ANNE REISER LAW FIRM
Attorneys-at-law before the Geneva Bar
Life is what happens to you when you had planned something else.
Families are built, decomposed and recomposed.
- Family transitions can sometimes be difficult to handle.
Swiss and International family law sometimes lack coherence.
- Some people do not have access to legal proceedings affecting them.
- Other people feel that only their monetised worth matters.
- The interplay of applicable laws often leads to unexpected results, particularly in international cases.
- Children provide paths to solutions as much as avenues for conflicts. Applicable laws can make children hostages of poorly resolved conflicts between parents.
Fields of activity
All of the above areas in Swiss and International matters
Family Law including contracts, companies, trusts and pension assets
Children Law
- Matrimonial Law and Property Law
- Contract Law and Corporate Law
Family law for same-sex couples, including the reproductive rights
- Criminal law related to these areas
Fathers’ rights
Domestic violence
Gender discrimination in the family context
We do everything we can to build an authentic, collaborative relationship with our clients in order to obtain, with them, the best possible results, using all the legal avenues available to us.
Swiss law favours freedom of contract in family relations by giving effect to family conventions. These conventions can include elements of foreign law, and be tailored to reflect the dignity of the people who have built unique family bonds between themselves. Once concluded, these conventions can be perfected into court judgments enforceable in Switzerland and other jurisdictions.
Some people do not have access to proceedings affecting them.
ACTIVITIES
Our Practice

Strategic advice tailored to ensure effective resolution of existing conflicts and anticipation of future conflicts. Design and oversight of strategies for court proceedings and negotiations, whether taking place solely in Switzerland or in several jurisdictions.

Court litigation and resolution of conflicts outside of court, including, when appropriate, in cooperation with other professionals and lawyers in Switzerland and abroad.

Pooling of skills from lawyers and professionals inside and outside the firm, collaborating across several areas of practice in order to best serve the goals pursued by our clients.

Action-oriented teamwork with clients, with a focus on their desires for the future.

Second advice to clients represented by other lawyers, and to lawyers advising their clients, assessing conflicts, strategies and possible results. Expert legal advice for court proceedings in foreign jurisdictions.

Continuing education on legal developments and the latest case law inside and outside the firm. Regular publications, conferences and media interventions in order to promote the coherence of the law and of practices in Family Law.
Children provide paths to solutions as much as avenues for conflicts. Applicable laws can make children hostages of poorly resolved conflicts between parents.
NEWS
Media
Latest publications
Conferences
RTS: Guichet: divorce and separation
RTS: Guichet: divorce and separation Anne Reiser comments on the issue. replay Published in:
RTS: Child abductions on the rise, mostly by mothers
RTS: Child abductions on the rise, mostly by mothers Anne Reiser comments on the issue REPLAY Published in:
Divorce: “The father pays and shut his m…”
Divorce: "The father pays and shut his m…” Anne Reiser comments on the issue GET THE PDF Published in:
RTS: Fathers are too often harmed in the awarding of custody and visitation rights: interview with Anne Reiser
RTS: Fathers are too often harmed in the awarding of custody and visitation rights: interview with Anne Reiser Anne Reiser comments on the issue REPLAY Published in: [...]
RTS On en parle: Johnny Depp/Amber Heard case: how to avoid excesses in private?
RTS On en parle: Johnny Depp/Amber Heard case: how to avoid excesses in private? Anne Reiser comments on the issue. REPLAY Published in: [...]
IusNet: What recognition and enforcement of international family agreements reached in mediation?
IusNet: What recognition and enforcement of international family agreements reached in mediation? Title: “What recognition and enforcement of international family agreements reached in mediation?”, Journal: IusNet Civil Law, Date of publication: 23th february [...]
Plaidoyer: The great deregulation of the family assaults democracy
Plaidoyer: The great deregulation of the family assaults democracy Anne Reiser comments on the issue READ THE PDF Published by: Anne Reiser [...]
IusNet: Approval of parenting arrangements: The need for consistent federal jurisprudence regardless of the marital status of the parents
IusNet: Approval of parenting arrangements: The need for consistent federal jurisprudence regardless of the marital status of the parents Title: “Approval of parenting arrangements: The need for consistent federal jurisprudence regardless of the [...]
IusNet: Alternating custody, its usefulness, its actuality and the passage of time as a new fact requiring its re-examination
IusNet: Alternating custody, its usefulness, its actuality and the passage of time as a new fact requiring its re-examination Title: “Alternating custody, its usefulness, its actuality and the passage of time as a [...]
IusNet: From the damage caused by divorce to the damage caused by marriage
IusNet: From the damage caused by divorce to the damage caused by marriage Anne Reiser comments on the issue GET THE PDF Published by: Anne Reiser [...]
For an effective and coherent treatment of family separations
For an effective and coherent treatment of family separations Details: "For an effective and coherent treatment of family separations". When? 10th march 2023; Where? Palais Eynard, Genève. READ MORE [...]
Family Matters Forum 2022: Children, marriage, separation and divorce – Changing family patterns
Family Matters Forum 2022: Children, marriage, separation and divorce - Changing family patterns Details: Children, marriage, separation and divorce - Changing family patterns When? December 6th, 2022 Where? Bern READ MORE [...]
Lecture on practical aspects of negotiating a divorce agreement
Lecture on practical aspects of negotiating a divorce agreement When? May 5, 2021 Where? University of Lausanne. Speaker: Anne Reiser
Diploma of Advanced Studies in mediation / Ichoba
Diploma of Advanced Studies in mediation / Ichoba Title: Intervention on the Ichoba process for reconciling family conflicts ; When? December 14th 2020, 15:15. Where? University of Fribourg. Speaker: Anne Reiser [...]
Lecturer on Investing in the future instead of in the irreparable past, in the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Mediation
Lecturer on Investing in the future instead of in the irreparable past, in the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Mediation When? 2020 Where? University of Fribourg Speaker: Anne Reiser [...]
The interplay of applicable laws often leads to unexpected results, particularly in international cases.
CONTACT
Email :
Phone :
+41 22 807 33 67
Fax :
+41 22 807 33 63
Our address :
Rue de Saint-Léger 2
1205 Geneva, Switzerland
Opening hours :
8 a.m to 12 p.m / 2 p.m to 6 p.m
For any request for an appointment, please send us an e-mail at contact@reiser-anne.ch, indicating your name, the name of the opposing party and your contact details so that the secretariat can get back in touch with you as soon as possible. No lawyer-client relationship can be established by e-mail, so please do not send us any confidential information in your e-mail.