Géraldine Badel Poitras

Attorney at law,
Partner

Languages: French, English

Tél. : +41 22 702 19 00

Fax : +41 22 702 19 10

Practice Areas

Géraldine Badel Poitras focuses her practice primarily on banking law and finance including legislation against money laundering, as well as FinTech and RegTech.

Her clients include institutional clients – banks, financial intermediaries, family offices, trust companies – as well as individuals. She advises them in their day-to-day operations as well as in the selection and structuring of their investments, including application for financial license (FINMA) and the negotiation and drafting of agreements, and assists them in managing the associated compliance risk under Swiss and international regulations. She also represents her clients before administrative and judicial authorities.

Géraldine Badel Poitras has regular speaking engagements with leading ongoing education firms, industry associations and self-regulation bodies (HES-SO, ARIF, chamber fiduciaire FIDUCIAIRE SUISSE).

Education

TEP, Society of Trust and Estate Practioners, 2003
Diploma, Canadian Securities Course, 2003
Qualification as Bar Member, Geneva, 1996
Bachelor of Laws, University of Geneva, 1993

Experience

Legal consultant, Société Privée de Gérance SA, Geneva, 1997-1998
Legal and compliance consultant, Crédit Agricole Indosuez (Suisse) SA, 1998-2002
Service to the international private clients, Royal Bank of Canada, Montreal and Toronto, 2003
Senior legal consultant, responsible for Executive Committee matters, Banque Cantonale Vaudoise, Lausanne, 2004-2005
Head of Legal & Compliance and central documentation service, member of the management board for French-speaking Switzerland, BSI SA, Geneva, 2005-2010
Head of Legal, Geneva Office, EFG Bank SA, then Head of strategic projects, EFG International AG, 2010-2013
Partner, Vecchio Avocats, 2014-2017
Partner, Gillioz Dorsaz & Associés, since 2017

Membership

Geneva Bar Association; Member of the Tax and Finance Committee
Member TEP of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (TEP)
Geneva Business Law Association (AGDA)
Regular teacher for the Swiss patent for fiduciary agents
Member of the ARIF Committee, chairman of the admission Commission
Member of the OSIF affiliation Commission
Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
Swiss Association of Independent Financial Advisors (SAIFA/GSCGI) member of the legal Watch Committee