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
“I particularly appreciate working with Benoît Mauron whose one of the best lawyers I know. He is very clever, calm and sharp in analysing the most difficult legal problems.”
Legal 500 EMEA, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2025
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
Offshore Disputes Week - March 2025
BENOîT A MAURON, Role: Panellist
Cayman Island, 25 March 2025
ILCE - Journée du droit pénal économique 2024 - Séquestre, blocage, confiscation des avoirs : enjeux juridiques et de gestion
BENOîT A MAURON, Role: Speaker
Neuchâtel, 23 February 2024
Thought Leaders 4 - FIRE CI & IOM
BENOîT A MAURON, Role: Panellist
Guernsey, 28 September 2023
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Current professional memberships
- Regional Representative Western Europe of the IBA Asset Recovery Committee
- 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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