Approach

A proactive approach to law.

Law is not an emergency service. Its role is to structure upstream so that crises do not occur — or are contained when they do.

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What sets me apart

Three convictions

01

Proactive, not reactive

Law is not an emergency service. Its role is to structure upstream — contracts, governance, compliance — so that crises do not occur, or are contained if they do.

02

Business-oriented

Useful legal advice understands the business issue before reasoning in law. 26 years of in-house experience have taught me that the best legal analysis helps you decide, not abstain.

03

Senior in substance, not just title

No delegation to juniors. You directly benefit from 26 years of experience in complex, international environments, spanning civil law (French / Swiss) and common law systems — including sustained exposure to English and US law frameworks. The depth of judgement that comes from genuine dual-system fluency.

Why DL Legal Advisory?

Not a law firm, not a platform — something else

Law firms and flexible legal advisory platforms each serve real needs. But neither combines integration, depth and budget predictability.

Option A
Traditional law firm
✕Unpredictable hourly billing — costs spike at critical moments
✕Execution delegated to less experienced associates
✕External provider: you re-brief on every new matter
✕Defensive legal advice — tendency to protect the firm, not help you decide
✕Absent from management meetings — advice in chambers, not in real time
DL Legal Advisory
Integrated legal counsel
✓Budget under control — format and fees calibrated to your actual situation
✓You interact directly with 26 years of experience — zero delegation
✓Embedded in your teams — lasting knowledge of your organisation and its challenges
✓Decision-oriented advice — business partner, not opinion provider
✓Present where decisions are made — committees, leadership meetings, negotiations
Option B
Flexible legal advisory platform
✕Placement model — you receive a resource, not a partner
✕Standardised, interchangeable profile — little investment in your long-term success
✕High turnover — risk of changing contact mid-engagement
✕Volume and standardisation at the expense of depth and bespoke advice
✕HR / procurement interface — transactional relationship, not strategic
Discuss your situation
How I work

The engagement in practice

Every engagement starts with a rapid diagnostic of your situation — structure, exposures, priority needs. From this the format and timeline of intervention is derived.

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Diagnostic clarify the situation
02
Prioritisation identify the urgencies
03
Intervention execute with the teams
04
Securing stabilise the decisions

Typical engagement stages

  1. Initial confidential exchange — situation diagnostic (48h)
  2. Proposal of format, scope and engagement terms
  3. Operational integration — access, teams, priorities
  4. Execution and regular reporting to management
  5. Review and adjustment of scope as needs evolve
Integration into your teams I work with your structure, not alongside it. Presence in management meetings, access to relevant information, direct point of contact for leadership and operational teams.
Coordination of external counsel I manage your external lawyers — selection, briefing, fee monitoring, quality control. You gain a senior interface between your organisation and law firms.
Legal tech & AI tools My engagements regularly integrate legal tech and AI tools to accelerate document review, legal research and drafting — without sacrificing the quality of senior judgement.
Five pillars

Governance · Strategy · Commercial · Transactions · Compliance

Full legal coverage, from strategy through to operational execution.

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Let's talk

A first conversation — confidential and non-binding.

Briefly describe your situation. I will get back to you within 24–48 hours.

Send a message contact@dl-legal.ch +41 79 822 15 59