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Overview:

LALIVE is an international law firm with offices in Geneva, Zurich and London. It is renowned for its expertise and experience in international disputes and provides global dispute resolution and advisory services to clients in Switzerland and worldwide. The firm represents individuals, public and private entities, including multinational corporations, governments and international organisations.


100+ lawyers

28 nationalities

17 qualified jurisdictions

48% female lawyers


Practice areas

International commercial and investment arbitration

Asset Recovery & Insolvency

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Commercial Advisory

Employment

ESG

Intellectual Property

Investigations, Regulatory & Compliance

Private Client

Public International Law

White Collar Crime


Sectors

Art & Cultural Property

Banking & Finance

Construction & Infrastructure

Energy

Mining

Pharma

Sports

Technology

Chambers Review

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Litigation - Switzerland

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Lalive is a respected litigation practice with a strong track record of handling disputes for a range of clients, including domestic and international corporations as well as banks. The law firm is experienced in acting in litigation arising from commercial law. Lalive is highly regarded for its white-collar crime expertise, particularly in the area of cross-border fraud cases and money laundering allegations. Its additional areas of expertise include multi-jurisdictional corruption, bribery and embezzlement cases, as well as asset recovery and mutual legal assistance proceedings. The lawyers also offer expertise in the enforcement of arbitral awards.

Work Highlights

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  • Lalive represented the Federative Republic of Brazil in a criminal investigation and administrative cases relating to the tracing and recovery of illicit assets and the proceeds of crimes in Switzerland, as well as tax fraud and tax evasion.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Lalive have shown exemplary diligence and efficiency in solving complex matters. Their immediate responsiveness is definitely one of their main assets.

Litigation respondent
Global

Lalive are capable of advising clients on complex, multi-jurisdictional proceedings. Handling large volumes of data in a short period of time is also not a problem for the team.

Litigation respondent
Global

Lalive possesses experts with industry-specific knowledge to optimally represent clients from any sector. The team constantly endeavours to achieve the best possible outcomes for its clients.

Litigation respondent
Global

The responsiveness and accessibility of Lalive is refreshing, and their measured approach helps to defuse many difficult situations and avoid any escalation while seeking pragmatic resolutions.

Litigation respondent
Global

Lalive has a very comprehensive approach, broad expertise in various branches of law and an organised team.

Litigation respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Sandrine Giroud
4
Sandrine Giroud
4
Band 4

Sandrine Giroud represents clients in asset recovery proceedings, with further activity in fraud and embezzlement cases. She is particularly active on cross-border matters.

Sandrine Giroud is a very solid and knowledgeable practitioner.

It has been a great experience working with Sandrine Giroud.

Sandrine Giroud knows her stuff.

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Sandrine Giroud
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