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Dispute Resolution / Internal Corporate Investigations / IT Security and Cybercrime / White-Collar Crime and Compliance / Blockchain-Technologies & FinTech / Financial Services / Sports / Telecommunication

Simone Nadelhofer is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Dispute Resolution and White Collar Crime Groups in Zurich. Simone is an expert in handling complex domestic and cross-border proceedings and internal and government-led investigations across industries, with a focus on white-collar and financial crime, including corruption, fraud, money laundering, cybercrime, ESG and workplace violations. Her expertise also extends to financial regulations, international sanctions, asset recovery, and international mutual assistance in criminal and tax matters. Additionally, Simone regularly represents clients in commercial disputes before civil courts.

2024 Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer 2014 Partner at a major disputes law firm in Zurich 2009 Counsel at a dispute law firm in Zurich 2003 Associate at a leading Swiss law firm 2002 Foreign Attorney at an international law firm, Delhi, India 2001 Legal Counsel with a major Swiss bank 1999 Trainee Lawyer at a leading Swiss law firm

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Anti-Corruption Committee Liaison Officer of the IBA’s Business Crime Committee Member of the advisory board of the Master Economic Crime Investigations studies at the Lucerne University Elected to the pool of presidents of the arbitration court of the Swiss Bar Association Member of Advisory Board for the project of the Swiss National Scientific Fund “Assessing the nature and impact of transnational corruption through the lens of Swiss Businesses” Member of the ACi ISO Subcommittee for the new ISO standard on internal investigations Past chair of the Interpacific Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee Co-editor of a leading Swiss commentary on internal investigations (Handbücher für die Anwaltspraxis, Interne Untersuchungen, Helbing & Lichtenhahn

2008 PhD, University of Lucerne (summa cum laude), (Awarded Professor Walter Hug prize and the Universitätsverein Lucerne prize) 2007 Master of Advanced Studies in Economic Crime Investigation (summa cum laude) 2001 Bar Admission in Switzerland