Mr Benjamin Borsodi, LL.M. > Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Offices

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
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Mr Benjamin Borsodi, LL.M.

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Work Department

Geneva / White-Collar Crime and Compliance / Dispute Resolution / Internal Corporate Investigations / Competition and Antitrust

Position

Benjamin Borsodi is head of the Internal Corporate Investigations group in Geneva. His areas of practice are fraud and business crime, international mutual legal assistance, corporate investigations, asset tracing and recovery, as well as compliance.

Experience:

  • Representing one of the leading commodities trading company in a substantial criminal investigation regarding corruption allegations
  • Defending one of the major Brazilian construction company for the Swiss aspects of the Petrobras matter
  • Assisting a defendant in Swiss federal criminal proceedings in connection with alleged corruption practices of public officials in China
  • Defending the former employee of an Indian group active in the shipping and energy business in a high-profile money laundering investigation

Career

2015-2019 – Schellenberg Wittmer’s Managing Partner
2013-2019 – Member of the Management Committee of Schellenberg Wittmer
2009 – Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
2002 – Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • German

Memberships

  • Active in several professional associations such as the International Bar Association (IBA), the American Bar Association (ABA-SIL) and the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)

Education

2001 – Bar Admission in New York
2000 – LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center
1999 – Bar Admission in Switzerland
1996 – lic. iur., University of Geneva
1994 – lic. oec., University of Geneva

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Regulatory, compliance and investigations

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.

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