Junod, Guyet, Muhlstein & Lévy - Avocats au barreau de Genève
Junod, Guyet, Muhlstein & Levy Law Firm whose partners are members of the Genevan Bar Associationlaw, legislation, tax, property, anti-trust, business and banking law, intellectual property, international mutual legal assistance on criminal matters, international law, arbitration law
Charles-André Junodlaw, legislation, tax, property, anti-trust, business and banking law, intellectual property, international mutual legal assistance on criminal matters, international law, arbitration law
Charles-André Junod

Born on the 2nd August, 1930 at La Chaux-de-Fonds (canton of Neuchâtel).

Degree in Law (1952) and a degree in Economic Sciences (1953) from the University of Geneva.

Post-graduate studies at the European University Centre of Nancy and the University of Cambridge.

"Diploma in legal comparative studies" from the University of Cambridge in 1957.

Bar exam, Geneva, 1956.

Partner of the firm since 1958.

Doctor of Laws, University of Geneva, 1961.

Professor of Administrative Law at the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva in 1961 and of Economic Law at the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences in 1963. Assistant Professor in 1966 and later appointed Full Professor in 1970. President of the Public Law Department of the Faculty of Law at the University of Geneva from 1970 to 1983. Dean of the Faculty of Law from 1983 to 1986. President of the "General Fund of the University of Geneva" from 1977 to 1998. Honorary Professor of the University of Geneva from 1997 onwards.

Areas of expertise : Constitutional and Administrative Law, Banking Law. Numerous publications on these subjects. Member of various federal expert commissions.

Mr Junod has acted as an arbitrator in various national and international arbitration cases (principally on an international level) in the area of Economics.

Direct email address : junod@jgml.ch

Languages : French, English, Italian and German.

Areas of Practice :

  • Banking Law
  1. Authorisations for banks and their subsidiaries (Swiss or foreign)
  2. Money laundering compliance (LBA)
  3. Banking regulations compliance
  4. Financing and trade
    1. Bank loans
    2. Documentary credit
    3. Derivatives
  5. Bank contracts
  6. Bank-related litigation
  • Financial Markets Law
  1. Stock market law
    1. Issuing securities and creating financial instruments
    2. IPO and first listing
    3. Takeover bids
    4. Insider trading
  2. Securities trading
  3. Administrative assistance
  • Business Law
  1. Drafting of legal opinions and contracts
  2. Formation and liquidation of companies (working with the notaries), drafting the company articles, shareholder agreements, etc.
  3. Legal procedures (including corporate liability)
  4. Legal counsel
  • Tax Law and Estate Planning (Legal Institutions under foreign law)
  1. Trusts
  2. Foundations and family foundations
  3. Investment and holding companies
  4. General inheritance law, including the administration of estates
  • Arbitration (as both advisor and arbitrator)
  1. National arbitration
  2. International arbitration
  3. Enforcement of foreign arbitration rulings
  • Administrative Law
  1. Property law
    1. Administrative law on construction
    2. Purchase of property by foreigners
    3. Housing law
  2. Establishing domicile in Switzerland
  3. General administrative law
  • Anti-Trust Law
  1. Illegal agreements
  2. Abuse of dominant position
  3. Control of mergers
  4. Legal proceedings in civil and administrative courts

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