Marc Henzelin

Senior Counsel, Geneva

+41 58 105 2000

mhenzelin@lalive.law

Marc Henzelin

Marc specialises in transnational and domestic litigation, with a particular focus in international and economic criminal law, commercial and banking litigation, asset recovery, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and extradition. Ranked Band 1 in Chambers Europe, White-Collar Crime, 2023, Marc enjoys “a stellar reputation in the market”, Who’s Who Legal National Leaders, Commercial Litigation, 2023.

Marc also represents parties in sports law as well as public international law matters and regularly leads private investigations, focusing on asset search, recovery and compliance issues.

Recognition

Ranked Band 1
Chambers Europe, White-Collar Crime, 2023

Marc is “a market-leading asset recovery practitioner who is highlighted for his exemplary work on asset tracing and investigations”.
Who’s Who Legal National Leaders, Asset Recovery, 2023

Marc is “a real leader in the Genevan market”.
Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders, Business Crime Defence, 2022

Recent publications

Asset Recovery Switzerland 2024
MARC HENZELIN, SANDRINE GIROUD, DEBORAH HONDIUS
In: Getting the Deal Through, Asset Recovery 2024, 7 September 2023

Risk and Compliance Management: Global overview and Switzerland chapter
DANIEL LUCIEN BÜHR, NICOLAS OLLIVIER, MARC HENZELIN
In: Getting the Deal Through, Risk & Compliance Management, April 2023

Un cadre juridique trop défavorable aux clients n’aide pas les banques
MARC HENZELIN
In: Le Temps, 16 March 2023

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Recent conferences

ASA Geneva – Arbitration and Criminal Law
MARC HENZELIN, Speaker
Geneva, 3 October 2024

CCSA – Swiss Argentine Chamber of Commerce
Compliance + Legal Tax Commission Corporate Criminal Responsibility
MARC HENZELIN, Speaker
Corporate criminal responsibility under Swiss extraterritorial law
Buenos Aires, 2019

AAEC – Argentina Association of Ethics and Compliance
Management of Corporate Fraud
MARC HENZELIN, Speaker
Buenos Aires, 2019

Current professional memberships

  • Member of the Advisory Board of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
  • Member of the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee (former Co-Chair of the Committee)
  • Member of the Anti-corruption Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Career history

  • Senior Counsel, LALIVE, Geneva, 2024 – present
  • Partner, LALIVE, Geneva, 2001 – 2023
  • Delegate and Legal Counsel, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 1987 – 1992

Academic qualifications

  • Doctor of Law, University of Geneva (summa cum laude, Edgar Aubert Award for the best thesis in public law), 2000
  • LLM, European Legal Studies, University of Exeter, 1993
  • Business & Economic Studies – University of Bern, 1985
  • LLB, University of Geneva, 1981 – 1984
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Practices

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Investigations, Regulatory & Compliance
  • Public International Law
  • White Collar Crime

Sectors

  • Banking & Finance
  • Energy
  • Sports

Languages

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Portuguese

Nationality

  • Swiss

Admission

  • Special Tribunal for Lebanon, 2010
  • International Criminal Court, 2004
  • Switzerland, 1985
“A top-tier litigator” Who’s Who Legal National Leaders, Business Crime Defence, 2023

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