Benoît Carron

Born on 16 May 1964, Benoît Carron is particularly responsible for the Litigation departement of Bonnard Lawson’s Geneva office. Partner of the firm since 1998, he gives courses regularly at the Faculty of Law of the University of Fribourg, as Master Assistant to Prof. Paul-Henri Steinauer (Preliminary Title of the Civil Code and exercises in the law of inheritance), then, from 2004 on, as Lecturer of Prof. Franz Werro (contract law and law of torts). Prof. tit. since 2013, he currently teaches construction contracts.

After having adapted into French language the “WERKVERTRAG” (Works Contract) (1999) by Prof. Peter Gauch, Me Carron has become progressively specialized in the law of construction. His clientele includes public entities, engineers, architects, promoters, general contractors, construction companies, insurance companies and individuals. He assists them in the drafting of contractual documents, in obtaining or contesting building permits and in the day-to-day management of the construction sites. He defends their interests before the civil courts and arbitral tribunals. He also is appointed as mediator or arbitrator in such matters. Me Carron also assists public entities and businesses in the context of public procurement. His complementary specializations, in the law of private insurance and the law of torts, permit him also to manage any concerns which may arise in these areas.

In 2006 and 2007, Benoît Carron successfully completed the training an FSA specialist lawyer (Swiss Federal Bar Association) in construction law and property law. He is one of the first 15 lawyers in French-speaking Switzerland to have obtained this certification which is based on practice and subject to an examination. Me Carron was president of the Swiss Chamber of FSA Specialist Lawyers in construction law and property law from 2010 to 2017.