Benoît A Mauron

Partner, Geneva

+41 58 105 2000

bamauron@lalive.law

Benoît A Mauron

Benoît specialises in litigation, including civil, criminal and regulatory litigation before all Swiss courts and authorities. He represents HNWIs, corporate clients as well as foreign States.

Recommended for his “strong technical knowledge” (Legal 500, EMEA) Benoît acts in both domestic and cross-border/international commercial disputes and fraud litigation, typically dealing with both the civil and criminal litigation streams. An important aspect of this is formulating an efficient litigation strategy to maximise respective benefits, also providing external communication support when needed. He notably has vast experience representing victims of financial crimes before Swiss criminal authorities for asset recovery purposes.

Benoît also has a keen interest in asset recovery and insolvency matters as well as enforcement proceedings. He regularly domesticates foreign judgments, awards and orders, particularly in cross-border insolvency matters. Where required, he also advises on asset protection strategies before, during and after litigation.

Recognition

Winner, Asset Recovery
Lexology Client Choice Awards, Asset Recovery, 2024 

“Benoît possesses strong technical knowledge”
Legal 500 EMEA, Switzerland, Asset recovery, 2024

Recent publications

Action en responsabilité contre les administrateurs, faillite et procédure pénale (Ecueils pour le créancier)
BENOIT A.MAURON
In: AJP/PJA 6/2024, June 2024, p. 531

Asset recovery: Can foreign receivers access Swiss assets?
BENOIT A.MAURON, ALEXANDER SCHWAB, PIERRE-HENRI SCHWARZEN
In: Lexology (online), 12 June 2024

Die Vollstreckung ausländischer Entscheide in der Schweiz: Ein unentschiedenes Seilziehen zwischen Formalismus und Effizienz
LAURA KNÖPFEL, BENOÎT A. MAURON, ANDRÉ BRUNSCHWEILER
In: Blätter für Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs (BISchK), 2022, pp. 289-303, 27 January 2023

Recent conferences

TL4, FIRE CI & IOM 2024,
Arbitral Awards vs Judgments – Key Differences and Likelihood of Enforcement Success
BENOÎT A. MAURON, Panellist
Jersey, 2024

Journée du droit pénal économique 2024 – Séquestre, blocage, confiscation des avoirs : enjeux juridiques et de gestion
BENOÎT A. MAURON, Speaker: Les valeurs patrimoniales sujettes à confiscation
Neuchâtel, 2024

TL4, Sovereign and States Disputes and Enforcement
Tools outside of courts used by and against Foreign States
BENOÎT A. MAURON, Panellist
London, 2023

Current professional memberships

  • Member of Founding Committee of TL4 FIRE Starters
  • International Bar Association
  • Geneva Bar Association

Career history

  • Partner, LALIVE, Geneva, 2022 – present
  • Counsel, LALIVE, Geneva, 2019 – 2022
  • Associate, LALIVE, Geneva, 2015 – 2019
  • Associate, leading Swiss law firm, Geneva, 2012 – 2014
  • Trainee, leading Swiss law firm, Geneva, 2010 – 2012

Academic qualifications

  • LLM, Columbia Law School (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar with Honours), 2015
  • Master of Laws, University of Lausanne (major in Business Law, magna cum laude), 2009
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