Sophie Fourques de Ruyter

Attorney at Law, Senior Associate, MLaw, LL.M

Dynamic, methodical and attentive to details, my training and my multidisciplinary experience at the Swiss but also European and international level will allow me to adapt my services to your specific needs.

About

Sophie Fourques de Ruyter currently focuses her practice on banking and financial law and compliance (FINSa, FINIa, AML, FATCA, EAR, asset managers, etc.), trust management and private and corporate law.

Admitted to the Paris Bar since 2009 and to the Geneva Bar since 2018, and with her experience as a French lawyer specialized in NTIC-IP/IT, she also offers consultancy services in these fields as well as in contractual and personal data protection law (GDPR, FADP).

Contact

Tel. +41 58 200 32 00

Fax +41 58 200 32 11

sophie.fourques-deruyter@kellerhals-carrard.ch

Assistance

Lou Ruffi

+41 58 200 32 00

lou.ruffi@kellerhals-carrard.ch

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Languages

French
English

Expertise

Practice Areas

Banking, Finance and Fintech

IT Security and Cybercrime

Data and Privacy

Criminal law, legal assistance, internal investigations, crisis management and compliance

Private Clients

Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, Digitalization and Communication

Sectors

Financial Services and Insurance

Industry and Trade

Technology / IMT

Experience

Career

Memberships

Education

Since 2025: Senior Associate - Compliance Officer, Kellerhals Carrard, Geneva
Since 2019: Lawyer - Compliance Officer, Kellerhals Carrard, Geneva
2009–2018: Lawyer - Compliance Officer, Python & Peter, Geneva
2008– 2009: Lawyer, Latham & Watkins, Paris
2008: Trainee attorney, Clifford Chance LLP, Paris
2007: Legal trainee in the European Legal Department, IBM France, Paris
2005–2006: Legal trainee, Jeantet & Associés, Paris
2003–2005 (summers): Legal trainee, BNP-Paribas Services, Geneva

Swiss Bar Association (SBA)

Geneva Bar Association

Paris Bar

Member of the Section of Lawyers of Foreign Bars (Geneva)

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Affiliate Member Latham & Watkins Alumni

2012: LL.M. Banking & Finance, University of Geneva

2009: Admission to the Paris Bar (France)

2008: Lawyer's certificate, certificate of aptitude for the legal profession (Centre de Formation à la Profession d'Avocat (CRFPA)), Versailles (France)