Stéphanie Francisoz GuimaraesPartner
Languages
- French, English
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)
- Liquiditation of complex matrimonial regimes and cohabitation partnerships (companies, real estate)
- Anticipated agreements in view of divorces and matrimonial agreements
- International and national adoption
- Inheritance law (national and international, estate planning)
- International private law
- Splitting of occupational pension scheme (second pillar)
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign orders and judgments
- General Criminal law and criminal law of undertakings
- Criminal family law, in particular domestic violences
- Legal assistance for victims of criminal offence
Memberships
- Geneva Bar Association
- Swiss Lawyers' Federation
- Admitted to the Geneva Bar
- Juris Conseil Junior
- Children's Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association
Education
- Law degree at the University of Geneva (2005)
- Swiss student in Lucern (2004)
- Bar Exam, Geneva (2009)
Professional experience
- Partner of the Firm BRS Berger Recordon & de Saugy (since 2020)
- Associate lawyer with the Law Firm BRS Avocats (2013 - 2020)
- Associate lawyer with the Law Firm Anne REISER (2009 - 2012)
- Partner of the Firm BRS Berger Recordon & de Saugy (since 2020)
- Associate lawyer with the Law Firm BRS Avocats (2013 - 2020)
- Associate lawyer with the Law Firm Anne REISER (2009 - 2012)
- Trainee with the Law Firm PONCET TURRETTINI AMAUDRUZ NEYROUD & PARTNERS (2007-2009)
- Trainee with the Geneva Superior Court of Justice, Criminal Section (2006)
Conferences
September 2026 – “Format Capsule” Conference organised by the University of Geneva
- Participation as a family law specialist, presenting recent case law on civil procedure in the fields of the law of persons and family law.artner of the Firm BRS Berger Recordon & de Saugy (since 2020)
September 2025 – “Comparative Perspectives on Hearing Children in Civil Proceedings: Swiss and French Practice” Conference organised by the Children’s Rights Committee of the Geneva Bar Association
- Moderator of the conference dedicated to the hearing of children in civil proceedings, with the participation of Ms Joëlle Cottier, Vice-President of the Geneva Court of First Instance, and Ms Marion Galvez, a lawyer at the Paris Bar and a practitioner specialised in conducting child hearings.
