Romain Giovanola

Associate, Geneva

+41 58 105 2000

Romain Giovanola

Romain specialises in domestic and international litigation. He advises and represents clients in both civil and criminal proceedings, with a particular focus on white-collar crime.

Current professional memberships

  • Geneva Bar Association

Career history

  • Associate, LALIVE, Geneva, 2025 – present
  • Federal Prosecutor assistant, Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (White-Collar Crime Division), 2024 – 2025
  • Law Clerk, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Geneva, 2023 – 2024
  • Trainee, Schellenberg Wittmer SA, Geneva, 2021 – 2022
  • Research assistant to Prof. Benoît Chappuis, Universities of Fribourg and Geneva, 2019 – 2020
  • Legal intern in arbitration, White & Case LLP, Geneva, 2019
  • Research assistant to Prof. Christiana Fountoulakis, University of Fribourg, 2016 – 2018

Academic qualifications

  • Master of Laws, University of Fribourg (magna cum laude), 2021
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions, University of Geneva, 2020
  • Exchange semester, Panthéon-Assas University Paris II, 2020
  • Center for Transnational Legal Studies, Georgetown University, 2018
  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Fribourg (magna cum laude), 2018
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Practices

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Private Client
  • White Collar Crime

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German

Nationality

  • Swiss

Admission

  • Switzerland, 2022