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Rue du Grand-Ch\u00eane 1
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MCE Avocats (Martigny)
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Case postale 232
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After completing his university studies in Fribourg and T\u00fcbingen, Gaspard Couchepin obtained his Master of Law degree in 1999 (bilingual French\/German and European law). He went on to complete a traineeship as a notary in Valais (1st French-speaking patent in his class; November 2000), before completing his traineeship as a lawyer in an international law firm in Geneva (3rd French-speaking patent in his class; November 2002). He then worked as a guest lawyer in a Boston law firm (2003). From September 2003 to December 2005, he worked as an associate at Byrne-Sutton, Bonnard, Lawson, Meakin et Associ\u00e9s, specialising in civil and administrative construction law. From June 2006 to April 2009, he practised as an associate with Schmidt, Jaton & Associ\u00e9s in Lausanne and Geneva, mainly in business law. In May 2009, he joined MCE Avocats & Notaires as a partner. After several years in this role, he will step down in June 2023 from the Board of Directors of the Swiss Chamber of M&A Experts, of which he remains an active member.<\/p>\n
Gaspard Couchepin published a doctoral thesis in Swiss and comparative law on the penalty clause (contractual penalty) directed by Prof. Pierre Tercier (University of Fribourg, 2008; summa cum laude). He is the author of numerous publications and scientific conferences in the field of contracts and business law. He was a lecturer in private law at the University of Neuch\u00e2tel.<\/p>\n
A former member of the Young Bar Committee of the Geneva Bar Association, Gaspard Couchepin is a member of several professional associations, including the Swiss Chamber of Company Transfer Experts, the Geneva Business Law Association and the Swiss Federation of Notaries. He is Chairman of the AVVF Appeals Commission (table tennis), Vice-Chairman of the FVS Group (organiser of events, including the Foire du Valais), and sits on the boards of several Swiss companies. In May 2016, Gaspard Couchepin was named by the magazine Hebdo \/ Journal le Temps (Forum des 100) as one of the 100 personalities who make up French-speaking Switzerland.<\/p>\n
Gaspard Couchepin is active in French-speaking Switzerland, mainly in the canton of Vaud and Valais, where he advises, negotiates and litigates on behalf of his clients, where necessary before the courts and other authorities. His practice focuses mainly on commercial matters (particularly M&A) and contracts, as well as spatial planning, advising private individuals and municipalities, and economic criminal cases. He has also practised as a Valais notary since 2003 (commercial and inheritance deeds throughout Switzerland and real estate deeds in Valais).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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in particular agency, corporate, leasing and employment law<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n (buy-side or sell-side)<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n and representation before the courts and other authorities<\/p>\n<\/li>\n (commercial contracts, business acquisitions\/transfers)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n in particular spatial planning and public procurement law<\/p>\n<\/li>\n (throughout Switzerland for commercial and inheritance deeds, in Valais only for real estate deeds)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Since 2009<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2006 – 2009<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2003 – 2005<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2003<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2000 – 2002<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 1999 – 2000<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n 2018<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2011<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2008<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2002<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 2000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 1997<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n bilingual degree in Swiss law utriusque juris (equivalent to Master in Law), option European law (mention magna cum laude), University of Fribourg<\/p>\n 1994 – 1999<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n 1989 – 1994<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Helbing Lichtenhahn, B\u00e2le 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n in Newsletter 5, M&A Experts suisses, 5 juin 2021, co-auteur Rapha\u00ebl Leveau.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n in<\/em>\u00a0Semaine judiciaire (SJ 2014 II 197), Gen\u00e8ve 2014, n\u00b0 7, p. 197 ss .<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n 537 \u00e0 550 et 580 \u00e0 613 CC<\/p>\n (auteur ou co-auteur)\u00a0<\/span>in<\/em>\u00a0A. Eigenmann\/N. Rouiller (\u00e9d.)\u00a0St\u00e4mpfli, Berne 2012<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n in<\/em>\u00a0Semaine judiciaire (SJ 2009 II 1), Gen\u00e8ve 2009, n\u00b0 1, p. 1 ss.<\/span>www.swisslex.ch<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n in<\/em>\u00a0Tercier\/Favre, Les contrats sp\u00e9ciaux, 4\u00e8me \u00e9d. 2008, p. 957 ss.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n in<\/em>\u00a0Tercier\/Favre, Les contrats sp\u00e9ciaux, 4\u00e8me \u00e9d. 2008, p. 981 ss.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n ,\u00a0<\/span>in<\/em>\u00a0Tercier\/Favre, Les contrats sp\u00e9ciaux, 4\u00e8me \u00e9d. 2008, p. 995 ss.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Th\u00e8se de doctorat, Universit\u00e9 de Fribourg AISUF, Zurich 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Pierre Tercier\/Beno\u00eet Carron\/Gaspard Couchepin,\u00a0<\/span>in<\/em>\u00a0Journal des tribunaux (JT), Lausanne 2004, p. 445 ss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n ONLINE ACCESS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Pierre Tercier\/Beno\u00eet Carron\/Gaspard Couchepin,\u00a0<\/span>in<\/em>\u00a0Journal des tribunaux (JT), Lausanne 2003, p. 433 ss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"\/mce2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/droit-des-societes.png\")
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<\/p>\nCompany transfers, M&A <\/h3>\n
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Professional activities<\/h2>\n
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Partner at MCE Avocats & Notaires<\/h3>\n
\nLawyer with Schmidt, Jaton & Associ\u00e9s SA, in Geneva and Lausanne<\/h3>\n
\nAssociate with Beno\u00eet Carron, Byrne-Sutton, Bonnard, Lawson, Meakin & Associ\u00e9s, Geneva<\/h3>\n
\nGuest lawyer at Aresty International Law Firm, Boston<\/h3>\n
\nTrainee lawyer at Byrne-Sutton, Bonnard, Lawson, Meakin & Associ\u00e9s, Geneva<\/h3>\n
\nTrainee lawyer and notary with Jean-Charles Bornet, Sion<\/h3>\n
\nEducation<\/h2>\n
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Certificate of advances studies (CAS FATE ; (M&A ; transmission d\u2019entreprises), Lausanne<\/h3>\n
\nPostgraduate course in business transfers at the University of Lausanne (law and economics)<\/h3>\n
\nDoctor of Law utriusque juris (summa cum laude), University of Fribourg<\/h3>\n
\nGeneva bar exam (3rd exam)<\/h3>\n
\nValais notary\u2019s licence (1st French notary\u2019s licence)<\/h3>\n
\nERASMUS diplomas in European and German law, University of T\u00fcbingen<\/h3>\n
\nStudied Swiss and European law at the University of Fribourg 1999<\/h3>\n
\nMaturit\u00e9 gymnasiale (latin-English), Coll\u00e8ge de l\u2019Abbaye de St-Maurice, Valais<\/h3>\n
\nArticles & Publications<\/h2>\n
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\u00ab Les peines conventionnelles : \u00e9tude approfondie de la clause p\u00e9nale en droit suisse, d\u2019institutions voisines et notions de droit compar\u00e9 \u00bb,<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab Support de la data room et implications des donn\u00e9es dans le cadre d\u2019op\u00e9rations de fusion-acquisition \u00bb,<\/h3>\n
\n \u00ab Le transfert d\u2019actions d\u2019une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 dormante (manteau d\u2019actions) : situation actuelle et perspectives \u00bb<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab Commentaire du droit des successions \u00bb<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab La forfaitisation du dommage \u00bb,<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab Les contrats de transport \u00bb <\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab Le contrat de voyage \u00e0 forfait \u00bb,<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab Le contrat de d\u00e9p\u00f4t ordinaire \u00bb<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab La clause p\u00e9nale : \u00e9tude g\u00e9n\u00e9rale et de quelques applications pratiques en droit de la construction \u00bb<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab La route et la circulation routi\u00e8re : expos\u00e9 syst\u00e9matique de jurisprudence \u00bb<\/h3>\n
\n\u00ab La route et la circulation routi\u00e8re : expos\u00e9 syst\u00e9matique de jurisprudence \u00bb<\/h3>\n
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