Olivier DUNANT | Partner | Borel & Barbey

	Olivier DUNANT Partner
olivier.dunant@borel-barbey.ch	Olivier Dunant was born in 1946, in Sevenoaks, England. He is a graduate of the University of Geneva Law School (lic. iur, 1969) and Southern Methodist University Law School (Master in Comparative Law, 1973). Olivier Dunant was admitted to the bar in Switzerland in 1969. After his legal internship with Borel & Barbey, he worked as a trainee with Merrill Lynch International in London (1972) and as an associate with White & Case in New-York (1973) and Windels Marx Davies & Ives in New York (1973-1974). Olivier Dunant then joined Borel & Barbey in Geneva (1974) as an associate and has been a partner of the firm since 1980. Olivier Dunant is a member of the Board of Directors of Southern Methodist Law School (Dallas, Texas). He is also a member of the Geneva Business Law Association, the Swiss Lawyers Federation, the Geneva Bar Association and the Suisse Romande Branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP). Olivier Dunant has also been General Honorary Consul of Norway since 1986. Olivier Dunant focuses his practice on Banking and Finance Law, Commercial and Business Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Trusts & Estate and International Taxation. He is legal counsel and trustee of some families living in the United States and Europe and a member of some Swiss foundations, including non-profit, charitable and philanthropic organizations. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of various Swiss and foreign finance and banking organizations in Switzerland.
Admitted	Geneva Bar (1969)
Education	Master in Comparative Law, Southern Methodist University Law School, Dallas, Texas (1973) Lic. of law, University of Geneva (1969)
Member	Geneva Bar Association Geneva Business Law Association Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Swiss Bar Association
Languages	French, English
Practice areas	Banking and Finance Regulatory Private Clients Matrimonial Law Willls and Inheritance Foundations, Family Foundations & Trusts Executorships & Administration of Estates Family Office
Publications	Cheque the facts, in Brief- Switzerland update, London (2002) Private Banking and Money Laundering, In Brief - Special Focus on Switzerland, London (2000) Swiss Banking Secrecy: Its Limits Under Swiss and International Laws, Journal of International Law, Cleveland, Ohio (1988)