Alain BergerPartner

Languages

  • French, English, German

Main fields of activity

  • Family law (national and international divorce, separation, matrimonial estate, nuptial and prenuptial agreements, judiciary measures of protection of the marital union, international child abduction, registered partnerships)
  • Family finances
  • Splitting of occupational pension scheme (second pillar under Swiss law)
  • Inheritance law (national and international, estate planning)
  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign orders and judgments
  • Internation judicial assistance in civil matters
  • International private law
  • Civil liability
  • Criminal law

Memberships

Education

  • Law Degree at the University of Geneva (1974)
  • Bar Exam, Geneva (1977)

Professional experience 

  • Partner of the Firm BRS Berger Recordon & de Saugy, of which he was one of the three founding partners in 1985
  • Swiss bar association Expert for lawyers specializing in family law (2013)
  • Trainee (1974-1977) and thereafter Associate (1977-1985) of Mr. Dominique PONCET †, Esq.

Publications

  • Swiss contribution in : "Practical Family Law Guide", Thomson Reuters (April 2023)
  • Swiss contribution in: Practical Law Family Global Guide, Thomson Reuters 2021 (December 2020)
  • International Trust and Divorce Litigation (October 2013)
  • Family Law Journal (November 2011)
  • Swiss contribution in : International Pre-Nuptial and Post-Nuptial Agreements (Jordan Publishing Limited) (January 2011)
  • Swiss contributor in : International tables of Suzanne KINGSTON (Family Law journal) (April 2008)
  • Swiss contributor in : International tables of Suzanne KINGSTON (Family Law journal) (June 2007)
  • Swiss contributor in : International tables of Suzanne KINGSTON (Family Law journal) (May 2007)
  • Cross-border matrimonial Law, with James COPSON and Alexandre BOICHE (Family Law journal) (October 2006)