Degni & Vecchio

About

Degni & Vecchio (DEVE) is a Geneva law firm handling business litigation, economic criminal law, internal investigations and corporate advisory.

Services

• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Economic/White‑Collar Crime
• Internal Investigations
• Administrative & Civil Liability
• Mediation

Sandro Vecchio’s main areas of expertise are business litigation and advising executives and companies. He regularly carries out administrative and internal investigations on behalf of the government and important public law entities and private companies. He acts in matters of criminal, administrative and civil liability of managers and companies, in shareholders disputes, labour disputes, reputation and media crises, audit compliance, etc. Sandro works alongside his clients, assisting and accompanying them towards a way out of conflict when faced to administrative or judicial authorities, the media and private interests. The quality of his strategic and practical advice, his independence and discretion regularly lead him to be appointed by public authorities and multinational corporations. He is recognized as an experienced litigator and a go to person as investigator in various specialized international trade journals in particular Legal 500 (Litigation-Corporate investigations) and Leader’s League (investigations, business crime and commercial litigation). Sandro is Deputy Judge at the Geneva Administrative Court of First Instance and Chairman of the interparty judicial commission in charge of appointing the magistrates of the Canton of Geneva. He is also certified Mediator (Swiss Federation of Lawyers), lecturer at the University of Geneva (School of Avocature – oral expression) and was a member of the Council of the Geneva Bar from 2016 to 2021. Former Senior Officer (Major) in the Swiss Army, Sandro also practices defense in military criminal matters. He works mainly in French, English, Italian and Spanish. Practice Area – Investigations and internal audits – Business and corporate Litigation – Criminal, administrative and civil liability of managers – Customs Fraud, International Sanctions and Anti-Corruption – Commercial Mediation Recent Experience – Appointed by important public institutions for administrative and internal investigations. Regularly appointed by the State of Geneva to carry out administrative investigations. Assistance and representation of a major investor victim of a large international scam. – Advising a group of shareholders in a dispute related to the control of a multinational company. – Assistance to a major Swiss company in the context of a dispute with its employees. – Senior advisor to the Swiss subsidiary of a listed international group (luxury goods). – Counsel to a trading company in tax proceedings. – Counsel to an entrepreneur in an investigation for alleged customs fraud. – Assistance and representation of a major investor victim of a large international scam. – Assistance and representation of a client in the context of international criminal assistance. https://www.deve.law/