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M&A Private Equity Commercial law Contract law Restructuring · OBERSON ABELS SA

SwitzerlandCorporate / M&A, Private EquityFrench, English, German

About

Partner in the Corporate department of OBERSON ABELS SA, based in Geneva and Lausanne, advising on corporate/M&A, private equity, commercial and contract law, and restructuring. He is a professor of commercial law at the University of Fribourg and holds an LL.M. from New York University School of Law (2005).

Practice areas

Corporate / M&APrivate EquityCommercial LawContract LawRestructuring

Office

Expertise

Commercial LawCorporate / M&APrivate EquityContract LawRestructuring

Education

  • New York University School of Law (LL.M., 2005)
  • Bar Exam, Geneva (2001; ranked 1st)
  • University of Lausanne (doctoral thesis, 2000; Walther Hug Prize; BCV Prize for Social Sciences)
  • University of Lausanne (M.Law, 1995)
  • University of St. Gallen (national exchange program; 1994-1995)

Admissions

  • Geneva Bar (admitted 2001; ranked 1st)

Languages

FrenchEnglishGerman