Laurent Nicod scaled

Laurent Nicod

Notary & Legal counsel
Member of Association of Valais Notaries (ANV), the Swiss Federation of Notaries Public (FSN),
the Valais Bar Association and the Swiss Bar Association
Law degree

With support from an expert administrative team, Maître Laurent Nicod practises as a notary public and legal counsel. He has many years of experience.

Areas of activity as a notary public
  • Sales, exchanges, gifts of property
  • Mortgage deeds
  • Company instruments (incorporation, restructuring, authenticated minutes)
  • Inheritance planning
  • Marriage planning
  • Miscellaneous contracts
  • Legalisation of documents and any other authentication envisaged by law
    Areas of activity as a legal counsel
    • Real estate law (real rights, ownership and condominium law)
    • Inheritance law
    • Corporate law
    • Business law
    • Contract law
      Special appointments
      • Fondation Groupe Mutuel Prévoyance (Martigny) - Member of the Board since December 2024
      • Fondation Groupe Mutuel (Martigny) - Member of the Board since 2018
      • Foncia SA (Vaud-Valais) - Member of the Regional Board from 2004 to 2012
      • BICI Entertainment SA in Port-Valais (Aquaparc) - Secretary (non-Board member) from 2003 to 2012
      • Martin Transports SA (Sierre) - Member of the Board from 2016 to 2018
      • Portes du Soleil Suisses (PDS-CH) SA and Télé Champéry-Crosets Portes du Soleil SA (Val-D'llliez) - Member of the Board from 2012 to 2018
      • Production Electrique de Champéry SA - Member of the Board since 2008 and Chairman since 2022
      • Univerre Pro Uva SA (Sierre) - Member of the Board since 2011 and Chairman since 2022
      Education and professional experience 
      • Training at the Academy of Directors in “Governance and Chairmanship of Foundations” in 2024
      • Establishment of Notarius Lex SA in 2024
      • 2015-2016: Training for corporate directors at the Swiss Board School
      • Establishment of the law firm NICOD SA in Monthey in 2010, the first law firm in Valais organised as a company limited by shares
      • 2000-2009: Practice as a lawyer and notary public in Monthey
      • Independent lawyer and notary public in Monthey in association with Maître Aba NEEMAN
      • Admitted to the bar in 1996
      • Legal counsel and notary public in Martigny and Monthey in association with Pascal COUCHEPIN, Olivier VOCAT and Aba NEEMAN
      • Qualified as a notary public in 1995
      • Law studies at the University of Neuchâtel in 1992 (law degree with distinction)
      Languages
      • French
      • English
      • German
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