Our lawyers — Rivieravocats in Vevey

Laurent Etter

Laurent
Etter

Attorney-at-law
Law degree with a thesis

An attorney since 1994, Laurent Etter founded the firm in Vevey in 2007. His practice includes civil law, family matters and inheritance.

+41 21 922 19 19

laurent.etter@rivieravocats.ch

Qualifications and approach

C.E.S. HEC in Business Management

Commitment and perseverance, negotiation, a personal welcome and ongoing support; approachable, receptive, humane and supportive

Practice areas

Civil law
Family, divorce and children
Inheritance
Sales
Criminal law
Employment
Tenancy

Languages

At the firm

Rue de la Madeleine 19
1800 Vevey

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Personal background

Born in 1964
Swiss national
Married Sabine HILPERT in 1996
Two wonderful sons, born in 1998 and 2002
Lives in Vevey
Protestant

Education and training

1968 – 1976
Primary school in Saint-Légier, then Blonay
1976 – 1984
Champittet private school, Pully
1984
Swiss federal Matura, type B
1984 – 1987
Law degree, University of Lausanne
1987 – 1991
Postgraduate Certificate in Business Management, Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC), University of Lausanne
1994
Banking law thesis “Le contrat de compte courant”, University of Lausanne, also published by Schulthess, Zurich
1994
Admission to the Bar by the Cantonal Court of Vaud

Professional experience

1992 – 1994
Legal traineeship at the firm of Matile, Gross, Bron, Mathyer, Brandt, Logoz and Henzelin, supervised by Bar President Jean-Pierre Gross
1995 – 2007
Practice at 1 rue de Lausanne, Vevey, in partnership with Romano Buob
2007
Own practice at 19 rue de la Madeleine, Vevey
From March 2010
Partnership with Cornelia Seeger Tappy
From 2019
Partnership with Milena Lippens

Association and management experience

Member of the Vaud Bar Association
Member of the Swiss Bar Association
Founder of the “Groupe de solidarité Saint-Légier-Morareni” association (Romania); president since 1989
Member of the Montreux Lions Club committee since 1997; president in 2016–2017
Member of “L’Abbaye de l’Arc” in Vevey
Member of the Confrérie des Vignerons, Vevey
Member of the Bourgeoisie de Vevey

Interests and leisure

Family
Silence
Other people
Fishing in clear waters
Earth, nature and beauty
Reality and transcendence

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Kathrin Gruber

Kathrin
Gruber

Attorney-at-law
SBA specialist in criminal law

Kathrin Gruber joined the firm in 2022. An SBA specialist in criminal law, she also practises civil, family and social insurance law.

+41 21 320 43 31

kathrin.gruber@rivieravocats.ch

Qualifications and approach

Law degree
Postgraduate diploma (DESS) in Criminology

Practice areas

SBA specialist in criminal law
Civil law
Family law
Social insurance law
Tenancy law
Road traffic law

Languages

At the firm

Rue de la Madeleine 19
1800 Vevey

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Qualifications

1993
Law degree, University of Lausanne
1994
Admission to the Bar by the Cantonal Court of Ticino
2005
Postgraduate diploma in Criminology, University of Lausanne
2019
SBA specialist qualification in criminal law

Biography

Born in Winterthur in 1969. Attended school in Lausanne, Chexbres and Vevey, then completed her Matura at Gymnase de Burier.

Single

Leisure

Rowing, triathlon and cross-country skiing, including competitions
Cynology
Singing
Scouting in her youth

Association activities

Member of the OAV Human Rights Commission
Member of the municipal executive of Chexbres, 2011–2016
Member of the Vevey Rowing Club

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Milena Lippens

Milena
Lippens

Attorney-at-law
Collaborative law practitioner

Milena Lippens joined Rivieravocats in 2024. Her practice includes family, construction and inheritance law. She trained in collaborative law in 2019.

+41 21 922 19 92

milena.lippens@rivieravocats.ch

Practice areas

Family law
Construction law
Criminal law
Employment law
Contract law
Inheritance law

Languages

At the firm

Rue de la Madeleine 19
1800 Vevey

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Education and training

2019
Training in collaborative law
2018
Admission to the Bar
2014
German–French Master of Law, magna cum laude, Universities of Fribourg and Lucerne
2012
Bachelor of Law with a specialisation in religious law, University of Fribourg

Professional experience

2024
Partner at Rivieravocats, Vevey
2021 – 2023
Partner at Derville, Lausanne and Vevey
2019 – 2020
Partner at Etter, Seeger & Lippens, Vevey
2017 – 2018
Trainee lawyer at Etter & Seeger, Vevey
2016
Legal counsel at the office of Corinne Zimmerli, notary in Vevey
2016
Court clerk at the District Court of Eastern Vaud
2013 – 2014, 2016
Ad hoc court clerk at the Employment Tribunal of Eastern Vaud
2014
Volunteer legal adviser at Pro Juventute

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Jessica Renevey

Jessica
Renevey

Attorney-at-law

Jessica Renevey joined Rivieravocats in 2024. Her practice areas include family, construction and contract law.

+41 21 922 19 92

jessica.renevey@rivieravocats.ch

Practice areas

Family law
Construction law
Criminal law
Employment law
Contract law
Inheritance law

Languages

At the firm

Rue de la Madeleine 19
1800 Vevey

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Education and training

2020
Diploma in Nutritional Therapy
2017
Admission to the Bar
2014 – 2016
Trainee lawyer at a law firm in Fribourg
2014
Trainee court clerk at the District Court of Broye
2013 – 2014
German–French Master of Law, Universities of Fribourg and Lucerne
2009 – 2013
Bachelor of Law with a specialisation in European law, University of Fribourg

Professional experience

2024
Partner at Rivieravocats, Vevey
2021 – 2023
Partner at Derville, Lausanne and Vevey
From 2020
Business Development Manager at DAPO, a company specialising in investment, development and institutional brokerage, Avenches
2019
Co-founder of JR Droit & Construction (construction contracts, construction law and spatial planning), Vaulruz
2019 – 2020
Court clerk at the Compulsory Measures Court, Fribourg
2018 – 2019
Specialist legal counsel at the Youth Protection Service, Renens
2017 – 2018
Associate attorney at a law firm in Yverdon-les-Bains

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Annick Mbia

Annick
Mbia

Attorney-at-law

Annick Mbia joined Rivieravocats in 2025. Her experience includes work with Caritas Switzerland and further training in migration law.

+41 21 922 19 92

annick.mbia@rivieravocats.ch

Practice areas

Migration law
Family law
Insurance law
Contract law
Criminal law
Data protection law

Languages

At the firm

Rue de la Madeleine 19
1800 Vevey

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Education and training

2022
CAS in Migration Law
2015
Admission to the Bar
2013 – 2014
Trainee lawyer at a law firm in Geneva
2012
Law School for Bar Training, Geneva
2010 – 2012
Master of Law, University of Geneva
2008 – 2010
Bachelor of Law, University of Geneva

Professional experience

2025
Independent attorney at Rivieravocats, Vevey
2020 – 2025
Attorney-at-law, Caritas Switzerland, Fribourg and Neuchâtel
2022
Co-founder of the Metapeace association
2018 – 2019
In-house legal counsel, Austria
2016 – 2017
Court clerk at the Federal Administrative Court, St Gallen
2015 – 2016
Attorney at Assista legal protection insurance, Lausanne

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Yasmina Bensabre

Yasmina
Bensabre

Attorney

Admitted to the Bar in 2025, Yasmina Bensabre practises family, criminal, contract and construction law.

+41 21 922 19 92

yasmina.bensabre@rivieravocats.ch

Practice areas

Family law
Criminal law
Contract law (employment, tenancy, etc.)
Construction law

Languages

At the firm

Rue de la Madeleine 19
1800 Vevey

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Education and training

2025
Admission to the Bar
2018
Master of Law with specialisations in private and tax law relating to assets, and litigation, University of Lausanne
2016
Bachelor of Law, University of Lausanne

Professional experience

2024 – 2025
Legal counsel, Asloca Régions (Lausanne, Morges, Renens and Northern Vaud)
2022 – 2024
Trainee lawyer at a law firm in Lutry
2018 – 2022
Court clerk, Compulsory Measures Court
2018
Trainee court clerk, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Fribourg
2017 – 2018
Project coordinator, Insitemanagement SA

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