White Collar Criminal Defence Law

Carnicé heads BianchiSchwald LLC’s dispute resolution and white-collar crime practice groups within the firm.

He is widely recognised for his outstanding expertise in white-collar crime, international assistance in criminal matters and commercial and banking litigation.

Tel: +41 58 220 36 00 carnice@bianchischwald.ch www.bianchischwald.ch

Recent examples of Mr Carnicé’s expertise include representation of high profile individuals whose assets have been frozen in Switzerland in the context of money laundering investigations; obtaining a very significant release of assets for a Chinese individual; defending different Middle Eastern clients accused within the context of the Arab Spring; in addition, Jean-Marc has strong links with Spain and Latin America and has on a regular basis represented clients from this part of the world to their entire satisfaction.

He was the chairman of the Geneva Bar Association from 2014 to 2016. His appointment was a true reward for the work he achieved over the years.

He has been a lecturer at the Ecole d’Avocature of the Law Faculty at Geneva University and a member of the High Council of Geneva’s judiciary from 2017 to 2023. He provides highly specialised criminal law courses within the Swiss Bar Association’s exclusive training programme.

Jean-Marc Carnicé holds a law degree from the University of Geneva and an LLM from New York University. He was admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1994 and the New York Bar in 1996.

He practices in French, English, Spanish and Italian.