Ms Clara Poglia

+41 22 707 8039 clara.poglia@swlegal.ch View profile View profile

Work Department

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

Position

Clara Poglia is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution Group in Geneva. She is Co-Head of the firm’s litigation practice. 

Experience:

• Representation of a company in a major Swiss investigation involving potential wrongdoing (allegations of corruption);
• Representation of a corporation in criminal proceedings targeting a large Ponzi scheme and in related bankruptcy proceedings and assets recovery;
• Representation of multiple individuals and corporations in large scale requests for mutual legal assistance in tax matters addressed to Switzerland by France, Spain and Netherland notably;
• Representation of Brazilian individuals and companies in Swiss criminal proceedings related to the lava jato Brazilian scandal;
• Representation and assistance to a former high ranking executive in proceedings conducted by a sports authority and authorities in Switzerland;
• Representation of European corporations targeted by a request of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters addressed by the U.S. Department of Justice to Switzerland and representation of the same entities in the related Swiss domestic criminal proceedings

Career

Languages

• French
• Italian
• English
• German

Memberships

• Chapter Leader of the Women in White Collar Defense Association’s Swiss Chapter
• Member of the AIJA’s Executive Committee
• Work coordinator for the AIJA’s 2020 annual conference in Rio

Education