A boutique law firm.
Tradition, ethics and independence.

CDLR Avocats Geneva

We assist and advise individuals, companies and institutions.

Individually or as a team, we provide legal services based on tradition, ethics and independence, under a personal relationship with our clients. Our practice is focused on criminal, civil and administrative litigation, in both national and international contexts. Having trained in a leading Swiss law firm, our partners have solid expertise in commercial matters, advising companies and institutions.

Team

Ilir Cenko

Partner
Admitted to the Geneva Bar

Ilir Cenko

Partner
Admitted to the Geneva Bar
cenko@cdlr.ch

Education and professional experience

Since 2019

Member of the Criminal Law Committee of the Geneva Bar association

Since 2012

Partner, CDLR Avocats, Geneva

Since 2011

Teaching assistant, University of Geneva (CAS in legal professions ECAV)

2008/11

Attorney-at-law, Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva

2008

Admission to the bar (2nd laureate ex æquo at the bar exam)
Eloquence contest of the International Bars Conference (CIB), Brazzaville
1st laureate - winner of the Francophony award

2007

Eloquence contest Michel Nançoz, organised by the Criminal Law Committee of the Geneva Bar Association
Winner of the second prize

2006/07

Legal trainee, Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva

2005/06

Legal trainee, Court of first instance, Geneva

2005

Sworn in as a lawyer
Licence en droit (english equivalent MA), University of Geneva

2004/05

Exchange program Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

2003

Certificate in Transnational law, Duke Geneva Institute

Languages

French, English, Albanian, German

Associations

  • Member of the Geneva Bar association
  • Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Areas of practice

Advising, legal representation and defense in the following areas of law:

  • Criminal and white collar crime
  • Construction
  • Contracts (tenancy, work and services, mandate, employment, etc.)
  • Banking litigation
  • Debt collection and insolvency

Publications

  • Le projet d’art. 147a CPP: vers une érosion inadmissible du droit de se défendre, Revue de l’avocat 2020, p. 323ss (co-author)

Speaking engagements

5 November 2022 - Geneva Bar Association
“Continuing education marathon: Topic nr 32 - Criminal Law”

6 November 2021 - Geneva Bar Association
“Continuing education marathon: Topic nr 32 - Criminal Law”*

31 October 2020 - Geneva Bar Association
“Continuing education marathon: Topic nr 32 - Criminal Law”

9 November 2019 - Geneva Bar Association
“Continuing education marathon: Topic nr 32 - Criminal Law”

10 November 2018 - Geneva Bar Association
“Continuing education marathon: Topic nr 32 - Criminal Law”

Since 2017 - Geneva Bar Association

Co-founder of the monthly “Workshops in criminal proceedings” (continuing education for the members of the Geneva Bar Association):

  • The arrest: The defense lawyer’s added value during the first steps of the investigation
  • The right to remain silent: Fundamental guarantee, advisability, use and consequences
  • The detention before trial, from arrest to deportation: practical thoughts
  • The defense lawyer’s role during the preliminary proceedings
  • The parties’ right to participate in the taking of evidence according the section 147 SCPC: Legal principles and practice of the Geneva criminal authorities
  • The special proceedings: Simplified proceedings, penal order and proceedings in the absence of the accused
  • The trial hearing
  • The defense lawyer’s added value after the sentence enters into force: The enforcement of custodial sentences and measures
  • The relationship between defense lawyer and magistrates and other participants in the criminal proceedings: Rules, usances and the interests of the accused

23 January 2017 - Geneva Bar Association
“The parties right to participate in the taking of evidence pursuant to section 147 SCPC: The related case law and its reception in the practice of the Geneva criminal authorities”

Contact

Ilir Cenko

CDLR Avocats
Rue Saint-Ours 5
CH – 1205 Geneva

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Jonathan Cohen

Partner
Admitted to the Geneva Bar

Jonathan Cohen

Partner
Admitted to the Geneva Bar
Deputy Judge at the Juvenile Court of Geneva
cohen@cdlr.ch

Education and professional experience

Since 2020

Deputy Judge, Juvenile Court, Geneva

Since 2016

Partner, CDLR Avocats, Geneva

2016

Admission to the bar (2nd laureate ex æquo at the bar exam)

2014/15

Legal trainee, CDL Avocats, Geneva

2014

Sworn in as a lawyer

2014

Paralegal, Patocchi & Marzolini, Geneva

2013

CAS in legal professions, University of Geneva (ECAV)

2012/13

Paralegal, Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva

2011/12

LL.M., King’s College, London

2010/12

Master of Laws (with a focus on sports law), University of Neuchâtel

2007/10

Bachelor of Laws, University of Geneva

Languages

French, English, German, Spanish

Associations

  • Member of the Geneva Bar Association
  • Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Areas of practice

Advising, legal representation and defense in the following areas of law:

  • Criminal and white collar crime
  • Juvenile criminal
  • Contract (tenancy, work and services, mandate, employment, etc.)
  • Family and adult protection
  • Sports
  • Road traffic
  • Debt collection and insolvency
  • Administrative litigation

Publications

  • Jurisprudence récente du Tribunal fédéral en matière de fixation de la peine: état des lieux et réflexions pratiques, Revue de l’avocat 2021, p. 339 (co-author)
  • Le caractère impératif de l’art. 87 al. 3 CPP et ses implications pratiques dans la procédure de l’ordonnance pénale, Revue de l’avocat 2018, p. 349 (co-author)
  • The Swiss International Arbitration Law Reports 2010 (Vol. 4), Juris, 2013 (assistant editor)

Speaking engagements

21 February 2022 - Geneva Bar Association
« Le curateur d’office dans la procédure en matière de protection de l’adulte » (co-speaker)
31 October 2020 - Geneva Bar Association
“Continuing education marathon: Topic nr. 35 – Juvenile criminal Law”

Contact

Jonathan Cohen

CDLR Avocats
Rue Saint-Ours 5
CH – 1205 Geneva

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Gilbert Deschamps

Partner
Admitted to the Geneva bar

Gilbert Deschamps

Partner
Admitted to the Geneva bar
Member of the Children’s Right Committee of the Geneva Bar Association
deschamps@cdlr.ch

Education and professional experience

Since 2012

Partner, CDLR Avocats, Geneva

2011

Self-employed attorney-at-law, Geneva

2009/10

Attorney-at-law, Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva

2006/08

Legal trainee, Lenz & Staehelin, Geneva

2006

Sworn in as a lawyer

2002/06

Licence en droit (english equivalent MA), University of Geneva

Languages

French, English

Associations

  • Member of the Geneva bar association
  • Member of the Swiss bar association

Areas of practice

Advising, legal representation and defense in the following areas of law:

  • Criminal
  • Persons and family
  • Inheritance
  • Contract (tenancy, employment, work and services, mandate, etc.)
  • Debt collection
  • Immigration
  • Social insurances
  • Administrative

Contact

Gilbert Deschamps

CDLR Avocats
Rue Saint-Ours 5
CH – 1205 Geneva

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Angélique Da Silva

Attorney-at-law
Admitted to the Geneva Bar

Angélique Da Silva

Attorney-at-law
Admitted to the Geneva Bar
dasilva@cdlr.ch

Education and professional experience

Since 2023

Associate, CDLR Avocats, Geneva

2023

Admission to the bar

2022/23

Legal trainee, Canonica & Associés, Geneva

2022

Sworn in as a lawyer

2021

CAS in legal professions, University of Geneva (ECAV)

2019/21

Administrative and legal assistant, Eardley Avocats, Geneva

2019/21

Master in Civil and Criminal Law, University of Geneva

2019/20

Certificate in Transnational Law, University of Geneva

2016/19

Bachelor of Laws, University of Geneva

Languages

French, portuguese, english

Associations

  • Member of the Geneva Bar Association
  • Member of the Swiss Bar Association

Contact

Angélique Da Silva

CDLR Avocats
Rue Saint-Ours 5
CH – 1205 Geneva

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Areas of practice

Founded in 2012, CDLR Avocats has developed widely recognised expertise in many areas of practice, such as criminal defense, administrative and civil litigation, including real estate, employment and family matters, as well as advising companies and public institutions.

  • Contract law (tenancy, labour, real estate, construction, etc.) and civil liability (tort)
  • Criminal law and white collar crime
  • Civil law (family law, guardianship)
  • Administrative law
  • Banking law
  • Road traffic law
  • Immigration law
  • Debt Collection law
  • Insurance law

Contact

CDLR Avocats
Rue Saint-Ours 5
CH – 1205 Geneva

+41 22 807 31 10
etude@cdlr.ch