Police interviews, searches, summary penalty orders, trial. White-collar crime for individuals and companies under investigation, emergency intervention.
View the page →Bank impersonation fraud, wire fraud, investment and crypto scams. Criminal complaint, freezing of funds, claims against the bank or the intermediary.
View the page →Digital assets and blockchain projects, AI and data in the business, FINMA licences and AML obligations.
View the page →Company formation and structuring, shareholders’ agreements, funding rounds and sales. Commercial contracts and M&A.
View the page →Commercial and shareholder disputes, debt recovery in Switzerland and abroad, negotiation and arbitration, the civil side of criminal cases.
View the page →Objections and appeals against construction projects, building permits, commercial leases, sales and Lex Koller. Geneva and French-speaking Switzerland, in partnership with Convergence Avocats.
View the page →Clients rarely come with a single question. The first one they ask is not always the one that will decide their matter.
Criminal proceedings establish the facts, civil proceedings put a figure on the loss, and sometimes the matter is settled around a table.
The clauses we draft are the ones we see argued in court, so warranties, liability, termination and jurisdiction are written with the judge who may one day construe them in mind.
A management decision may one day be read by a prosecutor, and it is better that a lawyer who knows that perspective has read it first.
Before it is a technical matter, bringing AI into a business is a question of governance, since it means settling who decides, on what data, with which providers and under whose responsibility.
Stolen cryptocurrency can be traced on the blockchain, and criminal proceedings make it possible to have it frozen where it has landed.
Legal support for companies, from structuring to commercial transactions and mergers and acquisitions.
Technology contracts, data protection, security incidents, liability for AI and autonomous agents. We step in before signing as well as after an incident.
Advice and representation in criminal matters, including white-collar crime and offenses involving new technologies.
Licenses, authorizations, legal opinions, compliance and proceedings before authorities.
Token issuance and classification under Swiss law, project structuring, decentralized governance, and asset recovery when a project goes wrong.
Advice and representation in disputes in Switzerland and Europe, including those with a digital component.
Every matter starts with a concrete problem. The situations below lead to the page that deals with it.
Every matter is led by a partner, who remains your point of contact from the first meeting to the outcome. Key work is never fully delegated.
A first 45-minute meeting at CHF 200, deducted from the first invoice if you retain us. After that, an hourly rate of CHF 300 to 450 depending on seniority and complexity, or a fixed fee per phase, agreed in writing before any step is taken.
French, English and German, spoken and written, for clients based in Switzerland or abroad.
Matters in several cantons, cross-border cases between France and Switzerland with Aurélien Rocher, attorney at the Lyon Bar, and correspondents brought in when a matter crosses borders.
With a single meeting. One matter often has both a criminal and a civil side, such as a fraud that also calls for a claim against the bank, or a dispute between partners that leads to a criminal complaint. We handle both sides together, with one strategy.
CHF 200 for 45 minutes, at the firm or remotely, deducted from the first invoice if you retain us. You leave with the legal characterization of your situation, the deadlines that are running and the next steps.
Yes. The firm handles matters in several cantons and, with Aurélien Rocher, cross-border cases between France and Switzerland. For other countries, we coordinate the matter with local counsel.
Often. Once judicial or administrative proceedings are needed, or in the event of a conflict of interest, you are free to choose your lawyer (Art. 167 of the Insurance Supervision Ordinance). Tell us your insurer and we will check the cover and make the request.
Call +41 22 512 76 00 rather than writing or booking online, whether it is an arrest, a search, a hearing set at short notice or a deadline about to expire.
Beyond our areas of practice, our working method sets the firm apart. We start from the reality of the case, its facts, its documents and the client’s goals, before choosing the rule and the procedure.
In Concreto →First 45-minute meeting, CHF 200, deducted from the first invoice if you retain us.