Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Lawyers

Vincent Jeanneret

Vincent Jeanneret

Work Department

Geneva / Dispute Resolution / Insolvency and Restructuring / White-Collar Crime / Banking Litigation

Position

Vincent Jeanneret is Of Counsel in the Dispute Resolution Group in Geneva, where he heads Schellenberg Wittmer's Restructuring and Insolvency team. He was the Managing Partner of the firm from 2009 to 2014. He specializes in commercial and banking litigation with a focus on international and complex cases. He has been described as one of the few specialists who deals with major insolvency cases on the Swiss and international levels. He is regularly appointed by FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, either as receiver or liquidator. He is frequently retained as counsel or expert in connection with white-collar crime cases at the federal or state level, as well as with international legal assistance or embargo law proceedings.

Career

2009-2014 - Managing Partner of Schellenberg Wittmer 1996 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer 2020 - Of Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer

Languages

French English German

Memberships

Active member of the AIJA (president of its Insolvency Commission) Member of the Fédération Suisse des Avocats and of the Association Genevoise du Droit des Affaires, where he was a board member and treasurer (1996-2002), as well as the former chairman of the Société Genevoise de Droit et de Législation Vincent was also appointed to the Management Board of the "Ecole de l'Avocature" Member of the board of the Geneva Bar Association (2003 - 2009)

Education

1989 - Bar Admission in Switzerland 1985 - lic. oec., University of Geneva (Business degree) 1982 - lic. iur., University of Geneva

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