L’Etude Swiss Lawyers SA is proud to announces it has joined forces with Fabbro & Partners SA to create a partnership, L’ETUDE & FABBRO, effective January 1, 2026. The two firms will continue to exist as separate entities, each retaining its own legal and organisational autonomy.

A Project of National Scope

The partnership results in a joint force of national scope, bringing together more than 30 lawyers and positioning L’ETUDE & FABBRO among the most significant legal practices in Romandy, French-speaking Switzerland. This union represents a major strategic milestone for both firms, aimed at meeting the evolving needs of clients in an increasingly complex, fast-paced and international legal environment.

Through this partnership, L’ETUDE & FABBRO offers companies, entrepreneurs, public authorities and private clients direct access to a multidisciplinary legal team capable of handling both routine matters and high-value, complex mandates.

An Integrated and Client-Oriented Model

The new partnership sctructure operates under a fully integrated model, conceived as a "one-stop legal partner". This structure is designed to enhance efficiency, shorten turnaround times and deliver tailored legal solutions in Switzerland and internationally.

L’ETUDE & FABBRO adopts a pragmatic, results-oriented approach, grounded in specialist expertise, responsiveness and a strong understanding of clients’ economic realities. Diversity of skills is a core pillar of this partnership: its multilingual team, active across different markets, is structured to adapt legal strategies to each client’s specific objectives. The joint teams have stated their ambition to transform legal complexity into a competitive advantage, while maintaining strong values of legal rigor, continuous innovation and close client relationships.

Media Attention

When the two firms joined forces the move has drawn attention in the regional press. In La Liberté, managing partner Trevor J. Purdie highlighted the importance of the project’s new scale, stating: “For French-speaking Switzerland, this is a size that is not negligible.” The newspaper also quoted co-managing partner Stefano Fabbro, who underlined broader changes in the profession: “The legal world is changing… increasingly, handling cases requires specialists in their field. Our two firms have grown in parallel, and our networks and competencies are complementary.”

Photo: Trevor J. Purdie (right) and Stefano Fabbro (left)

With this union, L’ETUDE & FABBRO positions itself as a key legal partner in French-speaking Switzerland, ready to support clients in addressing today’s and tomorrow’s legal challenges through high-quality advice, innovation and long-term professional partnerships.