Tavernier Tschanz - Phidias Ferrari

This sophisticated operation in Geneva came warmly recommended. (Chambers Global)
Highly competent and dedicated operation. (Chambers Global)
Satisfied clients agreed: "Their judgment and the accuracy of their analysis really make them apart." (Chambers Global)
This outfit is well established in Geneva, where it enjoys a reputation as a very fine firm of excellent lawyers. (Chambers Global)
This long-established and celebrated Geneva firm enjoys a sterling reputation for its work across francophone Switzerland. (Chambers Global)
All partners have been recommended in their respective fields. (Chambers Global)
Tavernier Tschanz punches above its weight, advising international and domestic banking and corporate clients on a variety of matters including corporate finance, investment funds and syndicated loans. (Legal 500)
Tavernier Tschanz’s pragmatic and highly experienced team advises clients in a variety of industries including banking and financial services, IT, real estate, media, life sciences, and energy. (Legal 500)
This corporate-focused Geneva firm has built a keen following thanks to its thorough and proactive approach. It handles a regular flow of mid-cap M&A transactions, and advises clients on various commercial legal concerns. (Chambers Global)
Competing directly with Zürich-based rivals, Tavernier Tschanz has secured a number of high-profile clients; sources stress that it has also forged impressive relationships with a number of major international firms. (Chambers Global)
The lawyers are very dedicated and make sure the solution serves everyone well and meets the client's needs. (Chambers Global)
Tavernier Tschanz specialises in advice to foreign and multinational clients and is highly recommended. (Legal 500)
Clients compliment the personal and thorough boutique service the firm provides and appreciate the team's cost-conscience approach. (Chambers Global)
"A big name in Geneva", Tavernier Tschanz provides an international client base with a broad range of financial advice. (Legal 500)
A "key player in the market" the firm advises on a number of cross-border transactions for clients in the banking and financial services, stock exchanges, telecoms, IT, multimedia, life science and healthcare sectors. (Legal 500)

Phidias Ferrari

(Partner; born 1974)

Degrees:

Licence en droit (Lausanne, 1997) awarded two prizes
LL.M. in Corporate and Commercial Law (UNSW, Sydney, 2007)

Admission to the Bar:

Geneva Bar (2003), ranked 1st

Other positions held:

Clerk for civil matters at the Tribunal of Lausanne (2000-2001)
Assistant for commercial law at the CEDIDAC (Center for Business Law of the University of Lausanne (1998-2000)

Areas of specialisations

Corporate and commercial transactions, banking, corporate finance and M&A

Books

Les contrats de prêt
Les contrat commerciaux : Modèles commentés
Ed Christine Chappuis / Laurent Hirsch / Sylvain Marchand, to be published, April 2011, with Marie-Noëlle Zen-Ruffinen
Etudes de procédure et d'arbitrage
en l'honneur du Professeur Jean-François Poudret, Lausanne (co-editor with Jacques Haldy, Jean-Marc Rapp), 2001

Articles

Les accords de coopération en droit des cartels
Cedidac 66, Coopération et fusion d'entreprises, Lausanne, 2005, with Silvio Venturi
Les projets de Sàrl révisée et de SA privée
CEDIDAC n° 37, Lausanne (co-editor), 1998

Speaking engagements

Les clauses de non-concurrence
Swiss Association of Asset Managers (SAAM-ASG), December 2011, with Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux
Créer son entreprise et choisir la forme sociale adéquate
ASG, June 2010, with Andrio Orler
Transmettre son entreprise
Association suisse des gérants de fortune indépendants (ASG), October 2009, with Andrio Orler