Barth & Patek (Genève)

Our mission is to serve our clients' interests, whether by advising, defending or representing them in state or arbitration courts, generally in Geneva and the canton of Vaud (Nyon, Morges, Lausanne, etc.).

The firm's services are aimed at both private and corporate clients. We specialize in family law (divorce, separation), labor law, medical law, real estate and leasing law, contract law, criminal law and administrative law.

BARTH & PATEK is headed by Thomas BARTH and Serge PATEK, two new-generation lawyers with solid professional and legal experience. The firm has several associates.

We offer a personalized relationship with our clients, enabling us to handle cases of all sizes efficiently and professionally.

In addition, cases are handled as quickly as possible, drawing on our extensive network of regional, national and international contacts.

The languages spoken by BARTH & PATEK and our staff are mainly French and English.

Most common fields of activity:

• Family law: amicable or judicial separation, agreed or contentious divorce, children's issues, national or international proceedings.
• Real estate and leasehold law.
• General criminal law (victims or perpetrators of offences, in particular against physical and sexual integrity, as well as property).
• Economic criminal law (victims or offenders) and international mutual assistance in criminal matters.
• Administrative law, regional planning and civil service law.
• Corporate and business law, particularly banking law.
• Medical law (defense of doctors and medical errors affecting patients).
• International commercial arbitration (as chairman of the arbitral tribunal, sole arbitrator, tribunal member or counsel for a party).
• Labor law (employer-employee disputes), including mobbing and sexual harassment.
• Immigration law (work and residence permits in Switzerland).
• Tax advice.
• contentious estates.
• Debt collection, prosecution and bankruptcy.
• Road traffic law.
• Guardianship law.
• Insurance law.