Jean-Marc Carnicé is a partner at Canonica Valticos Carnicé & Partners.
He is widely recognised for his outstanding expertise in white-collar crime, international assistance in criminal matters and commercial and banking litigation.
His recent work includes advising and representing clients in complex, multi-jurisdictional financial crime cases and cross-border investigations, and appearing before cantonal and federal prosecution authorities and courts. Recent examples of Jean-Marc Carnicé expertise include representation of high profile individuals whose assets have been frozen in Switzerland in the context of money laundering and corruption investigations; obtaining very significant release of assets for foreign individuals; defending different Middle Eastern clients accused within the context of the Arab Spring; defending plaintiffs, tracing assets and seeking their restitution to victims of frauds; in addition, Jean-Marc has strong links with Spain and Latin America and has on a regular basis represented clients from this part of the world to their entire satisfaction.
Admitted to the Geneva Bar in 1994 and the New York Bar in 1996, he served as Chair of the Geneva Bar Association from 2014 to 2016. His appointment was a true reward for the work he achieved over the years.
Jean-Marc Carnicé has been a lecturer at the Ecole d’Avocature of the L...
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Jean-Marc Carnicé is recognised as "one of the top business crime defence practitioners" in Switzerland. He has represented high-profile clients in significant money laundering and criminal investigations, both domestically and abroad.