Geneva

Benjamin Borsodi, LL.M.

Partner

+41 22 707 8117 benjamin.borsodi@swlegal.ch

Chloé Lagèze

Assistant

Benjamin Borsodi is head of the White-Collar Crime and Internal Corporate Investigations group in Geneva. His areas of practice cover all of business crime, international legal assistance, corporate investigations, asset tracing and recovery, as well as compliance. Benjamin is also regularly handling commercial and banking litigation.

Expertise

White-Collar Crime and Compliance Internal Corporate Investigations

Dispute Resolution Competition and Antitrust

Experience

Representing one of the leading commodities trading company in a substantial criminal investigation regarding corruption allegations
Defending one of the major Brazilian construction company for the Swiss aspects of the Petrobras matter
Assisting a defendant in Swiss federal criminal proceedings in connection with alleged corruption practices of public officials in China
Defending the former employee of an Indian group active in the shipping and energy business in a high-profile money laundering investigation

Career

Professional Experience

2013-2019

Member of the Management Committee of Schellenberg Wittmer (Managing Partner 2015-2019)

2009

Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

2002

Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

Education and Admission

2001

Bar Admission in New York

2000

LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center

1999

Bar Admission in Switzerland

1996

lic. iur., University of Geneva

1994

lic. oec., University of Geneva

Additional Professional Activities

Active in several professional associations such as the International Bar Association (IBA), and the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
Author and co-author of several publications on business crime related issues
Honorary Member of AIJA

Recognitions

Chambers and Partners Europe: White-Collar Crime since 2012
The Legal 500: Leading Partner in Regulatory, Compliance and Investigations since 2022
Lexology Index: Global Elite in Asset Recovery since 2024; Global Elite in Business Crime Defence since 2024; Global Elite in Investigations since 2024; Thought Leader in Commercial Litigation since 2025
Leaders League: Investigations & Compliance since 2021
LMG Expert Guides: White Collar Crime since 2021

Languages

French
English
German

Selected Publications

Défaut de vigilance en matière d’opérations financières et droit de communication (art. 305ter CP) Securities & Related Investigations : Switzerland 2017 Recent Developments in Handling Politically Exposed Persons ("PEPs") under Swiss Law The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations, Third Edition, 2019 - Switzerland The Federal Code of Criminal Procedure: Overhaul of Swiss Criminal Procedure Justice à tout prix et prix de la justice: quelques considérations sur l'indemnisation du tiers en procédure pénale The Practitioner’s Guide to Global Investigations, Second Edition

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Speaking Engagements

Schellenberg Wittmer Hosts the ACi's Immersive Investigations Workshop Benjamin Borsodi: Speaker at C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference, Miami Benjamin Borsodi: Thought Leader Speaker at C5 Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery Conference Asia