Michael Daphinoff

Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law, Partner About Michael Daphinoff is a partner at Kellerhals Carrard and specializes in litigation at state courts and arbitral tribunals. Michael Daphinoff's specialties are criminal and criminal procedural law (focusing on commercial criminal law, combating corruption and money laundering, and international legal assistance) as well as internal and administrative investigations. He also advises clients in the areas of compliance, data protection, and corporate governance. As a specialist in employment and personnel law, he regularly advises and represents companies, public institutions and executives in the field of employment and social security law. His clients benefit from his project management skills, his strategic mindset and actions, his political experience and his good connections in business, politics, and administration. Michael Daphinoff regularly holds lectures and publishes articles in his areas of focus. · Kellerhals Carrard

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About

Partner at Kellerhals Carrard based in Switzerland, specialising in litigation before state courts and arbitral tribunals. Focus areas include white‑collar criminal and criminal procedural law, internal and administrative investigations, compliance, data protection, corporate governance and employment/social security law; he also lectures and publishes in these fields.

Practice areas

LitigationArbitrationWhite Collar CrimeInvestigationsComplianceData ProtectionEmploymentCorporate / M&A

Office

Switzerland

Kellerhals Carrard · Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law, Partner About Michael Daphinoff is a partner at Kellerhals Carrard and specializes in litigation at state courts and arbitral tribunals. Michael Daphinoff's specialties are criminal and criminal procedural law (focusing on commercial criminal law, combating corruption and money laundering, and international legal assistance) as well as internal and administrative investigations. He also advises clients in the areas of compliance, data protection, and corporate governance. As a specialist in employment and personnel law, he regularly advises and represents companies, public institutions and executives in the field of employment and social security law. His clients benefit from his project management skills, his strategic mindset and actions, his political experience and his good connections in business, politics, and administration. Michael Daphinoff regularly holds lectures and publishes articles in his areas of focus.

Switzerland

Expertise

Commercial criminal lawCombating corruption and money launderingInternational legal assistanceInternal and administrative investigationsArbitration and dispute resolutionEmployment and social security law

Education

LL.M., King's College London (2016) — arbitration and dispute resolution
Dr. iur., University of Fribourg (2012)
MLaw, University of Fribourg and University of Strasbourg (2007) — bilingual; European Law

Admissions

Admission to the Bar (Switzerland), 2012

Languages

GermanEnglishFrenchItalian