Dr. Philippe Vladimir Boss
Partner, Lausanne
T +41 58 552 02 55
philippe.boss@mll-legal.com
Profile
Philippe Vladimir Boss’ practice focuses on investigations in criminal, internal and administrative matters, as well as the corresponding litigation, in financial, commercial, personal or reputational aspects of business. Clients range from financial institutions, commodity trading companies, SME in various sectors and private individuals, He also advises sport governing bodies in ethics, disciplinary or governance matters.
Philippe Boss’ expertise covers white-collar crime prosecution and defense, freezing of assets, asset tracing, international assistance in criminal, administrative and civil matters, assistance to plaintiffs, witnesses and targeted individuals in hearings, forensic searches, internal hearings, commercial litigation and arbitration, governance advice, ethics and discplinary proceedings, enforcement of foreign awards, protection of media reputation and crisis management.
Rankings & Awards
- “Philippe Boss is an excellent practitioner” – Legal500 EMEA 2024
- “Philippe Boss is a pleasure to deal with – always responsive, has an exceptional knowledge of criminal and civil procedure in Switzerland and a good understanding of English law issues” – Legal500 EMEA 2024
- “The experienced Philippe Vladimir Boss is available, always very calm and reassuring. He is very competent, responsive and has a very caring and empathetic nature” – Legal500 EMEA 2024
- “I’ve enjoyed the experience of engaging with the Partner, Philippe Vladimir Boss. His ability to simplify complex discussions is helpful whilst ensuring detail is not forgotten” – Legal500 EMEA 2024
Education & Admission
- Universities of Lausanne, Salamanca (Spain) and Zurich, Law degree (2004)
- University of Lausanne, PhD. (2006)
- Admitted to the Bar in Switzerland (2008)
- Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, clerk (2009-2012)
- Associate in a prominent business law firm (2013-2019)
- Partner in a prominent business law firm (2019-2023)
Memberships and public offices
- Board member of the Vaud Bar Association
- Juge suppléant au Tribunal neutre du canton de Vaud
- Chairman of the Independent Monitoring Group, International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)
- Arbitrator and mediator of the Sport Resolution’s International Panel
- Chairman within the Arbitral Tribunal of the Self-regulatory Organisation of the Swiss Federation of Lawyers and the Swiss Federation of Notaries
- Board member of the Tennis-Club Stade-Lausanne
Languages
- French
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
Publications
- Risques pénaux liés aux representations dans un contrat de vente d’actions | 23.03.2024
- Artificial Intelligence and LegalTech | 05.01.2024
- Mise à jour concernant les mesures fédérales COVID-19 | 09.02.2021
- Duty to cooperate in disciplinary proceedings and its limitations deriv-ing from standard rights in criminal proceedings – A review under Swiss law | 23.07.2020
Find all publications by Philippe Vladimir Boss on our website mll-legal.com.
Publications
“Philippe Boss is a pleasure to deal with