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Amanda Andrade
is a Brazilian-qualified lawyer with over seven years of experience in international dispute resolution. Her practice focuses on complex commercial arbitration, particularly in the trade, energy, commodities, banking, infrastructure, and corporate sectors.
Autores
is a Brazilian-qualified lawyer with over seven years of experience in international dispute resolution. Her practice focuses on complex commercial arbitration, particularly in the trade, energy, commodities, banking, infrastructure, and corporate sectors.
Cyrus Siassi
is a dual qualified lawyer admitted in England and Wales and in Switzerland, with three decades of experience in international commercial law across advisory, transactional, regulatory, and dispute resolution matters.
Amanda Andrade
is a Brazilian-qualified lawyer with over seven years of experience in international dispute resolution. Her practice focuses on complex commercial arbitration, particularly in the trade, energy, commodities, banking, infrastructure, and corporate sectors.
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Banking and Financing
Corporate Transactions, Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, and IPOs
Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption, and Trade & Export Control
Banking and Financing
Corporate Transactions, Partnerships, Mergers & Acquisitions, and IPOs
Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Corruption, and Trade & Export Control
Alexis Couvas
- +41 22 705 10 40
Alexis Couvas
Partner
Alexis Couvas
Partner
Alexis Couvas
- +41 22 705 10 40
Alexis Couvas
Partner
Our Practice Areas
Our practice spans both advisory and contentious matters, with a particular emphasis on Swiss law and complex cross-border transactions and disputes.
SMBC Law was founded almost a decade ago with a clear vision: to build a firm that combines legal excellence with true partnership and trust. Since then, we have grown not by expanding our client list, but by building long-lasting relationships grounded in reliability, consistency, and shared purpose.
Our philosophy has always been to stand beside our clients, not apart from them. We act as an extension of their legal teams – pragmatic, responsive, and deeply engaged in their business realities. This proximity allows us to deliver advice that is not only precise, but also relevant, strategic, and aligned with their objectives.
Rooted in trust. Focused on your goals.
Although boutique in size, SMBC Law has established a strong presence in the market. Our reputation rests on the confidence of those who rely on us, and the results we consistently deliver. In essence, our scale is defined not by our structure, but by the trust we inspire.
From the outset, our work has been guided by four pillars: a business-driven mindset, tailor-made service, an international outlook, and an interdisciplinary approach. These principles have always been at the core of our team’s vision, shaped by diverse backgrounds that complement one another and define how we think, collaborate, and serve our clients.
Today, these same values continue to define who we are and the path we follow, guided by the conviction that our clients – our partners – success is our own.
Rooted in trust. Focused on your goals.
SMBC Law was founded almost a decade ago with a clear vision: to build a firm that combines legal excellence with true partnership and trust. Since then, we have grown not by expanding our client list, but by building long-lasting relationships grounded in reliability, consistency, and shared purpose.
Our philosophy has always been to stand beside our clients, not apart from them. We act as an extension of their legal teams – pragmatic, responsive, and deeply engaged in their business realities. This proximity allows us to deliver advice that is not only precise, but also relevant, strategic, and aligned with their objectives.
Rooted in trust. Focused on your goals.
Although boutique in size, SMBC Law has established a strong presence in the market. Our reputation rests on the confidence of those who rely on us, and the results we consistently deliver. In essence, our scale is defined not by our structure, but by the trust we inspire.
From the outset, our work has been guided by four pillars: a business-driven mindset, tailor-made service, an international outlook, and an interdisciplinary approach. These principles have always been at the core of our team’s vision, shaped by diverse backgrounds that complement one another and define how we think, collaborate, and serve our clients.
Today, these same values continue to define who we are and the path we follow, guided by the conviction that our clients – our partners – success is our own.
Rooted in trust. Focused on your goals.
Our Practice Areas
Our practice spans both advisory and contentious matters, with a particular emphasis on Swiss law and complex cross-border transactions and disputes.