Nicolas C. Herren
Partner
Attorney at law, LL.M.
Cours de Rive 13
1204 Genève
Suisse
T +41 22 999 96 12
nicolas.herren@pestalozzilaw.com
Nicolas C. Herren is a partner and a member of the Litigation & Arbitration group in Geneva. He specializes in national and cross-border banking/commercial disputes, in particular stemming out of contractual and regulatory issues. His activity covers also enforcement proceedings such as complex cross-border bankruptcies or recognition of foreign judgments. In addition, he has a broad experience in white collar crime and international mutual assistance in criminal and administrative matters.
After graduating from the Universities of Geneva and Bern (lic. iur. 2003), Nicolas C. Herren worked at the University of Geneva as an assistant lecturer in the fields of white collar crime and international mutual assistance in criminal matters from 2004 to 2008. He was also involved in the development of a training program on the Swiss and cross-border anti-money laundering legislation, addressed to private banks' employees and directed by the Centre for Banking and Financial Law of the University of Geneva. After obtaining a "DEA" (LLM) at the University of Geneva in 2008, Nicolas C. Herren joined Pestalozzi as a junior associate and, following his admission to the Geneva bar in 2010, as an associate, before becoming Partner in 2016. He is a member of different law associations such as the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), of which he joined the Executive Committee in 2017, and the Geneva Association of commercial law (AGDA).
Carrière
- President of AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) Commercial Fraud Commission
- Partner at Pestalozzi
- Associate at Pestalozzi
- Bar admission: Switzerland
- University of Geneva: LL.M.
- Junior associate at Pestalozzi
- University of Geneva: Assistant Professor in criminal economic law (until 2008)
- University of Geneva and Bern: lic. iur.
Langues
Français, Anglais
Compétences & Industries
White Collar CrimeContentieux & Arbitrage
Clientèle privée
Restructuration et insolvabilité
White-Collar Crime
Adhésion
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Geneva Bar Association (ODA)
- Geneva Association of commercial law (AGDA)
- International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
Publications
Blanchiment d’argent: réputation de la place financière, légalité et rigueur budgétaire, un ménage à trois remuant
GIR Know How Anti-money Laundering – Switzerland
