SWITZERLAND Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Paul Gully-Hart Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd is one of the leading Swiss business law firms with over 150 special - ised lawyers in Zurich, Geneva, and Singapore. Schellenberg Wittmer’s white-collar crime prac - tice is renowned across Switzerland as home to the country’s leading litigation partners in the white-collar crime legal sector. The firm has extensive experience in the representation of corporations, financial institutions, boards of directors, management and other individuals in connection with government investigations, enforcement actions and white-collar criminal prosecutions by Swiss and foreign authorities.
Its dispute resolution group features one of the largest leading practices in Switzerland. The firm represents clients before the Swiss courts and in arbitrations under the rules of all inter- national institutions. It advises on pre-litigation measures and strategies, and has broad experi - ence in co-ordinating and monitoring complex international litigation in many jurisdictions. Schellenberg Wittmer also regularly conducts internal investigations in fields such as anti- money laundering, anti-bribery provisions and international sanctions.
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Paul Gully-Hart is an of counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer, has over 43 years of experience and is highly specialised in a broad range of areas including asset recovery, international legal
white-collar cases. Paul has been frequently appointed as a Swiss law expert in a number of UK and US proceedings. He is experienced with common law and is often involved in the resolution of multi-jurisdictional disputes. Paul is the former chair-person of the Business Crime Committee of the IBA where he remains an active member to date.
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