Gabriela Svalduz is Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich. She specialises in white-collar crime, with a particular focus on domestic and cross-border disputes involving high amounts in dispute, asset forfeiture, internal investigations and compliance, including in the areas of DLT technologies, blockchain and cybercrime. As a lawyer and former public prosecutor, she has more than 25 years of experience in litigationGabriela regularly advises and represents individual and corporate clients as defendants or injured parties before authorities and courts and supports clients in preventing criminal liability. She holds Certificates of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Forensics, Economic Crime Law, and Finance and Accounting, which strengthen her expertise.

Career

Professional Experience
2026
Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer
2022
Counsel at a major business law firm in Zurich
2014
Public Prosecutor at the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Lucerne, Division Economic Crime
2011
Public Prosecutor at the Public Prosecutor’s Office of Lucerne, General Crimes Division
2002
Investigation Judge at the District Judge’s Office for Criminal Investigations of Lucerne
1999
Clerk at the at the District Judge’s Office for Criminal Investigations of Lucerne
1997
Trainee lawyer at a law firm in Kriens
1997
Trainee law clerk at the District Court of Lucerne
Education and Admission
2017
CAS Finance and Accounting, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
2016
CAS Economic Criminal law, University of Lucerne
2005
CAS Forensic Science, University of Lucerne
2000
Bar Admission Switzerland
1996
Master of Law, University of Zurich
Additional Professional Activities
  • Member of the Zurich and the Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association (IBA), European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
  • Member of the Women's White Collar Defense Association, Swiss Chapter (WWCDA), Swiss Society for Criminology (SKG/SSDP), Private Claimant Network NPK
 

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