Although possessing a comprehensive, 360-degree understanding of legal issues, Sandro Vecchio specializes in business advisory and commercial litigation. He also advises and represents companies and corporate executives in criminal, administrative, and civil matters, as well as in shareholder disputes.
He regularly represents individuals facing criminal proceedings relating to business and financial offences, including corporate mismanagement, tax fraud, money laundering, corruption, influence peddling, bid rigging, fraud, and criminal misappropriation.
A former deputy judge, Mr. Vecchio is also regularly entrusted with conducting administrative and internal investigations on behalf of the State and major public and private entities.
Mr. Vecchio serves on the boards of directors of several commercial companies and has developed a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and issues faced by businesses.
As a regulated financial intermediary, Mr. Vecchio also possesses extensive expertise in anti-money laundering regulation and compliance.
He has been recognized by several leading international legal directories, including Best Lawyers (Corporate Law), The Legal 500 (Litigation – Corporate Investigations), Leaders League (Investigations, Business Crime and Commercial Litigation), and Who’s Who Legal (Immigration).
For more than ten years, Sandro Vecchio served as a Deputy Judge at the Administrative Court of First Instance, dealing primarily with tax and immigration matters. He also chaired the cross-party Judicial Commission responsible for the appointment of judges in the Canton of Geneva and served as a member of the Geneva Bar Association Council from 2016 to 2021.
A former senior officer (Major) in the Swiss Armed Forces, Sandro Vecchio also practices military criminal law.
He works primarily in French, English, Italian, and Spanish.
Publications
“Anti-Corruption in Switzerland”, in Market Intelligence – Getting the Deal Through: Anti-Corruption 2019.
“Internal Investigations and the Role of the Investigating Lawyer in Switzerland: Current Developments”, Juriste International, Journal of the International Association of Lawyers, 2019/2.
“When Compliance Meets Legal Privilege”, Swiss Lawyers’ Review, Spring 2019.
“Corporate Investigations in Switzerland: A Look at the Limits of Legal Privilege.”
Conferences
“A Swiss Perspective on Corruption and Internal Investigations: Tips and Tools to Avoid Common Pitfalls”, Mondaq, 11 November 2021.
“Lawfully Obtained Evidence and Its Use in Dispute Resolution, Especially in Worldwide Asset Recovery”, International Association of Lawyers (UIA), Zermatt, March 2018.
“A Swiss Perspective on Corruption and Internal Investigations: Tips and Tools to Avoid Common Pitfalls”, Mondaq, 11 November 2021.
