First 45-minute meeting, CHF 200, deducted from the first invoice if you retain us.
Geneva Bar Association
Public Prosecutor's Office, Canton of Geneva
CAS Digital Finance Law, UNIGE
French, English, German
A criminal defense is often decided before the first hearing. What is said or signed in the first hours weighs on the rest of the proceedings.
Have you received a summary penalty order? You have only ten days to file an objection (Swiss summary penalty order, you have ten days).
Where the case also involves a civil dispute or talks with the other side, both move forward within the same matter (Litigation and negotiation).
Police custody, questioning as a suspect, arrest warrant. Every word spoken before you have a lawyer can be used against you.
Wire fraud, crypto scam, online scam, economic fraud. Every hour without action reduces the chances of recovery.
Search under way, seizure of documents, investigation opened against your company. Your immediate response shapes what follows.
Hacking, online reputational harm, identity theft, sextortion, unauthorized access to systems.
Accused of money laundering, forgery of documents, misappropriation, bribery, tax offenses with a criminal dimension.
Scam money through a Swiss account →
Fraud, misappropriation, criminal mismanagement, what executives should do →
Speeding, drink-driving, licence withdrawal. The Vehicle Office relies on the facts of the penalty order, so the ten days to object are decisive.
Mr. Traussnig worked for three years at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Geneva. His training in new technology and blockchain law allows him to handle cases where criminal, digital and financial issues meet.
Big Four, then three years at the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Canton of Geneva.
CAS Digital Finance Law (UNIGE) and blockchain certification. Cases involving digital assets, crypto scams, or cybercrime require both at once.
Police custody, a hearing set at short notice, a search. We step in urgently, so that the first decisions are taken with full knowledge of the file.
Network of partners covering cross-border criminal proceedings. Coordination with foreign authorities and attorneys in cases with an international dimension.
Three typical situations.
A weekend to prepare. The file is reviewed before the hearing, the strategy agreed with the client, including on the right to remain silent, and the lawyer attends the hearing. The defendant arrives prepared.
Your rights at the hearing → 02 · Crypto scamFunds move quickly from one address to the next, but the blockchain keeps a record of every transfer. Criminal complaint, blockchain tracing, a request for a freezing order and coordination with exchanges to follow the money, in Switzerland and abroad.
Recovering stolen crypto → 03 · White-collar crimeA money laundering investigation rarely affects the executive alone, because the bank, the supervisory authority and business partners react too. Financial flows are audited, criminal risks identified, and the defense built alongside civil and regulatory measures.
Regulatory law →« I particularly appreciated the attentiveness, availability and seriousness of Maître Traussnig, who accompanied me. »
Every matter is different. The outcome of a past case does not predict the outcome of another.
No. At the start of the first hearing, the police or the Public Prosecutor must inform you that you may refuse to make a statement and that you may call a defense lawyer (Art. 158 CrimPC). A hearing conducted without that information cannot be used against you. Call us before you answer the summons. That is often where the strategy is decided.
You have ten days to file a written objection with the Public Prosecutor (Art. 354 CrimPC). Without an objection, the summary penalty order becomes a final judgment, with an entry in the criminal record where applicable. A defendant does not need to give reasons. We review the order with you before the deadline and advise whether to object.
A first 45-minute consultation costs CHF 200, deducted from the first invoice if you retain us. After that, an hourly rate or a fixed fee per phase (hearing, objection, trial), agreed in writing before any step is taken. Where means are limited, we look at court-appointed defense and legal aid.
Yes, if it is filed quickly and built properly. In Switzerland, a complaint for fraud (Art. 146 SCC) or money laundering (Art. 305bis SCC) allows the Public Prosecutor to freeze funds that can still be traced, to obtain data from banks and platforms and to coordinate with foreign authorities. We draft the complaint with the exhibits and the requests for measures. How the complaint is built largely determines how it is handled.
Yes, in Geneva and throughout French-speaking Switzerland. Call +41 22 512 76 00. Your lawyer may attend police questioning (Art. 159 CrimPC) and the taking of evidence by the Public Prosecutor (Art. 147 CrimPC). Outside office hours, leave a message and we will call you back as soon as possible.
Our partners respond directly. In police custody, after a summons or during a search, call without delay. First 45-minute meeting at CHF 200, deducted from the first invoice if you retain us.
First 45-minute meeting, CHF 200, deducted from the first invoice if you retain us.