Atty. Rodolphe Gautier
Rodolphe Gautier heads the Dispute Resolution practice of Geneva. He has more than 15 years of experience working in litigation and arbitration.
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Rodolphe Gautier is a litigation, adr, and international attorney, practicing at Walder Wyss AG. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Arbitration and Mediation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — International Arbitration (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation (2026). Serands clients in Geneva and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Rodolphe Gautier heads the Dispute Resolution practice of Geneva
- He has more than 15 years of experience working in litigation and arbitration
- His practice focuses on commercial and banking disputes in Switzerland and international arbitration involving Swiss-connected parties, assets, substantive law or seats of arbitration
- He frequently acts for multinationals, domestic companies and individuals before civil and criminal courts and arbitral tribunals
- His practice also includes applications for pre-emptive relief to locate and freeze assets and preserve evidence
- Additionally, Rodolphe Gautier handles white collar crime proceedings, often assisting corporations and executives in criminal prosecutions and international mutual assistance
- He provides strategic and tactical advice in pre-litigation phases
- He also acts as external counsel to multinationals and financial services providers in international investigations, compliance audits and reporting of suspicious transactions to the Money Laundering Reporting Office (MROS)
- He assists clients in their investigations of potential money laundering activities, notably in Art and in Sport
- Born in 1976, Rodolphe Gautier was educated at Fribourg University (lic. iur. 1998, Master in Law and in European Law, with distinction)
- He spent part of his traineeship with the Geneva Civil Courts and in a well-known Geneva law firm
- Prior to joining Walder Wyss, he worked in Geneva (and Singapore as foreign associate) in an international law firm of which he became a partner in 2009
- Since several years, the international directory Who's Who Legal consistently describes him as 'an outstanding practitioner with a formidable reputation in the Swiss asset recovery market who provides client with excellent insight on a wide range of issues'
- He is also recommended ('thorough and strategic') in the Legal 500 and Best Lawyers Clients Guides for his 'well known' litigation practice
- Rodolphe Gautier speaks French and English
- He is registered with both the Geneva Bar Association and the Swiss Bar Association and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland
- He is also registered and admitted to practice as foreign lawyer with the Singapore International Commercial Court
- He is on the list of arbitrators of ICC (Switzerland) and of SIAC (Singapore) and a member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators (MSiarb)
- He sits on the Legal Board of the Swiss Sailing Federation
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Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Rodolphe Gautier handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
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International law attorneys for cross-border transactions, trade, foreign investment, and treaties.
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