LAÏLA ROCHAT DEVIENT COUNSEL

Laïla Rochat holds a bachelor’s degree in law (UNIGE, 2006) and a master’s degree in economic law (UNIGE, 2007). She was admitted to the Geneva bar in 2011 after having completed her internship in a regional law firm. She subsequently obtained her federal diploma as a tax expert in 2016.

From 2012 to 2016, she worked as a lawyer in a leading law firm in Geneva. In March 2017, Laïla Rochat joined the law firm OBERSON ABELS SA.

Alongside her activity as a lawyer, Laïla Rochat teaches in the framework of the University of Geneva’s LL.M. Tax program. She regularly publishes and gives lectures in Switzerland and abroad. In addition, she is the French-speaking Switzerland Director in charge of the organization of the ISIS Seminar (Institute of Swiss and International Tax Law).

Laïla Rochat practices all areas of Swiss and international tax law. She advises her clients in particular on mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and international taxation, as well as on tax planning for private clients and criminal tax law. Other aspects of her practice include estate planning, executive compensation and corporate tax.

Finally, Laïla Rochat is a member of several professional associations. She is a member of the Tax and Finance Commission of the Geneva Bar Association since 2020.