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RUE FRANCOIS-BELLOT 6
1206 GENEVA
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François Micheli

Work Department
- Economic criminal law
- International mutual legal assistance
- Litigation of business law
- Civil procedure
Position
Attorney at Law, Partner
About
François Micheli has handled more than 100 international financial criminal law cases, involving more than 50 foreign jurisdictions. He has also represented foreign states in proceedings of this kind, and some cases have become legal precedents.
With the support of associates, he has led various “deep pocket” proceedings involving multiple alleged victims, on behalf of both the defendant institutions and the plaintiffs.
Career
Since 2019: Partner at Kellerhals Carrard, Geneva;
1996-2018: Attorney, then Partner at Python, Geneva;
2004: Consultant Asia/Pacific, Group on Money Laundering, National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad;
2004: National Accountability Bureau, Consultant of Legislator on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, National Accountability Bureau, Islamabad;
1988-1993: Assistant, Department of Criminal Law, University of Geneva
Languages
- French
- English
- German
Memberships
Swiss Society of Criminal Law;
Swiss Federation of Lawyers
Education
1996: Admission to the Geneva Bar;
1992: Postgraduate degree in Law (D.E.S.), Geneva;
1988: BA in Law, Geneva
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
Combining ‘legal excellence, client focus, and ethical conduct’, Kellerhals Carrard is a trusted advisor to global clients regarding pressing investigations and white-collar criminal matters. Heading the team, Daniel Lengauer specialises in internal compliance and regulatory enforcement, while François Micheli and Michael Daphinoff lead on financial criminal proceedings and corporate governance investigations. Bringing further expertise, Davide Ceroni acts for clients in regulated sectors in significant criminal proceedings, while Florian Baumann is an expert advisor to domestic actors on financial crime and asset recovery proceedings.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Employment
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance
- Real estate
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Competition
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Intellectual property
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Tax
- TMT
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Private client