust and Estate Practitioners, co-auteur, Tolley’s, Londres 2001
Anti Money Laundering Guide, Swiss Chapter, CCH Editions Limited,
Bicester 1999