Patrick BLASER

Partner
Patrick BLASER (1954) - Partner
patrick.blaser@borel-barbey.ch

Patrick Blaser obtained his Law degree at the University of Geneva Law School in 1976 and then his Advanced Legal Studies Diploma in Banking Law and Real Property Law in 1979. From 1979 to 1980, Patrick Blaser was the Assistant of Pr. Martin-Achard at the University of Geneva Law Faculty in the field of intellectual property. Having passed his Geneva bar exam in 1979, Patrick Blaser was Former Deputy Public Prosecutor (1981-1983), Investigating Magistrate (1983-1986) and then Judge of the District Court of Geneva and President of the Criminal Accusation Chamber (1986-1993).

Since 1994, Patrick Blaser has been practising as a partner of Borel & Barbey and also as a Surrogate Judge at the Geneva Court of Justice, at the Court of Appeal of the Prud'hommes jurisdiction and the Criminal Accusation Chamber of Geneva.

Patrick Blaser is also a member of the Arbitral Tribunal dealing with real estate and building matters, the Arbitral Tribunal dealing with real-estate economy and the Association for arbitration dealing with commercial tenancy matters.

Patrick Blaser is a member of the Geneva Bar Association, the Swiss Lawyers Federation, the Geneva Association of Commercial Law (AGDA) as well as the European Association of Banking and Financial Law (AEDBF). Patrick Blaser is also a member of the Lions Club, Geneva which he presided in 1997 and 1998 and of the Cobaty-Geneva.

Patrick Blaser was also a Captain of Artillery and subsequently a Colonel in the Military Justice. He was President of the Swiss Military District Court 2 (1998-2002) and the Swiss Military Court of Appeal 1 (2003-2006).

Patrick Blaser focuses his practice on Civil and Criminal Litigation, notably Banking Law and Real Property Law, Labour Law and Family Law as well as International Mutual Assistance in criminal and administrative matters.

Parallel to his professional activity, Patrick Blaser lectures on Banking and Real Property Law. He is also legal editor of the following reviews and magazines: Revue Banque & Droit (Paris), Les Cahiers du Bail, Prestige Immobilier, Helvetissimo, France Magazine, Tout l'Immobilier, Tout l'Emploi et Le Temps.

Patrick Blaser has notably lectured several conferences in relation to Banking Law and Real Property Law.

As legal editor, Patrick Blaser has notably published several articles on Banking and Real Property Law.

 

 

Admitted
  • Geneva Bar (1976)

Education
  • Advanced Legal Studies Diploma, University of Geneva (1979)
  • Lic. of law, University of Geneva (1976)

Member
  • European Association for banking and financial law
  • Geneva Bar Association
  • Geneva Business Law Association
  • Swiss Bar Association

Languages

 French, English, German

Practice areas

Publications
  • Le sort du logement de famille et du logement commun en cas de désunion, La pratique du droit de la famille (FamPra), Berne (2009)
  • Blanchiment d'argent: l'article 305bis du Code pénal suisse:, Les Actes de l'ILCE, Neuchâtel (2005)
  • Le logement de luxe (Art. 253b al. 2 CO), Cahiers du Bail, Lausanne (2004)
  • Blanchiment d'argent: les nouvelles règles de diligence des banques en Suisse, Banque & Droit, Paris (2004)
  • Financement international du terrorisme: les obligations du banquier, Banque & Droit, Paris (2002)
  • La prise en considération des loyers usuels dans la fixation du loyer, Cahiers du Bail, Lausanne (2001)
  • Délits boursiers: la coopération entre la Commission française des opérations de bourse (Cob) et les autorités suisses, Banque & Droit, Paris (2001)
  • L'entraide judiciaire pénale en matière fiscale entre la France et la Suisse, Banque & Droit, Paris (2001)
  • La prise en compte des variations antérieures du taux hypothécaire lors d'une modification du loyer, Cahiers du Bail, Lausanne (2000)