Switzerland
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
Lawyers
Clara Poglia
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, Switzerland
- Phone+41 22 707 8039
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Work Department
Dispute Resolution / Internal Corporate Investigations / White-Collar Crime and Compliance
Position
Clara Poglia is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution Group in Geneva. She is Co-Head of the firm's litigation practice.
Experience:
Representation of a company in a major Swiss investigation involving potential wrongdoing (allegations of corruption); Representation of a corporation in criminal proceedings targeting a large Ponzi scheme and in related bankruptcy proceedings and assets recovery; Representation of multiple individuals and corporations in large scale requests for mutual legal assistance in tax matters addressed to Switzerland by France, Spain and Netherland notably; Representation of Brazilian individuals and companies in Swiss criminal proceedings related to the lava jato Brazilian scandal; Representation and assistance to a former high ranking executive in proceedings conducted by a sports authority and authorities in Switzerland; Representation of European corporations targeted by a request of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters addressed by the U.S. Department of Justice to Switzerland and representation of the same entities in the related Swiss domestic criminal proceedingsCareer
2019 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
2016 - Senior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2014 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2011 - Law Clerk at the Swiss Federal Criminal Tribunal
2010 - Associate in a law firm in Geneva
2007 - Trainee Lawyer in a law firm in Geneva
Languages
French
Italian
English
German
Memberships
Chapter Leader of the Women in White Collar Defense Association's Swiss Chapter
Member of the AIJA’s Executive Committee
Work coordinator for the AIJA’s 2020 annual conference in Rio
Education
2010 - Bar Admission in Switzerland
2006 - Post-graduate diploma in criminology, University of Lausanne
2004 - lic. iur., University of Geneva