François Micheli > Kellerhals Carrard > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Kellerhals Carrard
RUE FRANCOIS-BELLOT 6
1206 GENEVA
Switzerland
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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.