Cédric Chapuis heads Bär & Karrer's financial services team in our Geneva office. His practice focuses on advising banks and other financial institutions in regulatory, compliance and general business matters. In addition, he regularly advises Swiss and foreign clients in a variety of industries on domestic and international transactions, as well as general corporate and governance matters. He has served on the board of directors of Swiss companies in various industries and is currently a member of the board of several banks.

In recent years, Cédric Chapuis has advised a number of financial institutions in connection with internal investigations on cross-border issues and has represented them before the U.S. Department of Justice.

Who's Who Legal lists Cédric Chapuis in Banking (Finance and Regulatory) and in Corporate: Merger & Acquisition. Legal 500 points out his expertise in regulatory matters.

• Partner of Bär & Karrer (since 2001)
• Foreign associate with Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering (now WilmerHale) in Washington D.C. (1999)
• University of Chicago Law School: LL.M. (1997)
• Associate at Bär & Karrer (1995)
• Admitted to the Geneva Bar (1995)
• University of Basel: Dr. iur. (1992)
• University of Basel: lic. iur. (1989)

• Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
• Geneva Bar Association (OdA)
• American Bar Association (ABA)