Philippe Loretan
Lawyer and notary, partner
Main practice areas
Professional experience
- since 2004 Member, then chairman, Cantonal Bar Examination Board
- since 1994 Lawyer and notary, partner, Étude du Ritz, Sion
- 1992–2016 Clerk, examining magistrate, auditor, then President II, Military Court 3
- 1992–2012 Extraordinary deputy debt-enforcement officer, appointed by the Cantonal Court for a number of bankruptcies
- 1994–2012 Secretary, Guardianship Chamber of the district of Sion
- 1992–1994 Associate, firm of de Riedmatten, Zen Ruffinen and Détienne, Sion
- 1991–1992 Trainee lawyer then trainee notary, firm of de Riedmatten, Zen Ruffinen and Détienne, Sion
Education
- 1992 Bar admission, Valais
- 1991 Admission as a notary, Valais
- 1989 Licentiate in law, University of Fribourg
- 1979–1984 Collège des Creusets, then École Ardévaz in Sion (VS)
Activities
Military career
Recruit school in 1984 in the mountain fusiliers, followed by non-commissioned officer and officer schools. From 1 January 1992, transfer to the military justice system; currently second president of Military Court 3 with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Associations
Member or former member of the Sion Tourist Office, the Valais Officers’ Society, the Association of the Anysetiers du Roi, the Young Business Leaders’ Group, Sedunum Nostrum and the Gravelone Tennis Club.
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