YOUR ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
IN GENEVA

For individuals and businesses.

Personalized, responsive and efficient monitoring.

Since 2020 in Geneva.

FIELDS

SPÉCIALITÉS

CRIMINAL LAW

During criminal proceedings, we assist you before the police, the public prosecutor's office, or criminal courts, whether you are a defendant or a victim of a criminal offense. We can also advise you in advance by providing legal opinions or alerting you to certain risks.

CONTRACT, CORPORATE AND BUSINESS LAW

We assist you in negotiating contracts and draft them according to your wishes.

We can also assist you in particular with the drafting of articles of association, shareholder agreements, minutes and requisitions to the commercial register.

TAX LAW

We can advise you on how to optimize your tax burden in strict compliance with current regulations and also support you in all your dealings with the tax authorities.

LEASE LAW

We assist both tenants and landlords with various procedures related to a lease agreement: contesting the initial rent, requesting a rent reduction, requesting a rent increase, depositing the rent, early surrender of the lease, transferring the lease, transferring the business, analyzing the authorized rental income, evicting the tenant, etc.

LEGAL DISPUTE

We represent you with determination before all cantonal and federal judicial and administrative bodies. We advise you on the strategies to adopt to resolve the dispute in order to best protect your interests, whether in criminal law, civil law, or administrative law.

PROSECUTION AND BANKRUPTCY LAW

We assist and represent you in prosecution and bankruptcy proceedings.

INHERITANCE LAW

We advise you on inheritance law (drafting of wills, liquidation of estates, contesting of wills, nullity action, reduction action, reporting action, distribution of estates, etc.).

We can also advise you on inheritance and gift taxation.

LABOR LAW

We assist you in negotiations arising from your employment relationships and help you draft employment contracts.

Whether you are an employer or an employee, we represent you before the industrial tribunal regarding issues of dismissal, vacation rights, non-compete clauses, overtime, compliance with collective agreements, etc.

FOREIGNERS AND EXPATRIATES LAW

We advise and assist you in all procedures relating to immigration law, particularly in obtaining and renewing work or residence permits (B, C, G, S permits, etc.) and acquiring Swiss nationality. We also represent you in family reunification procedures.

ABOUT Me SIEGRIST

Me Marc-Philippe Siegrist, a partner lawyer since 2020 at SG | Avocats ( www.sgavocats.ch ), stands out for his academic excellence and his dual expertise in science and law. This specific training allows him to approach legal issues with both an analytical and pragmatic approach.

With solid experience acquired within prestigious firms such as Kellerhals Carrard and Walder Wyss, Me Marc-Philippe SIEGRIST practices in particular in the following areas:

- Criminal law

- Tax law

- Contract law

- Corporate and business law

- Lease law

- Prosecution and bankruptcy law

- Inheritance law

- Labor law

- Foreigners and expatriates' rights

His diverse clientele includes both individuals and businesses to whom he offers advice and legal representation with the same commitment.

During his academic career, he obtained the following titles:

- Master of Science in Physics with Minor in Management and Entrepreneurship EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne)

- Master of Law, magna cum laude (University of Lausanne)

- Certificate of specialization in Lawyer (University of Geneva)

- Bar certificate obtained with an average of 5.88/6, ranking 3rd in his examination session

Registered with the Geneva Bar and a member of the Swiss Bar Association (FSA), Marc-Philippe Siegrist is authorized to practice throughout Switzerland. He is fluent in French and English and is also fluent in Lebanese Arabic.

His commitment to the development of the profession is demonstrated in particular by his participation in the Commission for Innovations and Modernization of the Bar (CIMBAR), demonstrating his desire to contribute to the development of a modern and efficient legal practice.

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