Mr Silvio Venturi Partner Tavernier Tschanz - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

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Lawyer Biography

Mr Silvio Venturi

Degrees

  • LL.M.
    Berkeley, 1995
  • Doctor of laws, summa cum laude, Vigener and Walther Hug awards
    Fribourg, 1994
  • Max-Planck Institute
    Hamburg, 1991
  • Licence en droit
    Fribourg, 1987

Bar admission

  • 1993 Geneva Bar, ranked 1st

Main expertise

Corporate finance and M&A

Other positions held

  • Lecturer for competition law
    University of Geneva (2005-2006)
  • Lecturer for competition law
    University of Geneva Master in Business law (2001-2002)
  • Lecturer (MBA Program)
    International Institute of Management in Telecommunications (1998-2002)
  • Lecturer for Contracts law
    University of Fribourg (1996-2002)
  • Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
    Brussels (1995-1996)

Selected publications

Books

  • Le contrôle des concentrations Art. 4 III, 9 et 10 LCart
    Commentaire Romand du droit de la concurrence (ed.: Pierre Tercier/Christian Bovet/Vincent Martenet), 2nd ed., Genève/Bâle/Munich, 2011, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Le contrat de vente mobilière (Art.184-215 CO et Art. 222-225 CO)
    Commentaire Romand du Code des obligations I (éd. Luc Thévenoz/Franz Werro), 2011, with Marie-Noëlle Zen-Ruffinen
  • L'augmentation du capital-actions (Art. 650-653i CO)
    Commentaire Romand du Code des obligations II (éd.: Pierre Tercier & Marc Amstutz), 2010
  • Swiss Board of Directors
    Zurich, 2009, with Marc Bauen
  • L'augmentation du capital-actions (Art. 650-653i CO)
    Commentaire Romand du Code des obligations II (éd. Pierre Tercier/Marc Amstutz), Genève/Bâle/Münich, 2008, with Marie-Noëlle Zen-Ruffinen
  • Der Verwaltungsrat
    Zürich, 2007, with Marc Bauen
  • Le conseil d'administration
    Zürich, 2007, with Marc Bauen
  • Le contrat de vente mobilière (Art. 184-215, 222-225 CO)
    Commentaire Romand du Code des obligations I (éd. Luc Thévenoz/Franz Werro), Genève/Bâle/Münich, 2003
  • Le contrôle des concentrations (Art. 4 III, 9 et 10 LCart)
    Commentaire Romand du droit de la concurrence (éd.: Pierre Tercier & Christian Bovet), Genève/Bâle/Münich, 2002
  • La réduction du prix de vente en cas de défaut ou de non-conformité de la chose
    Le Code suisse des obligations et la Convention des Nations Unies sur les contrats de vente internationale de marchandises, Fribourg, 1994

Articles

ILO

  • Federal Supreme Court overturns Swisscom's record fine of Sfr333 million
    ILO, August 2011, with Pascal G. Favre,
  • Competition Commission publishes annual report
    ILO, August 2011, with Pascal G. Favre,
  • Competition Commission opens investigation against Swatch Group
    ILO, July 2011, with Pascal G. Favre
  • New legislation introduced to allow publishers to fix book prices
    ILO, May 2011, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Commission investigates cooperation in fibre-optic sector
    ILO, April 2011, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Commission imposes fines for price fixing in door components sector
    ILO, January 2011, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Commission investigates online sales restrictions
    ILO, January 2011, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission clears Sunrise and CVC Capital Partners concentration
    ILO, December 2010, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Federal Council consults on revision of Competition Act
    ILO, September 2010, with Pascal G. Favre
  • FCC consults on its vertical agreements communication review
    ILO, June 2010, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission approves merger of Tamedia and Edipresse
    (also published on Mondaq, 25 September 2009), ILO, October 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Commission imposes fines for collusive tendering in electrical equipment sector
    (also published on Mondaq, 25 September 2009), ILO, October 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission to assess newspaper distribution merger
    (also published on Mondaq, on 12 July 2009), ILO, August 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Commission opens investigation into roadworks sector
    (also published on Mondaq, on 12 July 2009), ILO, July 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission fines Felco and Landi for retail price fixing
    (also published on Mondaq, on 12 July 2009), ILO, July 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Secretariat opens preliminary investigation into Maestro Interchange fee
    (also published on Mondaq, on 12 July 2009), ILO, July 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission publishes annual report
    (also published on Mondaq, on 12 July 2009), ILO, June 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Act evaluated
    (also published on Mondaq, on 13 April 2009), ILO, April 2009, with Pascal G. Favre,
  • Secretariat of Competition Commission finds vertical collusion in Viagra market
    (also published on Mondaq, on 13 April 2009), ILO, April 2009, with Pascal G. Favre,
  • Supreme Court extends in-house solicitor privileges
    (also published on Mondaq, on 26 April 2009), ILO, February 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Investigation into healthcare tariffs discontinued
    (also published on Mondaq, on 26 April 2009), ILO, February 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Federal bodies call for faster determination of telecoms network access prices
    (also published on Mondaq, on 3 December 2008), ILO, November 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Supreme Court upholds right to free market access
    (also published on Mondaq, on 3 December 2008), ILO, November 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission approves Heineken/Eichhof merger
    (also published on Mondaq, on 3 December 2008), ILO, November 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission fines Documed
    (also published on Mondaq, on 3 December 2008), ILO, October 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission terminates investigation into Armasuisse
    ILO, July 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition Commission approves merger of Swisscom and The Phone House
    ILO, July 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition developments in the first quarter of 2008
    (also published on Mondaq, 28 April 2008), ILO, May 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Swiss Competition Law – Landmark decision by the Supreme Court
    Mondaq, ILO, July 2005, with Muriel Sella

PLC

  • Competition in Switzerland
    PLC Competition Handbooks, 2011, with Pascal G. Favre and Jérôme Levrat
  • Competition in Switzerland, Volume 2: Leniency
    PLC Cross-border Handbooks, pp. 65-70, 2010, with Pascal G. Favre and Jérôme Levrat
  • Competition in Switzerland, Volume 1
    PLC Cross-border Handbooks, pp. 259-271, 2010, with Pascal G. Favre and Jérôme Levrat
  • Competition in Switzerland, Volume 2: Leniency
    PLC Cross-border Handbooks 2009, 12th ed., pp. 99-104, London, 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Competition in Switzerland, Volume 1
    PLC Cross-border Handbooks 2009, 12th ed., pp. 391-403, London, 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Switzerland - PLC Cross-Border Competition Handbook 2006/07 Volume 2: Leniency
    Practical Law Company Publication, 2007, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Switzerland - PLC Cross-Border Competition Handbook 2006/07 Volume 1
    Practical Law Company, 2007, with Pascal G. Favre

Swiss Competition Reports

  • January - March 2010, April 2010, with Pascal G. Favre, and Diane Nourissier
  • October - December 2009, January 2010, with Pascal G. Favre
  • July - September 2009, October 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • April - June 2009, July 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • January - March 2009, April 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • October - December 2008, January 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • July - September 2008, October 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • April - June 2008, July 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • January - March 2008, April 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • October - December 2007, January 2008, with Pascal G. Favre
  • July - September 2007, October 2007, with Pascal G. Favre
  • April - June 2007, July 2007, with Pascal G. Favre
  • January - March 2007, April 2007, with Pascal G. Favre
  • October - December 2006, January 2007
  • July - September 2006, October 2006
  • April - June 2006, July 2006
  • January - March 2006, April 2006
  • October - December 2005, January 2006
  • July - September 2005, October 2005
  • April - June 2005, July 2005
  • January - March 2005, April 2005
  • October - December 2004, January 2005
  • July - September 2004, October 2004
  • April - June 2004, July 2004
  • January - March 2004, April 2004
  • October - December 2003, January 2004
  • July - September 2003, October 2003
  • April - June 2003, July 2003
  • January - March 2003, April 2003
  • October - December 2002, January 2003
  • July - September 2002, October 2002
  • April - June 2002, July 2002
  • January - March 2002, April 2002
  • October - December 2001, January 2002
  • July - September 2001, October 2001
  • April - June 2001, July 2001
  • January - March 2001, April 2001
  • October - December 2000, January 2001
  • July - September 2000, October 2000
  • April - June 2000, July 2000
  • January - March 2000, April 2000
  • October - December 1999, January 2000
  • July - September 1999, October 1999
  • April - June 1999, July 1999
  • January - March 1999, April 1999
  • October - December 1998, January 1999
  • July - September 1998, October 1998
  • April - June 1998, July 1998
  • January - March 1998, April 1998
  • October - December 1997, January 1998
  • July - September 1997, October 1997
  • April - June 1997, July 1997
  • January - March 1997, April 1997
  • October - December 1996, January 1997

Other contributions

  • The Merger Control Review, Switzerland, September 2010, with Pascal G. Favre and Diane Nourissier
  • Developments in National Competition Laws in Europe
    Swiss Report, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb, 2010, with Pascal G. Favre and Diane Nourissier
  • Les sanctions directes et le conseil aux entreprises: zones d'ombre
    IDE Band (University of Fribourg), Zurich, 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
    Global Legal Group International Comparative Legal Guide, pp. 151-158, London, 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Dominance in Switzerland
    Global Legal Group International Comparative Legal Guide, pp. 157-165, London, 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Developments in National Competition Laws in Europe
    Swiss Report, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb, 2007, 2008, 2009, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Developments in National Competition Laws in Europe
    Swiss Report, Wirtschaft und Wettbewerb, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • Le contrôle interne au cœur de la surveillance
    95ème Journée des Banquiers, l'Agefi Magazine, October 2008, with Jean-Baptiste Zufferey
  • L'abus de position dominante en droit de la concurrence
    Fiches Juridiques Suisses 337, November 2007, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Renonciation anticipée à former un recours de droit public: Revirement de jurisprudence
    Jusletter 23 octobre 2006, Note à l'ATF 4P.110/2006, July 2006, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Concentration d'entreprises: Exclusion du droit de recours des tiers
    (Note à l'ATF 2A.535/2004 du 14 juin 2005), Jusletter, October 2005, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Accords de distribution et droit de la concurrence
    Cedidac 65, Les accords de distribution, Lausanne, 2005, with Christoph Vonlanthen
  • Les accords de coopération en droit des cartels
    Cedidac 66, Coopération et fusion d'entreprises, Lausanne, 2005, with Phidias Ferrari
  • Les contrats de distribution et le nouveau droit de la concurrence
    Weblaw, September 2004, with Christoph Vonlanthen
  • Les sanctions entrent en vigueur
    AGEFI, April 2004, with Christoph Vonlanthen
  • Hedge funds: un contrôle adapté ?
    Le Temps, January 2004, with Jacques Bonvin
  • Propriété intellectuelle et révision de la loi sur les cartels : les importations parallèles sous la loupe, Kartellgesetzrevision 2003, Neuerungen und Folgen
    éd.:Walter Stoffel & Roger Zäch, Zürich, 2004
  • Vertical agreements under Swiss competition law
    Antitrust & Competition Review (Euromoney Publication), 2003
  • Presse et Contrôle des concentrations, Pratique de la Commission de la concurrence
    Journée du droit de la concurrence 2001, Médias et concurrence, Zürich, 2003
  • Distribution automobile: de nouvelles directives pour renforcer la concurrence
    Le Temps, November 2002, with Pascal G. Favre
  • La révision de la loi sur les cartels limitera les pratiques anticoncurrentielles
    Le Temps, April 2002, with Pascal G. Favre
  • Le contrôle des concentrations en droit de la concurrence, droit matériel
    Fiches Juridiques Suisses 433, 2002
  • Foreign-to-Foreign Mergers caught by the Competition Act, 2001
    Switzerland - From notification to approval
    European Counsel, Competition Supplement, 1998, with Edmond Tavernier and Jacques Bonvin
  • Unlawful Agreements, Decisions and Concerted Practices and Abuses of Dominant Position under the New Swiss Law of Competition
    Int'l Bus. L.J. 67, 1997, with Pierre Tercier
  • Merger Control in the New Swiss Law on Competition
    Int'l Bus. L. J. 203, 1997, with Pierre Tercier
  • The New Swiss Competition Rules
    Int'l Trade Committee Newsletter of the Inter-Pacific Bar Ass. 22., 1997
  • Les ententes illicites et l'abus de position dominante dans le nouveau droit suisse de la concurrence
    Revue du droit international des Affaires, 1997, with Pierre Tercier
  • Le contrôle des concentrations dans le nouveau droit suisse de la concurrence
    Revue du droit international des Affaires, 1997, with Pierre Tercier
  • Warranty and Reduction in Price under Swiss Law
    Int'l Constr. L. R. 155, 1997
  • L'affaire des cimentiers européens: un "code de conduite" pour les milieux suisses de la construction?
    Revue du droit de la construction 106, 1996
  • Défaut et calcul de la réduction du prix: théorie et pratique
    Revue du droit de la construction 51, March 1995

Selected speaking engagements

  • Les conditions générales, validité et mise en œuvre par les acteurs du marché suisse de l'électricité, aspects contractuels et de droit de la concurrence
    Association des entreprises électriques suisses (VSE/AES), Lausanne, November 2009, with Pascal G. Favre and Jérôme Levrat
  • Le contrôle des concentrations, Evaluation des Kartellgesetzes
    Séminaire organisé par l'Institut Droit et Economie de l'Université de Fribourg, March 2009
  • Corporate Governance et Conseil d'Administration
    Séminaire "Préparez-vous à entrer dans le conseil d'administration d'une société cotée", organisé par le Club des Femmes Entrepreneurs (C•F•E), November 2008
  • Sanctions directes et relation avocat-client, Le droit des cartels suisse - 13 ans après le changement de paradigme
    Colloque fribourgeois du droit des cartels, Journée organisée par l'Institut Droit et Economie de l'Université de Fribourg, September 2008
  • Les accords de coopération en droit des cartels, Coopération et fusion d'entreprises
    Journée organisée par le Cedidac, October 2004
  • Accords de distribution et droit des cartels, Les accords de distribution
    Journée organisée par Licensing Executives Society, April 2004
  • Propriété intellectuelle et révision de la loi sur les cartels
    Journée du droit de la concurrence, La portée de la révision 2003 de la loi sur les cartels et les autres restrictions de la concurrence, Journée organisée par l'Université de Fribourg, February 2004
  • Presse et contrôle des concentrations, Pratique de la Commission de la Concurrence
    Journée du droit de la concurrence, Médias et concurrence, Centre d'études juridiques européennes, 2001
  • La qualité de la prestation dans le contrat d'entreprise
    Journées du droit de la construction organisées par l'Institut pour le droit suisse et international de la construction de l'Université de Fribourg, March 1999
  • Les abus de positions dominantes, Les moyens de défense
    Ass. Genevoise de Droit des Affaires, Le nouveau droit suisse des cartels, March 1997
  • L'offre de l'entrepreneur
    Journées du droit de la construction organisées par le Séminaire pour le droit de la construction de l'Université de Fribourg, March 1997

Selected quotes

  • “Tavernier Tschanz’s competition group is a strong force on the Geneva market – Silvio Venturi is noted as an efficient and solution – oriented lawyer, with great technical expertise”.
    Chambers Europe (Competition), 2011
  • “Silvio Venturi is a quick thinker and solution oriented. The practice has extensive experience in advising on the competition and regulatory aspects of mergers and acquisitions, and representing Swiss and foreign clients before competition authorities.”
    Legal 500 (Competition), 2011
  • "Silvio Venturi is one of the most prominent practitioners in Geneva, say commentators. His work encompasses competition, corporate finance and M&A matters. An impressed clientele says he is solution-oriented, efficient and able to deal with the most complex of issues.”
    Chambers Europe (Competition), 2010
  • “Peers point out Venturi’s broad experience and his involvement in extremely difficult competition cases, while clients value his extremely responsive, service-minded approach.”
    Chambers Europe (Competition), 2009
  • “Clients appreciate Silvio Venturi's performance at Tavernier Tschanz. He has a reputation for pushing through transactions where competition law questions have become issues, and for sensitive handling of investigative competition matters requiring negotiation before the Swiss Competition Commission on behalf of multinationals headquartered in Geneva.”
    Legal 500 (Competition), 2008
  • "Senior commentators take Silvio Venturi very seriously in terms of quality. The Berkeley-educated practitioner is named among the very finest competition practitioners in Switzerland, and his experience before the competition authorities attracts market attention."
    Chambers Europe (Competition), 2008
  • "Tavernier Tschanz has a highly developed competition practice. Clients comment that their work is of a superior quality […]; their response is quick and availability is generous. Partner Silvio Venturi is repeatedly recommended by clients as an outstanding and reliable performer".
    The European Legal 500 (Competition), US special edition on Law Firms in Europe, 2007
  • "The excellent and hugely experienced lead partner Silvio Venturi […] is the group's standout individual. Peers describe him as the clear number one in French-speaking Switzerland and clients value his availability, speed and reliable and direct advice, as well as his good business mind."
    Chambers Europe (Competition), 2007
  • “Silvio Venturi commands respect for his terrific handling of the big and complex mergers.”
    Chambers Global (Competition), 2006
  • “Tavernier Tschanz partner Silvio Venturi was among the first francophone lawyers to specialise in competition law. He has handled competition aspects of several major corporate transactions and is experienced before the Swiss Competition Commission.”
    The European Legal 500 (Competition), USA special edition on Law Firms in Europe, 2005