Biography: Business Crime Defence

Benjamin Borsodi is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's dispute resolution group in Geneva. His areas of practice include white-collar crime, international mutual assistance, asset tracing, corporate criminal liability and commercial litigation. Benjamin Borsodi's practice ranges primarily in the field of international and domestic business crime matters, including fraud, money laundering, bribery and the like.

He studied at the University of Geneva and graduated with a degree in economics in 1994 and a law degree in 1996. Benjamin Borsodi was admitted to the Bar in Switzerland in 1999 and in New York in 2001 after earning a Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 2000. Prior to joining Schellenberg Wittmer in 2002, he worked in the Zurich and Geneva offices of another major business law firm.

Benjamin Borsodi chairs the litigation commission of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA). He also serves in other professional associations, such as the International Bar Association (IBA) and the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) where he is a member of the advisory board. He has authored several publications on international legal assistance in criminal matters and other white-collar crime issues.

Schellenberg Wittmer is one of the leading business law firms in Switzerland. Over 130 lawyers in Zurich and Geneva advise domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law. The firm's areas of expertise include banking and finance, competition and antitrust, dispute resolution and international arbitration, intellectual property and information technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, private clients, trusts and estates, foundations, real estate and construction, restructuring and insolvency, taxation, white-collar crime and compliance.