Peter Burckhardt

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Peter Burckhardt leads Schellenberg Wittmer’s Dispute Resolution Group in Zurich, as well as the White-Collar Crime & Compliance and the Internal Corporate Investigations teams. Peter has developed a strong practice in complex criminal, regulatory and civil litigation matters, often involving multi-jurisdictional components. He is also frequently retained to conduct internal investigations for a broad range of topics.

Expertise

Dispute Resolution
White-Collar Crime and Compliance
Internal Corporate Investigations
Financial Services

Experience

Defending a global Swiss bank in a money laundering investigation related to foreign corruption
Representing a German car manufacturer against consumer mass claims in the context of the Diesel affair
Lead counsel to a major Brazilian construction group for the Swiss aspects of the Petrobras matter, which settled in a trilateral deal (BR/US/CH)
Swiss lead counsel to a global bank headquartered in Switzerland in the U.S. tax dispute
Defending a major bank in a Ponzi scheme fraud investigation and related civil and regulatory action
Defending a member of top management of a global bank in criminal and regulatory proceedings by Swiss and U.S. law enforcement
Defending an ousted head of state in a corruption and money laundering investigation

Professional Experience

2006
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
1999
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
1996-1998
Served in various functions in the judiciary of the Canton of Bern, notably as criminal prosecutor and deputy judge in civil and criminal matters
Education and Admission
1999
LL.M., University of Edinburgh
1995
Bar Admission in Switzerland
1995
University of Bern

Additional Professional Activities

Member of various professional associations including the Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations, the International Bar Association (IBA), the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), and the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Regular publications in fields of specialization and speaker at international conferences
Board Member of FlexLaw