Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Zurich / Dispute Resolution / White-Collar Crime and Compliance / Internal Corporate Investigations / International Arbitration / Restructuring and Insolvency

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

2006 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

1999 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

1996-1998 - Served in various functions in the judiciary of the Canton of Bern, notably as criminal prosecutor and deputy judge in civil and criminal matters

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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) Board Member of FlexLaw

1999 - LL.M., University of Edinburgh

1995 - Bar Admission in Switzerland

1995 - University of Bern