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.
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