At Lenz & Staehelin, the investigations practice is regularly entrusted by Swiss and international banks, multinational corporates, and significant individuals on complex and impactful matters. Practice group head Dominique Müller is a notable advisor to domestic and international financial institutions on white-collar and financial crime investigations and proceedings, regulatory enforcement, and asset recovery. Criminal and commercial litigator Hikmat Maleh is a further key contact among Swiss banks, assisting with regulatory investigations, financial crime proceedings, and compliance policies and procedures. Valérie Menoud expertly advises financial institutions and corporates on both domestic and foreign regulatory investigations and internal investigations into sanctions, governance, and compliance shortcomings.

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Key clients

  • Firmenich
  • Hermitage Fund and Bill Browder
  • Implenia
  • PostFinance
  • Swiss Post
  • Unilever

Lawyers

Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Dominique Müller, Hikmat Maleh, Valérie Menoud

Other key lawyers

Shelby R. du Pasquier, Fedor Poskriakov