Simone Nadelhofer

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution; Internal Corporate Investigations; IT Security and Cybercrime; White-Collar Crime and Compliance; Sanctions; ESG; Workplace allegations; Blockchain-Technologies & FinTech; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Sports; Telecommunication

Career

Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer (2024), Partner at a major disputes law firm in Zurich (2014), Counsel at a major dispute law firm in Zurich (2009), Associate at a leading Swiss law firm (2003), Foreign Attorney at an international law firm, Delhi, India (2022), Legal Counsel with a major Swiss bank (2001), Trainee Lawyer at a leading Swiss law firm (1999)

Professional Memberships

Anti-Corruption Committee Liaison Officer of the IBA’s Business Crime Committee; Member of the advisory board of the Master Economic Crime Investigations studies at the Lucerne University; Elected to the pool of presidents of the arbitration court of the Self-regulation Organisation of the Swiss Bar Association; Member of Advisory Board for the project of the Swiss National Scientific Fund “Assessing the nature and impact of transnational corruption through the lens of Swiss Businesses”; Member of the ACi ISO Subcommittee for the new ISO standard on internal investigations; Past chair of the Interpacific Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee; Co-editor of a leading Swiss commentary on internal investigations (Handbücher für die Anwaltspraxis, Interne Untersuchungen, Helbing & Lichtenhahn

Languages Spoken

Languages: German, French, English, Italian

Experience

- Swiss counsel to the US monitor of a major Swiss bank: Advised the monitor and his US team on all Swiss law issues, including data transfer and 271 SCC (obtention of authorisation in Switzerland), data protection, labour law and interviews.

- Counsel to a multinational group in a cross-border investigation (US, Canada, Europe and Switzerland) and related complex mutual legal assistance proceedings in Switzerland regarding terabytes of data seized on servers in Switzerland. Close cooperation and coordination with US, Canadian and EU counsel, including on 271 SCC issues and data protection.

- Conducted a compliance investigation for a listed Swiss multinational group into all of the group's joint venture partners and consultants worldwide, with a focus on sanctions and bribery risks. Based on the results of the investigation, the group decided to exit 14 relationships. Advising the group on the exit and related criminal liability, sanctions and litigation risks.

- Led an investigation for an international health organisation into repeated sexual harassment of employees by a board member, including document review and interviews.