International Fraud and Asset Tracing 2026

SWITZERLAND Trends and Developments

Trends and Developments Contributed by: Jean-Marc Carnicé Canonica Valticos Carnicé & Associés

Canonica Valticos Carnicé & Associés was founded in 2009 and is a Geneva-based law firm composed of 12 lawyers, including eight partners. Renowned for its strong focus on litigation, the firm advises and repre - sents clients across a broad range of practice areas, including criminal law, commercial and civil litigation, arbitration, employment, real estate and construc - tion. It is particularly recognised for its white-collar crime and international assistance practice. The team provides strategic guidance and representation in all aspects of business crime, such as money launder - ing, corruption, fraud, and disloyal management, as

well as compliance with Swiss anti-money laundering regulations. In these areas, the firm regularly acts be - fore both cantonal and federal authorities and assists clients in complex, often cross-border, criminal pro - ceedings. Recent mandates include representing cli - ents in ongoing criminal cases of corruption, private bribery, banking fraud and money laundering. The author acknowledges, with thanks, the valuable contribution made to the article by Me Chiara Ardin, junior associate at Canonica Valticos Carnicé & As - sociés. includes advising and representing clients in complex, multi-jurisdictional financial crime cases and cross-border investigations, and appearing before cantonal and federal prosecution authorities and courts. He regularly lectures on white-collar crime topics within the Geneva and Swiss Bar Associations. Jean-Marc Carnicé practises in French, English, Spanish and Italian.

Author

Jean-Marc Carnicé is a partner at Canonica Valticos Carnicé & Associés. He specialises in criminal law, with a particular focus on white- collar crime and international assistance in criminal matters.

Admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1994 and the New York Bar in 1996, he served as chair of the Geneva Bar Association from 2014 to 2016. His recent work

Canonica Valticos Carnicé & Associés 31 rue de la Synagogue 1204 Geneva Switzerland Tel: +41 223 541 212 Email: jmcarnice@cvpartners.ch Web: www.cvpartners.ch

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