Benjamin Smadja

Practice Areas

Real Estate Law

High-value transactions; asset & share deals; forward purchase/funding; development projects; secured financings; commercial leases; transaction structuring; risk allocation; enforceability under Swiss law; acquisition-to-exit strategy.

Dispute Resolution

Commercial & real estate litigation; Swiss courts; interim measures; debt enforcement; high-stakes disputes; procedural strategy; results-driven advocacy.

Insolvency & Debt Enforcement

Creditor & investor representation; distressed situations; cross-border recovery; asset tracing; coordination with financial intermediaries; bankruptcy petitions (including without prior enforcement); strategic use of Swiss insolvency mechanisms.

Career

Before joining Bonnard Lawson in 2019, Benjamin gained experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the field of banking regulation, and subsequently at a leading law firm in Lausanne. He has also been active in legal education, teaching law at various institutions and, in particular, delivering preparatory courses for the Federal Diploma of Advanced Studies in Finance and Accounting at Centre Patronal (Romandie Formation).