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Andrew M. Garbarski co-heads Bär & Karrer's White Collar Crime practice group.
He specializes in administrative criminal law, international judicial and administrative assistance, as well as financial and commercial litigation and insolvency. During recent years, Andrew M. Garbarski's work has encompassed, among others, complex multi-jurisdictional financial crime and asset recovery matters, as well as the representation of clients before the Swiss prosecution authorities and courts.
Andrew M. Garbarski teaches white collar crime and criminal procedure law as Professor at the University of Lausanne and regularly publishes in his practice areas.
Andrew Garbarski is listed by Who's Who Legal as a leader in Switzerland for business crime defence, commercial litigation and asset recovery, and as a "Future Leader" for investigations. Chambers and Partners lists him as "Band 2" in their white-collar crime category. He is also listed as a "Rising Star" in the white-collar crime category by Euromoney Legal Media Group (Expert Guides, LMG Rising Stars 2015, 2016 and 2017).
Andrew Garbarski was recently appointed by the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) as member of the Working Group dealing with the modernisation of the Administrative Criminal Law.
- Assistance to a foreign financial institution in the context of complex civil enforcement and asset recovery proceedings.
- Assistance to a Swiss financial institution in criminal proceedings launched against a former manager.
- Defending a company in criminal proceedings conducted by the Swiss Office of the Attorney General.
- Defending the CEO of a Swiss bank in criminal proceedings conducted by the Federal Department of Finance for breach of AML-related duties.
- University of Lausanne: Professor in White Collar Crime and Criminal Procedure Law (2018)
- Partner at Bär & Karrer (since 2014)
- Secondment at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London (June 2012 - December 2012)
- Associate at Bär & Karrer (2007-2013)
- Admitted to the Geneva Bar (2007)
- Trainee at Bär & Karrer (2005-2007)
- University of Lausanne: Dr. iur. (2005)
- University of Lausanne: Research assistant to Prof. Dr. Denis Tappy (2003-2005)
- University of Lausanne: lic. iur. (2003)
- Specialized forum for criminal law (OdA)
- Geneva Business Law Association (AGDA)
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV/FSA)
- Geneva Bar Association (OdA)
- Member of the editorial committee of Collection juridique lausannoise
- Member of the Comitee of the Geneva Young Lawyers Bar (Comité du Jeune Barreau) (2006-2007)
- Member of Center for Business Law (CEDIDAC)
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Partner Prof. Dr. Andrew M. GarbarskiAboutAndrew M. Garbarski co-heads Bär & Karrer's White Collar Crime practice group. He specializes in administrative criminal law, international judicial and administrative assistance, as well as financial and commercial litigation and insolvency. During recent years, Andrew M. Garbarski's work has encompassed, among others, complex multi-jurisdictional financial crime and asset recovery matters, as well as the representation of clients before the Swiss prosecution authorities and courts. Andrew M. Garbarski teaches white collar crime and criminal procedure law as Professor at the University of Lausanne and regularly publishes in his practice areas. Andrew Garbarski is listed by Who's Who Legal as a leader in Switzerland for business crime defence, commercial litigation and asset recovery, and as a "Future Leader" for investigations. Chambers and Partners lists him as "Band 2" in their white-collar crime category. He is also listed as a "Rising Star" in the white-collar crime category by Euromoney Legal Media Group (Expert Guides, LMG Rising Stars 2015, 2016 and 2017). Andrew Garbarski was recently appointed by the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) as member of the Working Group dealing with the modernisation of the Administrative Criminal Law. Recent Work Highlights
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