Céline (she) primarily acts in proceedings involving issues of labour law, both in national and international civil service contexts, as well as labour-related criminal law.

She advises an international private clientele, NGOs, institutions, and trade unions on matters related to the protection of workers’ rights and interests. Her areas of specialization include international litigation and the fight against discrimination in the workplace.

She regularly represents clients before international bodies such as United Nations mechanisms, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Administrative Tribunal of the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Before founding the firm Peter & Moreau, Céline practised law in Paris and San Francisco and served for several years as an international civil servant at the International Labour Organization. She is regularly appointed as an expert by the International Labour Office to assess the compliance of national legal systems with international labour standards and to support the development of new international conventions.

Céline is admitted to the Bars of Geneva and Paris. She co-chairs the Committee for Foreign Bar Lawyers of the Geneva Bar Association and co-leads the Paris-Geneva Committee of the Paris Bar. She is also a member of the Association of Progressive Lawyers and of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers Network (ILAW).

She practices in French, English and Spanish.  

Olivier (he) acts before Swiss and international courts, with cutting-edge expertise in criminal law, public international law, and human rights. He handles complex and high-impact disputes, often involving international dimensions or fundamental rights issues. His practice is distinguished by his ability to design and lead innovative litigation strategies in sensitive and often emblematic cases.

He operates both in Switzerland and abroad, particularly in France and Spain, as well as before international mechanisms. He has secured ten favorable decisions from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and United Nations Committees, and currently represents clients in over fifteen pending cases before these bodies.

Olivier is regularly invited to teach international human rights procedures at various Swiss universities, through courses, seminars, and continuing education programs.

He serves on the Executive Council of the World Organization Against Torture (OMCT), the thematic advisory board of the International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH), and the Council of Europe.’s Network for Legal Assistance to Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings.

He is also a member of the Association of Progressive Lawyers, the Geneva Bar Association, the Swiss Society of International Law, the Swiss Society of Criminal Law, and the Swiss Society of Jurists.

Olivier advises and represents his clients in French, English, Spanish, Italian, and Catalan. 

Valerie (she) is specialized in labour law. She advises individuals, trade unions and other organisations in the context of strategic litigation before cantonal and national authorities. She is involved in both judicial and extrajudicial proceedings, particularly in cases of discrimination and human trafficking.

Valerie regularly supports employees in negotiations and proceedings with their employers and advises institutions on the analysis of regulations and other legal frameworks.

She holds a bilingual Master's degree in Public Law from the Universities of Geneva and Basel. She was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2021, after completing her traineeship at Peter & Moreau, which she joined in January 2020.

Prior to that, she worked as a legal advisor at the Unia trade union, where she took part in collective bargaining and represented union members before labour courts.

Valerie is a member of the board of the association Viol-Secours as well as of the Association of Progressive Lawyers (AJP), and a member of the Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs assisting women victims of violence of the Council of Europe.

She works in French and Italian, and also speaks English, Spanish and German.

Emma (she) specialises in human rights law and the labour law of international civil servants, with a particular focus on discrimination. She advises NGOs and individuals on strategic litigation and intervenes on their behalf before international human rights bodies. She regularly represents human rights defenders, survivors, and victims of discrimination-based violence and assists individuals and their representatives in raising human rights claims within internal proceedings.

Emma holds an LL.M. in Human Rights, Conflict, and Justice from SOAS University of London and a Master’s degree in International and European Law from the Universities of Geneva and Sydney. She was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 2020 after completing her traineeship at Santamaria & Jakob Avocats.

Before joining Peter & Moreau in February 2022, she worked as a lawyer for the UNIA trade union, focusing on workplace discrimination, mobbing, and sexual harassment. She also gained experience in asylum and refugee law.

Emma is a committee member of ElisaAsile and a member of the Association of Progressive Lawyers (AJP) as well as of the Swiss Institute for Feminist and Gender Law Studies (FRI).

She practices in French and English and speaks German and Norwegian.

Carlo (he) is an attorney licensed in Geneva who is committed to the defense of fundamental rights and international solidarity. He is a former activist in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa and has intervened regularly in Colombia, Palestine and Turkey.

Drawing on his extensive experience at the Interprofessional Union of Workers (SIT), Carlo is the current national president of the Swiss Tenants Association (ASLOCA). He is also an experienced federal parliamentarian and is currently a member of the Council of States (senator) of the Canton of Geneva, where he sits on the legal affairs and foreign affairs committees.

He practices in French, Italian and Spanish and speaks English and German.

Bénédict de Moerloose (he) engages principally in international law proceedings. His areas of specialization are international criminal law and international human rights law.

Prior to joining the firm, Bénédict headed the International Investigations and Litigation Program of the NGO TRIAL International for ten years, conducting investigations and filing complaints on the basis of universal jurisdiction against individuals and economic actors suspected of international crimes.

Bénédict holds an LLM from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London (SOAS) and a law degree from the University of Geneva.

In addition to his work as a lawyer, Bénédict is a consultant in the field of international criminal law, a member of the expert pool of Justice Rapid Response, a member of the Association of Progressive Lawyers (AJP) and a member of the boards of elisa-asile and Turpial.

He practices in French, English and Spanish.

Chloé (she) acts before the French and Swiss courts, with a particular focus on family law and criminal law.

Chloé holds the French Bar Certificate as well as a Bachelor's degree in Swiss law, and she initially practised exclusively in France, at the Thonon-les-Bains Bar. Today, she is also a member of the European Union Bar Register in Geneva and this allows her to offer and to adopt a global approach to cross-border situations. 

Particularly concerned by children's issues, Chloé worked for several months in Ethiopia with the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF) - a pan-African organisation that lobbies for children's rights - contributing to harmonise child protection laws. 

Chloé is a member of the Syndicat des Avocats de France (SAF) and the Ligue des Droits de l'Homme (LDH). 

She speaks French and English.

Nina (she) has a solid experience in criminal law acquired in the Geneva Court of Justice, where she worked as a law clerk for several years after obtaining her bar exam in the canton of Bern. She uses her expertise in complex and voluminous cases, as well as her ability to synthesise information, to advise and represent clients before the criminal courts, but also before the civil and administrative courts.

Particularly committed to women's rights*, Nina has been part of the collective created within the Judiciary for the feminist strike and participated to the organisation of a conference cycle on "Gender and Law" within the Association of Progressive Lawyers (AJP). Today, she continues her commitment as a guest member of the Committee of the Association for the Support of Victims of Domestic Violence (AVVEC).

Nina is a member of the Association of Progressive Lawyers (AJP) and of the Swiss Society of Criminal Law.

She practices in French, German and English.

Orianna (she/her) focuses her practice on the defence of individuals in vulnerable situations, particularly in the areas of fundamental rights and migration law.

Before joining Peter & Moreau, she gained experience in complex legal contexts. She worked as a legal clerk trainee at the Swiss Federal Administrative Court, dealing with matters relating to foreign nationals and citizenship law. In that role, she handled sensitive cases, particularly concerning the regularisation of undocumented persons and deportations.
She then further developed her knowledge of international and comparative law relating to the international protection of cultural property during an internship at UNIDROIT.

Upon returning to Geneva, she completed her legal traineeship at Lenz & Staehelin, focusing on labour law, occupational pensions, and immigration law. She was admitted to the bar in March 2024, after which she specialised in immigration law within the same firm.

During her academic studies in Geneva and Zurich, she contributed to the development of a training programme on the rights of children with disabilities, aimed at community leaders in the Kakuma refugee camp, as part of the Law Clinic on the Rights of Unaccompanied Minors.

Orianna serves as a volunteer legal adviser with AsyLex and is a member of the Human Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association.

She works in French, Italian, German and English.

Anuka (she) holds a Bachelor's degree in Socio-Economics as well as a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Law. Within the Law Clinic programme of the University of Geneva, she co-authored a brochure on the rights of unaccompanied young people.

Before joining Peter & Moreau as a trainee lawyer, Anuka worked as a jurist for the F-information association and the Aux 6 Logis association. Involved in several others associations, she also gave legal advice within the Legal permanence of the Silure.

Anuka is a member of the Association of Progressive Lawyers (AJP).

She speaks English and French.

Alba (she) holds a Bachelor's degree in Law and a Master's degree in General Law from the University of Geneva. She obtained the Certificate of Specialisation in Advocacy and co-authored a brochure on the rights of persons with disabilities in the workplace as part of the Law Clinic programme.

Before joining Peter & Moreau on 1 March 2025, she completed a legal internship with the Appeals Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court, gaining experience in international criminal law. She also worked as jurist for the Interprofessional Workers’ Union (SIT).

Actively involved in associative activities, Alba was a member of the Swiss League for Human Rights and participated in the Legal Clinic at Le Silure.

She works in French, Spanish and English, and speaks Italian and German.

Anna (she) coordinates the administrative activities of the firm. She holds a License in International Relations from the Graduate Institute in Geneva and a License in Translation and Interpretation from the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. Prior to joining Peter Moreau, she worked for several years for the Geneva-based literary group Société de Lecture as an administrative assistant. Anna also worked as a translator for many institutions and film festivals, including the International Film Festival and Forum for Human Rights (Geneva FIFDH). In Barcelona, she worked for the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government) in the Unit in charge of the activities of the Catalan communities abroad, where she was in charge of an internship program. 

Throughout her studies, she has developed a strong interest in human rights. She worked part-time as a guide for the United Nations Office in Geneva and interned with the Information, Coordination & Management Unit of the Special Procedures Division of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. 

She works in French, English, Spanish and Catalan.

Ruza (she) holds a Bachelor's degree in International Relations (UNIGE) and a Master's degree in Public Management and Policy (UNIL - IDHEAP). She is involved in the firm's development and management, is in charge of the communication and contributes to the definition and implementation of internal strategies.

Given her interest in equality policies and her knowledge of the public sector, she possesses solid skills in inclusive management and workplace well-being. Before joining Peter & Moreau, she worked as a specialist on an investigation concerning cases of discrimination and sexual and moral harassment reported within a major public radio and television channel.

Particularly sensitive to gender and integration issues, Ruza has - among other things - collaborated on several editions of the Geneva International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) and the Geneva International Queer Film Festival (Everybody's Perfect). She has helped the organisation of events on racial discrimination and has led conferences on Bosnian war crimes (1992-1995) at the Lugano Film Festival on Human Rights (FFDUL).

She speaks French, Italian, Spanish, English, Bosnian and Russian.