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Provided by Pestalozzi

Pestalozzi has a long-standing reputation for excellence in advising and representing clients in complex national and international commercial disputes before state courts and arbitral tribunals. In addition to acting in commercial disputes, the practice group is also well known for its expertise in insolvency matters, asset tracing, international judicial assistance in civil and criminal matters as well as matters involving white-collar crimes.

In Litigation and White-Collar Crime, we are particularly renowned for:

  • We are renowned for our state court litigation practice and we have sought-after expertise in banking litigation, covering not only civil claims of banks against clients and financial providers, but also internal investigations, regulatory issues, asset tracing/recovery as well as white-collar crime aspects.
  • Assisting countries in multiple jurisdiction criminal investigations and asset recovery efforts.
  • Conducting internal investigations with banks, securities dealers and other regulated entities.
  • Representing major Swiss banks, trading, commercial and other companies in high-profile banking disputes and criminal investigations (including related FINMA investigations), very often with an international aspect.
  • Assisting top executives and UHNWI in worldwide investigations, especially corruption investigations, conducted from Switzerland.

Chambers Review

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Litigation - Switzerland

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Pestalozzi is capable of assisting clients with a wide variety of proceedings, including commercial and banking litigation as well as bankruptcy-related disputes. The firm also regularly acts on contractual disputes. Pestalozzi is well regarded for its white-collar crime practice, frequently representing financial institutions, private individuals and states as both plaintiffs and defendants. The team is experienced in asset tracing and recovery and criminal investigations, including financial fraud, corruption and money laundering cases.

Work Highlights

Provided by Pestalozzi

  • Pestalozzi defended Johnson & Johnson in proceedings before the state courts in Switzerland brought by a Saudi company and pertaining to an alleged breach of contract.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Pestalozzi team is fully capable of handling in parallel the daily necessities of various complex proceedings, providing satisfactory inputs and updates."

Litigation respondent
Europe

"The lawyers provide extremely constructive suggestions about litigation. They're good at explaining where you have serious law issues."

Litigation respondent
Europe

"They have all the experience to decide with ease and clarity if a point is good or bad."

Litigation respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Christophe Emonet
2
Christophe Emonet
2
Band 2
Christophe Emonet has experience assisting clients with asset recovery, insider trading and fraud cases. He is also well placed to advise on corruption proceedings.
"He is very intelligent and tenacious. He defends the interest of clients very well."
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Michael Kramer
4
Michael Kramer
4
Band 4
Michael Kramer has broad experience, acting for private clients on ownership cases and also assisting corporate clients with contractual claims.
"He has an acute understanding of clients' needs and the ability to safely navigate you through complex cases."
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Ranked Lawyers at
Pestalozzi

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Switzerland

Litigation
Michael Kramer
4
Michael Kramer
4
Band 4
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White-Collar Crime
Christophe Emonet
2
Christophe Emonet
2
Band 2
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Members

Provided by Pestalozzi

Andreas Lienhard

Christophe Emonet

Christophe Emonet

Head of Department

Florian Mohs

Lukas Rusch

Nicolas C. Herren

Tanja Planinic

Thomas Legler

Thomas Rohner