Investigations & Compliance

The attorneys of MLL Legal’s Investigations & Compliance industry group have experience in:

• Assisting banks in connection with the US Program for Swiss banks
• Conducting internal investigations for Swiss banks in connection with regulatory issues in various FX matters
• Providing legal defense to many clients in FINMA enforcement procedures and SRO sanctions procedures
• Assisting several clients in AML remediation projects
• Advising companies in cases of suspected theft or embezzlement of company property by current or former employees
• Assisting a pharmaceutical device company in successfully transferring data outside of Switzerland and in line with the blocking statute and data privacy laws in response to a government investigation
• Providing legal defense to bank employees in money laundering criminal investigations and litigation
• Creating competition law compliance programs
• Conducting industry-specific virtual and on-site competition law compliance trainings for in-house legal departments, business developers, sales managers, among others
• Assisting clients in dawn raids and investigations led by the Swiss competition authorities
• Providing risk assessments in cases of anticompetitive conduct and assisting clients with leniency applications before the Swiss competition authorities
• Conducting an internal investigation for an international organization following allegations of financial mismanagement
• Conducting internal investigations following allegations of sexual harassments by senior managers or employees
• Conducting internal investigations following claims of unfair competition
• Designing organizational structures on how companies should respond to compliance emergencies
• Assisting US monitors appointed by US Department of Justice regarding their auditing work in Switzerland
• Representing foreign companies and law firms being accused of violating Swiss blocking statutes
• Advising many clients who were victims of Ponzi schemes on conducting the necessary investigations, coordinating with the prosecuting authorities, and assisting in recovering assets abroad