Me Julien Pache has in-depth expertise in social insurance law, private insurance law and civil liability. Before completing his traineeship at a law firm specializing in these fields, he worked as a legal counsel in the Legal Division of SUVA in Lucerne. Since 2021, he has held the title of SBA specialist in civil liability and insurance law, awarded by the Swiss Bar Association. He advises and represents both private individuals in opposition and appeal proceedings in social insurance matters — including accident insurance (AAL), disability insurance (DIA), occupational pension schemes (OPA) and loss of earnings insurance — and insurers and their policyholders in the fields of civil liability and private insurance law.
Me Julien Pache is also active in construction law. He regularly represents architects, engineers, contractors and project owners, whether in matters of land use planning (zoning plans, building permits) or defect liability. He also defends them in criminal proceedings, particularly in connection with construction site accidents.
Me Julien Pache furthermore handles the defense of doctors and hospitals, both in civil liability actions for medical malpractice and in proceedings before criminal or administrative authorities such as the Health Council and the Patient Complaints Commission.
He also represents companies in contractual disputes, employment law matters and tenancy issues, and handles all necessary steps for debt recovery under enforcement and bankruptcy law.
Based in Lausanne, he appears before all levels of courts throughout French-speaking Switzerland, including the Federal Supreme Court.
LANGUAGES
- French
- English
FIELDS OF ACTIVITY
- Social insurance law — accident insurance (AAL), disability insurance (DIA), occupational pension schemes (OPA), loss of earnings insurance, oppositions and appeals
- Civil liability and private insurance law (ICA) — representation of insurers and their policyholders
- Construction law — construction contracts, defect liability, building permits, land use planning, construction site accidents
- Medical liability — medical malpractice, criminal and administrative proceedings (Health Council, Patient Complaints Commission)
- Contract law — contractual disputes for companies and SMEs
- Employment law — employer/employee disputes, labour courts
- Tenancy law — residential and commercial leases
- Enforcement and bankruptcy law — debt recovery
- Court representation — first instance, Cantonal Court (Social Insurance Court, Civil Court), Federal Supreme Court
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
- Certified Specialist SBA Tort and Insurance Law (2021)
- Attorney at law, Canton of Vaud (2015)
- Master in Swiss law, University of Lausanne (2013)
- Bachelor in Swiss law, University of Lausanne (2011)
ACTIVITIES
- Member of town council, Pully (2016 – 2019)
- Law division of the SUVA, Lucerne (2013)
- Clerk at the Labor Court of Lausanne (2012 – 2013)
- Clerk at the District Court of La Côte (2011 – 2013)
ARTICLE
- La responsabilité médicale (article 24 heures du 24 juin 2020) (Medical liability (article 24 heures June 24th 2020))
Lien de l’article (PDF) - Various summaries of Federal Supreme Court judgments in the RC&Insurance Newsletter of the University of Neuchâtel
MEMBER OF
- Vaud Bar Association OAV
- Swiss Federation of Lawyers FSA
- Young Bar of Vaud
- Association of SBA Specialists in Civil Liability and Insurance Law
