Mr Peter Burckhardt > Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Offices
Löwenstrasse 19
P.O. Box 2201
8021 Zurich
Switzerland
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Mr Peter Burckhardt
Work Department
Zurich / Dispute Resolution / White-Collar Crime and Compliance / Internal Corporate Investigations / International Arbitration / Restructuring and Insolvency
Position
Peter Burckhardt leads Schellenberg Wittmer’s Dispute Resolution Group in Zurich, as well as the White-Collar Crime & Compliance and the Internal Corporate Investigations teams. Peter has developed a strong practice in complex criminal, regulatory and civil litigation matters, often involving multi-jurisdictional components. He is also frequently retained to conduct internal investigations for a broad range of topics.
Experience:
- Defending a global Swiss bank in a money laundering investigation related to foreign corruption
- Representing a German car manufacturer against consumer mass claims in the context of the Diesel affair
- Lead counsel to a major Brazilian construction group for the Swiss aspects of the Petrobras matter, which settled in a trilateral deal (BR/US/CH)
- Swiss lead counsel to a global bank headquartered in Switzerland in the U.S. tax dispute
- Defending a major bank in a Ponzi scheme fraud investigation and related civil and regulatory action
- Defending a member of top management of a global bank in criminal and regulatory proceedings by Swiss and U.S. law enforcement
- Defending an ousted head of state in a corruption and money laundering investigation
Career
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Italian
Memberships
- Member of various professional associations including the Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations, the International Bar Association (IBA), the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), and the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Education
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
(Leading individuals)Counting blue-chip corporations in its client roster, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd is active across a diverse scope of fields, from energy and transport to pharmaceuticals and consumer goods. Peter Burckhardt, Louis Burrus and Clara Poglia jointly spearhead the group. Burckhardt is well-regarded for his work in complex financial, commercial and criminal litigation, with ‘pragmatic’ and ‘precise’ Burrus principally focusing on cross-border commercial litigation. Poglia’s expansive experience incorporates white-collar crime, asset tracing and internal corporate investigations knowledge. Stefan Leimgruber frequently handles banking, post-M&A and corporate litigation, while Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny contributes his banking litigation capabilities to the practice. Katherine Bell is noted for her ability in handling disputes arising out of complex construction, engineering and infrastructure projects.
Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
(Hall of Fame)Counting corporations, financial institutions and boards of directors in a diverse and impressive client roster, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd advises on the full gamut of regulatory, compliance and investigations mandates. Notable work for the group includes criminal liability in insolvency situations, white-collar crime work and a variety of regulatory proceedings. Peter Burckhardt and Benjamin Borsodi co-helm the practice, with the former being noted for his business crime expertise and the latter bolstering the team with expansive experience in international legal assistance, corporate investigations and asset tracing. Clara Poglia, George Ayoub, Louis Burrus and Paul Gully-Hart are other key names in the team.
Lawyer Rankings
- Dispute resolution: litigation Switzerland
- Hall of Fame Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- Leading individuals Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations Switzerland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Competition
- Dispute resolution: arbitration
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Fintech
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Private client
- Real estate and construction
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
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- Transport