Routinely operating for a range of Swiss banks, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (Schweiz) GmbH is particularly active in handling international white-collar crime investigations, leveraging its international network to do so. Managing partner Thomas Werlen and Jonas Hertner helm the practice, with the former possessing a strong presence in the financial sector and the latter’s capabilities including the full gamut of commercial litigation.
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Key clients
- McCormick
- Aabar Investments
- Mubadala Investment Company
- Vitaly Malkin / Top Matrix Holdings Ltd.
- Wolfgang Beltracchi
- Berenberg Bank
- Gerald Metals
- EFG Bank AG and EFG Bank European Financial Group SA
- JBS / J&F Investments
- Anthony Killarney
- BPS
- BSI Holding
- Bünyamin Altun
- CONMEBOL
- Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- Finacor SA
- Hypo Vorarlberg Bank AG
- MSI DK
- Neue Privatbank AG
- NMC Health
- Puma Energy
- Renault
- Romanello Financial Corp.
- Sallfort Privatbank AG
- Schaffhauser Kantonalbank
- Tennor Holding
- Wegelin
Work highlights
- Advising UHNWI entrepreneur and philanthropist Vitaly Malkin regarding substantial claims against Credit Suisse as a result of the bank’s systematic control failures over a prolonged period.
- Representing a high-profile Swiss individual who was sanctioned by the US government vis-à-vis the Swiss and US governments.
- Advised Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company and its subsidiary Aabar in the first ever criminal trial against a corporation in Switzerland.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas Werlen, Jonas Hertner