MLL Legal promotes two new counsels in Switzerland
Switzerland features in MLL Legal’s latest counsel promotion round, with the appointment of Zurich-based Thaís Obrist-Bdine (pictured left) and Tomás Navarro Blakemore (pictured right), who works between Geneva and Madrid . Effective from January 1st 2026, The firm also promoted London-based Andrea Trost, and Grégoire Schafroth.
Thaís Obrist-Bdine
Thaís Obrist-Bdine’s practice focuses toward high-net-worth individuals and families on Swiss and international tax matters. A member of MLL Legal’s Latin America desk and a qualified Brazilian lawyer, she regularly advises Brazilian and Latin American clients on cross-border issues. Obrist-Bdine joined MLL Legal in 2017, and has since worked across diverse areas, including relocations, complex estate and succession planning, and the tax structuring of philanthropic initiatives.
Tomás Navarro Blakemore
Tomás Navarro Blakemore advises on all areas of international dispute resolution, with a particular focus toward international commercial arbitration. Part of MLL Legal since 2015, he has served as counsel, arbitrator and secretary to arbitral tribunals under the major arbitral institutional rules, as well as in annulment and enforcement proceedings. Admitted in both Switzerland and Spain, Navarro Blakemore’s advisory includes private clients on cross-border matters, such as succession, real estate and wealth planning.
