Defending Swiss Assets from Ex Parte Applications
Alexander Troller, Sandrine Giroud, Benoît A. Mauron, 2019The Lawyer, The Big Four Issue, September 2019, p.64
35, Rue de la Mairie
P.O. Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland
Alexander Troller joined LALIVE in 1997 and is a partner since 2003. He specialises in litigation, with particular emphasis on financial matters, corporate and shareholder disputes, white collar crime, estate and inheritance disputes, employment conflicts and more generally, asset recovery and judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters.
On the non-contentious side, Alexander Troller routinely advises corporations and individuals in the structuring and financing of transactions and partnerships, the establishing, purchase and sale of businesses and the planning of estates. His broad litigation practice gives him a strong understanding of the full business cycle and the related needs of his clients. He has expertise in a wide range of industry sectors including private clients, banking & finance, natural resources, utilities and infrastructure projects.
Alexander Troller is a member of numerous professional associations including the Swiss Society of Jurists, the Geneva Association for Business Law and the Geneva Society of Law and Legislation. In 2004, he was appointed as Senior Special Fellow to the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) for the legal aspects of the public debt and financial management programme for developing countries, where he acted as expert-consultant, leading multiple training seminars to Ministry of Finance and Central bank officers in Africa and Central Asia. In 2012, he was elected by his peers to the Council of the Geneva Bar Association, where he served until 2018. In 2023, he was appointed Officer of the International Bar Association (IBA)’s Asset Recovery Committee.
Before joining LALIVE, Alexander Troller held various positions in the commercial and in the banking sector (in commodity finance), including with Banque Paribas in Paris as a structuring officer, International Trade Engineering and Commodities & Trade Finance Departments (1994-1997), Firmenich Inc. and Firmenich SA as legal counsel in New Jersey, USA (1994) and in Geneva (1993). He graduated from the University of Geneva in 1989.
Alexander Troller is amazing: very competent, very efficient and incredibly fast with a great and useful network.
Legal 500, Switzerland - Private Client, 2023
Legal 500, Switzerland – Private Client, 2023
Alexander Troller comes highly recommended as "an extremely skilled litigator and practitioner" who "excels in inheritance and trust disputes."
Who’s Who Legal, Private Client, 2022
Peers and clients say, “Alexander Troller is a go-to Geneva lawyer” and “He is terrific at dealing with strategy in complex international litigation cases.” “Mr. Troller is an excellent asset recovery lawyer.”
Who’s Who Legal, Thought Leaders GIR and Global Leader – Asset Recovery, 2022
Alexander Troller is described as "Very experienced in developing creative solutions to create win/wins instead of wasting time and energy in useless confrontations. Very pleasant and highly responsive."
Legal 500, Switzerland – Private Client, 2022
Alexander Troller is an estate and inheritance litigation expert who is also sought after by private clients for his banking litigation experience. "He is a very pleasant and experienced person, giving you a clear impression that he cares for you and your case," says a client. Another says that he is "very responsive."
Chambers High Net Worth Guide, 2022
Alexander Troller is an "excellent lawyer," according to sources. He represents clients in asset recovery proceedings, banking litigation and shareholder disputes.
Chambers Global and Europe Guide, Litigation – Switzerland, 2022
Alexander Troller is a top-drawer practitioner who possesses vast experience in wealth and private client-related litigation.
Who’s Who Legal, Thought Leaders - Private Client, 2022
Alexander Troller is a first-rate lawyer, noted by peers as “highly competent in the area of international litigation.”
Who’s Who Legal, National Leaders Switzerland – Commercial Litigation, 2022
Sources say Alexander Troller is "Respected by the banks and an excellent advisor on issues involving bank regulation."
Legal 500, Switzerland - Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2022
“We find the team we work with efficient and highly professional.”
Legal 500, Switzerland – Banking and Finance, 2022
Alexander Troller receives widespread recognition for his first-class asset recovery practice.
Who’s Who Legal, National Leader, Asset Recovery - Switzerland, 2021
Alexander Troller is widely endorsed as an “excellent trust lawyer” who excels in estate and inheritance disputes.
Who’s Who Legal, National Leader, Private Client - Switzerland, 2021
Alexander Troller is “a go-to name for litigation” ranging from shareholder and employment conflicts to asset recovery and criminal proceedings.
Who’s Who Legal, National Leader, Litigation - Switzerland, 2021
Alexander Troller was described by a source as a “knowledgeable, responsive and confident legal professional, with demonstrated flexibility and agility”.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Private Client, 2021
Alexander Troller is "very experienced and good at finding creative solutions", according to sources. He represents clients in asset recovery proceedings, banking litigation, and shareholder disputes. Interviewees also describe him as "highly intelligent and extremely sharp."
Chambers Global, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2021
Alexander Troller is highlighted by peers as a formidable litigation specialist. He has a wealth of experience in relation to white-collar crime, financial disputes and asset recovery proceedings.
Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2020
Clients highlight his performance on his feet in litigations.
Chambers Global and Europe, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, Switzerland, 2020
Recommended as Thought Leader Global and Switzerland in Asset Recovery and Private Clients.
Who’s Who Legal, 2020
Alexander Troller impresses peers with the breadth of his experience.
Who's Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2020
Alexander Troller is highly regarded by fellow practitioners for his "extensive knowledge of tax and estate planning issues".
Who's Who Legal, Private Client, 2020
The “excellent” Alexander Troller is singled out by sources for his “extensive knowledge”. He has nearly 30 years of experience in asset recovery and other white-collar crime matters.
Who’s Who Legal, Asset recovery, 2019
A go-to lawyer for high-value banking disputes who impresses peers with his broad experience representing major clients from the financial sector.
Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, 2019
Ranked among the world’s leading asset recovery practitioners.
Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2019
Clients appreciate that Alexander Troller "is very logical" and "gives the right advice every time". They also highlight his "authority and charisma".
Chambers Global, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2019
Alexander Troller is “a very reactive and intelligent lawyer” who possesses “just the perfect match between legal technicity and a pragmatic sense of business reality”.
Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2018
"An exceptional practitioner with unrivalled technical expertise".
Legal 500, Switzerland, Banking and Finance, 2018
Recommended practitioner in Litigation, Banking and Finance, Real Estate and Construction, Private Client, Corporate, Commercial and M&A
Legal 500, Switzerland, 2018
Recognised among the leading lawyers in Switzerland in Asset Recovery
Who’s Who Legal: Asset Recovery, 2018
Alexander Troller is "very knowledgeable in all the needed areas" and "very thorough in his research." He has experience advising on a range of cross-border litigation cases concerning civil mismanagement, collective investment schemes and compensation claims. His client roster includes private individuals and companies from the oil and gas, finance and e-commerce sectors.
Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution, Switzerland, 2018
Alexander Troller boasts a great reputation as one of the pre-eminent names in the field. Peers describe him as an “exceptionally smart” practitioner, and praise him for strong expertise handling asset recovery matters relating to criminal proceedings.
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Asset Recovery, 2017
Recommended lawyer in Corporate Commercial and Litigation
Legal 500, 2017
Alexander Troller is "client-oriented, responsive, diligent and very supportive".
Legal 500, Switzerland, Banking and finance: Geneva, 2016
The "very diligent" Alexander Troller is recommended.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute resolution: litigation, 2016
Alexander Troller is a “talented” and “highly intelligent” practitioner, whose work covers natural resources, utilities and infrastructure projects.
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Energy, 2016
Alexander Troller is known for his “intimidating intelligence” and “masterful strategic mind”.
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Asset Recovery, 2016
According to clients, Alexander Troller "provides practical insight and is very hands-on." He focuses on international litigation and has standout experience of asset recovery, banking and energy matters.
Chambers Global, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2016
Alexander Troller is an “efficient” and “smart” lawyer.
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Asset Recovery, 2015
Alexander Troller is an “outstanding” lawyer and has a wealth of experience in the natural resources, utilities and infrastructure industries.
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Energy, 2015
Recognised Practitioner
Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2015
We recognise the “seasoned expert” Alexander Troller for his “encyclopaedic knowledge” of the energy and natural resources sectors.
Who’s Who Legal: Switzerland, 2015
Alexander Troller is "very commercial, using his experience as in-house counsel to good effect", and has "good client-handling skills".
Legal 500, Switzerland, Leading firms, 2014
Alexander Troller is extremely responsive and practical.
IFLR 1000, 2014
Alexander Troller, a "true expert".
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Asset Recovery, 2013
Alexander Troller has "excellent tactical sense".
Legal 500, Switzerland, Leading firms, 2013
The "impressive" Alexander Troller [...] [is] recommended.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Banking and Finance, Switzerland Geneva, 2012
Alexander Troller is recommended as "one of the best oil and gas lawyers in the world".
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Power, 2013
The Lawyer, The Big Four Issue, September 2019, p.64
Newsletter – TerraLex Connections, 19 April 2016
IBA Banking Law News, March 2015, pp. 43-47
Newsletter-Terralex Connections, 26 June 2014
STEP Wealth Structuring News Digest 17 February 2014
In: Louis Flannery (Ed.), International Civil Fraud, First ed., 2014, Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited, 2014, pp. 233-242
Jusletter, 16 June 2014
Banking in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, 2013, pp. 24-27.
Legal Week, September 2013
International Enforcement Law Reporter, Vol. 29, Issue 10, October 2013, pp. 363-365
Le Temps, page Finance, 4 June 2010, p. 16
In: UNITAR Best Practices Series, No. 13, 2006
In: UNITAR Best Practices Series, No. 11, 2005
In: UNITAR Occasional Series for the Central Asian Republics and Azerbaijan, 2005, No. 3
In: UNITAR (Ed.), A New Approach to Debt Management, 2005
In: UNITAR (Ed.), Programme de formation sur les aspects juridiques de la gestion de la dette, Série pratiqueNo 1, 2004
For more information, see the programme, the presentation and the recording.
For more information, see the programme.
For more information, see the programme and the presentation.
For more information, see the programme and the presentations.
The online course was sponsored by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), of which Alexander Troller is a Senior Special Fellow. The course extended over four weeks and was attended by 70 participants from all parts of the world, of which 61 successfully completed the course.
The online course was sponsored by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), of which Alexander Troller is a Senior Special Fellow, and organized by UNITAR’s Debt and Financial Management Team. The course extended over five weeks and was attended by 63 participants, of which 53 successfully completed the course.
The workshop was attended by about 30 senior executives from the Ministries of Finance and other government of Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Tajikistan. The workshop was sponsored by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The workshop was attended by 30 senior executives from the Ministries of Finance and other government agencies of French-speaking Central and Western African countries. This workshop was a joint training initiative of the training pole of the Banque des Etats d’Afrique Centrale (BEAC) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
The workshop was attended by 40 senior executives from the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Planning, Bank Indonesia and other government agencies of the Republic of Indonesia. It was a joint training initiative of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
The workshop was attended by about 30 executives from Ministries of Finance and Justice, Attorney General’s offices, central banks, debt management offices, national planning commissions, and commercial banks from English-speaking West Africa (Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone) and from Sudan. Held in Banjul (Gambia), the workshop was a joint training initiative of the West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management (WAIFEM) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).
The workshop was attended by approximately 25 participants from the Ministries of Finance, Reserve Banks and Attorney General’s Offices of Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Held in Lilongwe (Malawi), the workshop was a joint training initiative of the Macroeconomic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa (MEFMI) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). See full report.
The workshop was attended by 16 participants from the Nigerian Debt Management Office, under a training initiative sponsored by Crown Agents and hosted by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). See full report.
The workshop was attended by approximately 40 participants from the Ministries of Finance and Central Banks of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan. It was a joint training initiative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). See full report.
The workshop was held in Lomé, Togo, and was attended by participants from the Ministries of Finance and other relevant government agencies from the countries of Francophone Western and Central Africa. The workshop was a joint training initiative of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Banque des Etats d’Afrique centrale (BEAC) and the Banque centrale des Etats d’Afrique de l’Ouest (BCEAO).
2004
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Senior Special Fellow for the legal aspects of public debt management, international borrowings and negotiation of loan agreements for developing countries
Appointment to IBA Asset Recovery Committee
CHAMBERS HNW GUIDE 2022 RECOGNITION
New admissions to the Bar
LALIVE RANKED AMONG THE LEADING INVESTIGATIONS FIRMS WORLDWIDE BY GIR
FOUR LALIVE PARTNERS RECOGNISED AS THOUGHT LEADERS-GIR BY WHO’S WHO LEGAL 2020
FIVE LALIVE PARTNERS RECOGNISED AS ASSET RECOVERY LEADERS BY WHO’S WHO LEGAL 2020
Three LALIVE partners recognised as Thought Leaders for Private Client by Who’s Who Legal 2020
LALIVE litigation team again highly ranked by The Legal 500
Who’s Who Legal recognises 23 LALIVE practitioners in its Arbitration and Litigation guides
LALIVE ranked as the top dispute resolution firm in Switzerland by Handelsblatt
LALIVE practitioners recognised as Thought Leaders in Switzerland
LALIVE’s Investigations practice ranked among top 100 worldwide for fourth consecutive year
Swiss banking regulator FINMA appoints Alexander Troller to the creditors’ committee of Banque Privée Espirito Santo (Suisse) SA in liquidation
Press coverage: Alexander Troller interviewed on new Swiss financial legislation
LALIVE Newsflash: Switzerland’s new Anti Money Laundering legislation
LALIVE Newsflash: New Swiss Shareholder Transparency Law
Press coverage: Swiss Court decision on the protection of personal data in banks
LALIVE ranked highly in Chambers Global
Press coverage: Alexander Troller interviewed on the key aspects of Swiss Federal Financial Services Act and Financial Institutions Act
LALIVE appointments to the Geneva Bar Association’s Civil and Administrative Law and Human Rights Commissions
Alexander Troller appointed as Practice Group Leader of Terralex’s Finance and Banking Group
Press coverage: Swiss court limits assistance to India
Litigation partners M Henzelin and A Troller recognized as leaders in their field by Who’s Who Legal’s first country report on Switzerland (March 2013)
LALIVE’s Energy practice: three partners recognized by Who’s Who Legal’s first country report on Switzerland
Litigation partners M Henzelin and A Troller recognized as leaders in their field by Who’s Who Legal’s first country report on Switzerland (March 2013)
LALIVE organises a seminar on retrocessions payable to banks and financial intermediaries (December 2012)
Alexander Troller elected member of the Bar Council in Geneva (March 2012)
Alexander Troller appointed as Senior Special Fellow to UNITAR
Lalive hosted Intellectual Property Conference Reception (AIPPI)