Christophe Durrer

Recommendations

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  I am pleased to provide this recommendation for Christophe. Christophe has many significant strengths which would be a tremendous asset in any organization. While working with Christophe, I've seen him embrace each role as a dedicated professional who steps up to the most challenging of situations. Christophe has an ability to focus in on key issues and explain complex legal matters in a pragmatic way which enables clear understanding and efficient implementation. His ability to dissect and explain these legal issues is reinforced by his knowledge and substantive strength in a wide field of expertise in US as well as international practice. He has developed this wide breadth of expertise by consistently diving into any new areas and quickly emerging with the knowledge and understanding of a seasoned practitioner in the area. Christophe is one of the most hard working and diligent attorneys I've ever worked with. He applies this work ethic to leadership roles, relationship building and creating collaborative work environments. Christophe remains calm under the most stressful situations yet exudes a passion for his craft and has the ability to put his teams and business partners at ease.

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  I have worked with Christophe for several years. He is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. He is very innovative in getting across multiple legal, contractual and commercial challenges. Christophe always is very responsive and focuses in getting things done. He works to get to mutually acceptable solutions, but always with the company in mind. I would highly recommend Christophe. Raj

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  I have worked with Christophe for almost 10 years at Colgate Palmolive. I worked with him both in the European Division in Geneva and also in the US in my current Global Marketing role. I have always found Christophe to be a terrific contributor to team. He always understands the business strategy and the needs required for success. He is results oriented but also is very conscientious and meticulous in his approach to legal review and development of legal strategy. He has a talent for providing innovative solutions to overcome obstacles. He has the respect of the team as well as external partners.

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  In my role at Colgate Palmolive, I worked with Christophe to negotiate a multitude of research and joint development agreements. I found Christophe to be well informed and a skilled negotiator. He was very strategic in his approach and always had several contingency plans well thought out before the negotiation discussions began. As a researcher (with no Legal background), Christophe patiently taught me how to navigate and interpret agreements. I found him also to be very collaborative, including all of his Business partners in the decision making process. I learned a lot from Christophe and will always be grateful for his willingness to share his knowledge with me. I highly recommend him for his candor, legal knowledge, excellent communication skills, and respectful nature.

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  Christophe is an outstanding lawyer with broad experience across business categories and geographies, and in depth experience in the practice of marketing and advertising law for a major international FMCG company in its priority business category. I worked very closely with Christophe for several years in his role as Global Oral Care Counsel, being his counterpart responsible for product claims/claim support in R&D, and found him to be an excellent business partner in every way. He has an admiral combination of strategic thinking and pragmatism; he readily gives great legal advice based on a combination of his own thorough knowledge coupled to the complimentary knowledge of others, such as myself, he is extremely diligent and yet delivers quality in a timely manner. He is the best! I have no hesitation in recommending him!!

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  Christophe is one of the most impressive and reliable commercial counsels I have worked with. He combines a very clear understanding of the law (in multiple jurisdictions) with an extraordinary diligence and pragmatism. His ability to work across cultures and fluently in multiple languages is extraordinary. I have seen him move effortlessly in and out of 4 languages in a single meeting. His clients are devoted to him because he understands them and never lets them down. He is a top class international commercial lawyer.