Luc Argand

Luc Argand is a Swiss lawyer, and was a partner at the Kellerhals Carrard law firm until 2023. Prior to that, he was a senior partner at the De Pfyffer law firm in Geneva. He is a former Chairman of the Geneva Bar Association.
Luc Argand competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in the sailing Flying Dutchman category# ftn4|. He has been a judge for the Court of [Arbitration for Sport] since 1990, and was also the President of the Geneva Motor Show from 2005 until 2011.

High profile cases and clients

Luc Argand acted as the Swiss lawyer for French businessman Serge Dassault, who was convicted in France of tax fraud laundering and charged with electoral corruption in his capacity as mayor of Corbeil-Essonnes. The latter case came to trial after Serge Dassaut's death. Luc Argand is also one of the lawyers for Nigerian-born Lebanese businessman Gilbert Chagoury, who had close ties to the family of former dictator Sani Abacha. In 2000, Gilbert Chagoury concluded an agreement with Nigeria to return funds embezzled by the Abacha family and that have transited through his Swiss accounts. As a judge for the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Luc Argand notably presided over the trials of tennis player Richard Gasquet and cyclist Richard Virenque. He was a legal advisor to Bernie Ecclestone, and a trustee of Formula One Holdings until 2004.