Wilhelm Avocats SA celebrates its tenth anniversary!
In ten years, Wilhelm Avocats has built a solid reputation as a leading specialist in Swiss business law. An excellence recognised by its peers, who have just named it once again among “The Best Lawyers in Switzerland™ 2025“. This prestigious distinction, based on a rigorous assessment among legal professionals, celebrates integrity and competence. For this […]
We would like to warmly congratulate our trainee lawyer Léa Wyssbrod on obtaining her bar exam.
We would like to warmly congratulate our trainee lawyer Léa Wyssbrod on obtaining her bar exam. We are delighted to announce that Ms. Wyssbrod will continue to work in our firm as a lawyer.
IDIAP Symposium on AI and democracy
Philippe Gilliéron a été invité à prendre part au symposium organisé par l’IDIAP Research Institute, un institut de recherche d’importance nationale actif dans le domaine de l’intelligence artificielle, qui se tiendra le 21 février 2024 autour de la thématique des enjeux posés par l’intelligence artificielle en matière de démocratie. Philippe y interviendra sur le thème : […]
This Friday and Saturday, Philippe Gilliéron will be taking part in the Zurich IP Retreat organized each year by INGRES (Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz)
Bringing together various experts from different countries and backgrounds (professors, judges and lawyers), this annual meeting is an opportunity for experts to exchange views on selected intellectual property topics. This Friday, Philippe will be taking part in the panel devoted to copyright, alongside Professors Christian Peukert (also of Lausanne University) and Estelle Derclaye (Nottingham), where […]
Impact of Generative AI on Law and Legal Professions: Interview with Philippe Gilliéron at the University of Lausanne
At a time when generative AI is attracting a lot of interest, Philippe Gilliéron gave an interview at the University of Lausanne on the legal and professional stakes for legal professionals of tools like ChatGPT (in French, though). This is an opportunity to outline some of the issues at stake:
Following the Federal Council’s decision not to ban employees from downloading TikTok on their work devices, LeTemps asked our partner Philippe Gilliéron for his views on the employers’ entitlement to impose such bans on their employees
Philippe Gilliéron will participate as a member of the Committee of the Swiss Forum for Communication in the Congress that will be held on July 1st and 2nd at the Paul Klee Center in Bern with the theme “Switzerland in Europe”
Philippe Gilliéron will participate as a member of the Committee of the Swiss Forum for Communication in the Congress that will be held on July 1st and 2nd at the Paul Klee Center in Bern with the theme “Switzerland in Europe”
Philippe Gilliéron invited as speaker to the awarding of the Doctor Honoris Causa to Professor Jane Ginsburg
Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys Corp. is pleased to announce that our partner Philippe Gilliéron has been invited on November 5 by the University of Neuchâtel as a speaker to the ceremony rendered in the honour Professor Jane Ginsburg, Columbia University, daughter of the late Federal Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as a recipient of a Doctor Honoris Causa. […]
Christophe Wilhelm obtained the title of Certificate of Advanced Studies HES_SO in Mergers, Acquisitions and Transfers of Companies
Christophe Wilhelm successfully completed the HES-SO continuing education programme on 3 September 2021 and obtained the title of Certificate of Advanced Studies HES_SO in Mergers, Acquisitions and Transfers of Companies. This education program, over a period of time of 18 months, divided in 5 modules, plus a full study case with a written final report, […]
Best Lawyers Switzerland 2022 has been released!
It is our pleasure to have our partners Christophe Wilhelm and Philippe Gilliéron rank this year again in their respective fields of expertise, namely Corporate Law for Christophe and Intellectual Property for Philippe. As this ranking is solely based on peer reviews, we would like to deeply thank our colleagues for having praised our work. […]