AI Issue 5 2018

80 Acquisition International - Issue 5 2018 Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder (JMLP) is a Swiss law firm supporting clients across the full spectrum of corporate and IP law. We profile the firm, which was recently named Leading Financial Markets Law Adviser of the Year, Switzerland in our renowned 2018 Leading Adviser Awards, to learn more about its service offering. ounded in 1873, JMLP originally began when Mr Léon Guinand and Mr Eugène Richard became partners-in-law. When this partnership was dissolved at a later stage, Mr Léon Guinand worked on an independent basis before forming a partnership with his son. Meanwhile, Mr Richard became partners with Mr Charles Vuille and the latter’s brother-in-law, Mr Eugène Stouvenel. When Mr Richard left the firm, presumably to retire, Mr Vuille and Mr Stouvenel extended the partnership to Mr Philippe Dunant. The three partners went their separate ways during the First World War. Mr Stouvenel subsequently founded his own law firm with his son Georges. Mr Dunant continued to practice law in an independent manner before dying of Spanish influenza in 1918, at which time his firm was taken over by Mr Jaques Le Fort and Mr Eugène Empeyta. Mr Vuille hired Mr Edouard Aymonier as an associate and the two later became partners. After Mr Vuille passed away, Mr Aymonier continued to practice law on an independent basis. When Mr Aymonier died, the law firm was taken over by Mr Pierre Jaccoud, who had also inherited a law firm from his father, Mr André Jaccoud. When Mr Jaccoud left, the firm was taken over by its associates, Mr Charles-André Junod and Mr Jaques Guyet who were later to form a partnership with Mr Michel Muhlstein and subsequently with Mr Alain Bruno Lévy and Mr Jean-Pierre Augier. Finally, Mr Laurent Muhlstein and Mr Oren-Olivier Puder successively joined the firm et were later to form a partnership with Mr Junod, Mr Muhlstein, Mr Lévy and Mr Augier. Success in Swiss Law for JMLP F 1803AI55 Today, the firm offers clients a range of support and service across a myriad of practice sectors including business and banking law; intellectual property law; international law and international mutual legal assistance on criminal matters; as well as arbitration law. All the partners of JMLP are members of the Geneva Bar Association, and as such they are able to advise and represent both Swiss and international clients. JMLP’s lawyers are members of various associations, such as the Swiss Federation of Lawyers. One of the partners was the president of the Swiss Federation of Lawyers. Although JMLP operates independently, it also works closely with foreign lawyers on matters within the same practice areas. The firm ensures the high quality of its services through ongoing staff training and the impeccable ethical standards required of its partners and associates. Looking ahead, this focus on continuous development will remain central to JMLP’s ongoing strategy as the firm continues to offer clients the same exceptional level of support and service that they have come to rely on. Company: Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder Contact: Oren-Olivier Puder Address: 17, rue Töpffer, Geneva, 1206, Switzerland Phone: 0041 22 703 4 703 Website: http://www.jmlp.ch/en/ index.php “...this focus on continuous development will remain central to JMLP’s ongoing strategy as the firm continues to offer clients the same exceptional level of support and service...”