The partners have a common background as in-house counsels and similar philosophy towards service to clients.

The extensive direct business experience of the partners is still determining in the underlying style of legal advice they provide :

  to be close to the clients,
  to help them clarify their position and,
  to move forward.

Contracts should not be primarily meant defensively, as potential conflict instruments, but positively, as planning instruments meant to clarify the parties' relationships. In this respect, the personal business experience of the partners allows them often to bring in inputs in connection with material aspects. Conflicts shall be managed as business problems. Priority is given to the finding of solutions aiming at clearing the way as effectively and quickly as possible to move on with other business instead of investing costs, time and money in long and frustrating litigation.

The partners are all used to acting in an international environment. They are in a position to assist clients in connection with multi-jurisdictional issues, acting as coordinators.

Jean-Paul LEGRAND, graduated at the Geneva Law School and admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1976. Former Senior Legal Counsel in the international department of the Chrysler Group companies in Paris, London and Detroit.

Jean-Pierre MORAND, graduated at the St Gallen Business and Law School and admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1985. Former associate of Baker & McKenzie in Geneva and General Counsel of a leading international sponsoring agency in London, Neuchâtel and Paris. Regularily acting as arbitrator or counsel before the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne

Véronique NANCHEN, graduated at the Geneva Law School and admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1983. Former associate of Froriep Renggli & Partners in Geneva and London and former Senior Legal Counsel of Reuters and Infotec, two international providers of financial information services.

Beti Poyastro, Beti Poyastro was educated in French at the Lycée Pierre Loti of Istanbul, then graduated at the University Robert Schumann of Strasbourg, with a specialization in European law, as well as at the Galatasaray University Law School. She was admitted to the Istanbul Bar in 1999 and worked in a couple of  prominent Istanbul law firms before joining Legrand Morand & Partners.

  Yves DEFAGO, Of Counsel, graduated at the Law School of Lausanne, MBA, Insead Paris.