SWITZERLAND Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Marc Hassberger and Jeffrey Connor Chabrier Avocats LLC
Chabrier Avocats LLC is an independent, fully inte - grated business law firm with offices in Geneva and Zurich, comprising a dynamic team of about 20 spe - cialised lawyers. Chabrier has recognised expertise in anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, corporate crimi - nal liability and white-collar crime matters, advising clients on compliance frameworks, risk assessments, due diligence, and governance structures tested by recent enforcement trends. Chabrier regularly repre - sents companies and individuals in regulatory investi - gations and criminal proceedings, combining techni -
cal expertise with strategic litigation experience. The team also assists with sanctions and export-control compliance, ensuring transactions and counterpar - ties meet Swiss and international standards. Whether preventing risks, conducting internal investigations, or representing clients before enforcement or judicial authorities, Chabrier delivers practical, end-to-end solutions across financial services and commodity trading industries. Partners Marc Hassberger and Marc Gilliéron lead the practice, together with asso - ciate Jeffrey Connor.
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Marc Hassberger is a partner at Chabrier with over 30 years of practice, and has gained very extensive expertise in commercial and financial litigation. He is recognised as one of Switzerland’s
Jeffrey Connor is an associate at Chabrier specialising in Swiss and international sanctions, commodity trading, contractual disputes, and banking and finance litigation, includ - ing white-collar crime. He has strong
leading specialists in financial criminal law, anti- money laundering, fraud, corruption, and organised crime. His vast experience has led him to assist clients both with preventive advice – by ensuring complete compliance with ever-evolving legal requirements – and with representation in contentious proceedings, whether regulatory or judicial. A top-tier lawyer in commercial and banking dispute resolution, Marc represents clients before all Swiss authorities. He is a Fellow of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators.
experience advising banks, multinational corpora - tions, trading companies, and individuals on the complexities of global sanctions regimes, and regu - larly represents clients in enforcement proceedings, litigation, and regulatory investigations. His practice also covers transactions, due diligence, licensing, and delisting matters, with a focus on trade and financial compliance frameworks. Jeffrey’s practice brings together regulatory and dispute resolution experience, enabling him to advise clients both preventively and in contentious proceedings involving compliance, financial crime, and international trade.
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