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

+41 22 807 31 10

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

+41 22 807 31 10

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

+41 22 807 31 10

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