Counting corporations, financial institutions and boards of directors in a diverse and impressive client roster, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd advises on the full gamut of regulatory, compliance and investigations mandates. Notable work for the group includes criminal liability in insolvency situations, white-collar crime work and a variety of regulatory proceedings. Peter Burckhardt and Benjamin Borsodi co-helm the practice, with the former being noted for his business crime expertise and the latter bolstering the team with expansive experience in international legal assistance, corporate investigations and asset tracing. Clara Poglia, George Ayoub, Louis Burrus and Paul Gully-Hart are other key names in the team.
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Key clients
- Gunvor
- A High-Ranking Individual
- Czech Republic
- A Large International Commodity Trading Group
- A Major Trading House
- UBS
- Odebrecht and Braskem
- EFG Bank AG
- Volkswagen
- Credit Suisse
Work highlights
- Assisting Gunvor Group in a major investigation involving allegations of corruption in Ecuador. The case is active in the USA and substantial documentation review takes place in Switzerland.
- Representing and assisting an entity of a State who has been defrauded by former high-ranking officials. This case is particularly complex as we are running parallel proceedings in Switzerland and liaising with multiple jurisdictions.
- Advising a large international commodity trading group in the context of several foreign requests for mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.
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