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Clara Poglia

Clara Poglia is a partner and member of the firm's Management Committee. Her practice areas include white collar crime, international mutual assistance proceedings, internal investigations, asset tracing and recovery, and compliance. She holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology. Experience: Representation of a company in a major Swiss investigation involving potential wrongdoing (allegations of corruption); Representation of a corporation in criminal proceedings targeting a large Ponzi scheme and in related bankruptcy proceedings and assets recovery; Representation of multiple individuals and corporations in large scale requests for mutual legal assistance in tax matters addressed to Switzerland by France, Spain and Netherland notably; Representation of Brazilian individuals and companies in Swiss criminal proceedings related to the lava jato Brazilian scandal; Representation and assistance to a former high ranking executive in proceedings conducted by a sports authority and authorities in Switzerland; Representation of European corporations targeted by a request of mutual legal assistance in criminal matters addressed by the U.S. Department of Justice to Switzerland and representation of the same entities in the related Swiss domestic criminal proceedings · Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

SwitzerlandWhite Collar Crime, Mutual Legal AssistanceFrench, Italian, English, German

About

Partner and member of the firm's Management Committee at Schellenberg Wittmer, specialising in white collar crime, mutual legal assistance, internal investigations, asset tracing and recovery, and compliance. Holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminology.

Practice areas

White Collar CrimeMutual Legal AssistanceInternal InvestigationsAsset Tracing and RecoveryComplianceCybercrimeDispute Resolution

Office

Expertise

Bribery and corruption investigationsPonzi-scheme prosecutions and related bankruptcy/asset recoveryCross-border tax mutual legal assistanceBrazilian Lava Jato-related investigationsRepresentations before sports authoritiesUS Department of Justice mutual legal assistance requestsSwiss domestic criminal proceedings

Education

  • Post-graduate diploma in Criminology, University of Lausanne (2006)
  • lic. iur., University of Geneva (2004)
  • Bar Admission, Switzerland (2010)

Admissions

  • Bar Admission, Switzerland (2010)

Languages

FrenchItalianEnglishGerman