General and White-Collar Criminal Law
Extensive experience in defending individuals and companies under investigation and representing complainants, before cantonal and federal authorities.
Legal bases
CP (RS 311.0)
CPP (RS 312.0)
EIMP (RS 351.1)
LBA (RS 955.0)
The firm acts at every stage of proceedings, from the first hearing to trial, and in related mutual legal assistance proceedings. Pierluca Degni is an SBA-certified specialist in criminal law and a deputy judge at the Geneva Criminal Court.
In white-collar matters, the defence is often built before proceedings are opened: internal investigations, risk analysis, dealings with the authorities. When the firm represents complainants, the primary aim is to obtain compensation for the loss suffered, often by recovering misappropriated assets.
Related questions
- General and White-Collar Criminal LawCan a company be criminally convicted in Switzerland?Yes. Article 102 of the Swiss Criminal Code allows the company itself to be fined up to five million francs. For bribery, money laundering and terrorist financing, it is liable independently of any individual if its organisation failed to prevent the offence.
- General and White-Collar Criminal LawMutual legal assistance: what can an account holder do when bank records are about to be sent abroad?The account holder may take part in the proceedings, inspect the file and appeal against the closing decision to the Federal Criminal Court within thirty days. Alternatively, the holder may consent to simplified execution, which ends the proceedings.