Bringing the ‘ability to advise on complex matters’, the white-collar crime and investigations team at Walder Wyss Ltd. offers longstanding expertise in complex investigations, proceedings, and compliance matters. Practice co-head Oliver Kunz is a sought-after advisor to clients in regulated sectors in relation to bribery, money laundering, and other financial crime proceedings. Co-leading the team, Rodolphe Gautier regularly acts for clients in the consumer goods and banking sectors in white-collar criminal proceedings. Pascale Köster, a further key contact, specialises in internal and regulatory investigations concerning corporate governance and white-collar crime.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Important clientele and ability to advise on complex matters.’

  • ‘Téo Genecand has excellent know-how, both of the legal environment and of the industry. Very responsive, sharp-minded, solution-oriented, and quick to understand client specificities.'

Key clients

  • UBS / Credit Suisse
  • Nespresso / Nestlé
  • BNP Paribas
  • Migros
  • PostFinance
  • Pfizer AG
  • Citi
  • Commerzbank
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Bank Vontobel
  • Ralph Lauren
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Cochlear
  • Sanofi-Aventis (Schweiz) AG

Work highlights

  • Advised Credit Suisse Group (now UBS) on various aspects of the Greensill matter and conducting an investigation of the matter under the direction of a committee of the CS Group Board of Directors (now UBS).
  • Advised Nestlé on the so-called “Nescobar” matter, i.e. the proceedings linked to the seizure of some 500kg of cocaine worth some 50 million Euros.
  • Obtained a full victory before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court for a health clinic operator in a significant bribery case in the construction sector, involving various contractors who made illicit payments to its architect.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Oliver Kunz, Rodolphe Gautier

Other key lawyers

Pascale Köster, Téo Genecand