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Daniel Lucien Bühr

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Admission

Switzerland, 1991

Nationality

Swiss

Languages

German , English , French , Italian , Dutch , Spanish

Zurich

Stampfenbachplatz 4
P.O. Box 212
8042 Zurich
Switzerland

Contact

+41 58 105 2100

Daniel Lucien Bühr joined LALIVE in 2011 and is based in our Zurich office. His main areas of practice are regulatory and banking law and white-collar crime and compliance, principally focusing on investigations, litigation, ESG reporting, governance and risk and compliance management. He also manages complex cross-border legal and compliance projects and monitors corporate compliance remediation projects.

Daniel L. Bühr is a founding member of the International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators (IAFCL) and a member of the European Board of the International Association of Independent Corporate Monitors (IAICM). Daniel L. Bühr is also a member of the Swiss Association for Standardization and a member of the Expert Committees on Compliance management systems and on Governance of organizations of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). He is an accredited ISO Compliance Management System Auditor, Honorary Chair and Immediate Former Chairman of Ethics and Compliance Switzerland (ECS) and Co-Chair of the working group CMS/ISO.

Before joining LALIVE, Daniel L. Bühr was Regional Counsel for a Swiss multinational, responsible for all legal matters in Europe, Russia, the Near East and Africa (2006-2011). During this period, he served as member of the investment committee of Venture Incubator Ltd (a private equity fund of leading Swiss companies). He previously founded and managed a Swiss venture company (2004–2007) and served as Company Secretary and Legal Counsel of a global retail group (1993-2003).

Daniel L. Bühr holds a PhD, summa cum laude, from the University of Berne Institute for Swiss and Foreign Civil Procedure Law and MBA degrees from Columbia University, New York, and London Business School (EMBA Global Programme). He graduated from the University of Berne in 1991 (magna cum laude).

"Daniel Bühr was a delight to work with. Very knowledgeable and practical, and he carefully and accurately explained what we could expect at each step of a sensitive Swiss regulatory matter. Daniel came very highly recommended by colleagues whose judgement I value and trust, and he exceeded even those lofty expectations."

Legal 500, Switzerland – Regulatory, compliance and investigations, 2023

"For sure Dr. Daniel Bühr is one of the most active, reputed and experienced legal counsels for Compliance issues in Switzerland. He is well connected in industry and authorities. He is consulting and adding additional members of the Lalive Team wherever additional skill set is relevant."

Legal 500, Switzerland – Regulatory, compliance and investigations, 2023

"A wonderful combination of investigative expert and compliance counsellor. He knows how the pieces fit together and can predict obstacles and find solutions."

Legal 500, Switzerland - Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2022

"Extremely knowledgeable and a safe bet."

Legal 500, Switzerland - Regulatory, compliance and investigations, 2022

Daniel Lucien Bühr is noted for his broad practice as one of the "strongest advocates in Switzerland - at the very top of their game".

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2021 (Key Lawyer)

‘Well-organised, forward-planning, practical and effective’

Legal 500, Switzerland, Banking and Finance: Zurich, 2018

Zivilrechtliche Verfahren nach Compliance Verstössen gegen Unternehmen und deren Organmitglieder

Daniel Lucien Bühr, Andrea Florin, 2022

In: Rita Pikó, Laurenz Uhl, Sara Licci (Ed.), Handbuch Corporate Compliance, Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, 2 September 2022

Besondere Aspekte des Verhältnisses zwischen Gesellschaft und Arbeitnehmern

Daniel Lucien Bühr, Andrea Florin, 2022

In: Claudio Bazzani, Reto Ferrari-Visca and Simone Nadelhofer (Ed.), Interne Untersuchungen – Eine umfassende Darstellung der rechtlichen und praktischen Aspekte, inklusive Amts- und Rechtshilfe und Kooperation mit Behörden, Handbücher für die Anwaltspraxis (HAP), Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, 23 May 2022

GIR - The Guide to Monitorships

Simone Nadelhofer, Daniel Lucien Bühr, Katja Böttcher, Jonathon E. Boroski, 2022

In: Global Investigations Review (GIR), Edition 3, Chapter 10: Monitorships: The Swiss Perspective (p. 159), April 2022

Statistische Lücke (Geldwäsche)

Daniel Lucien Bühr, 2021

In: Handelszeitung, 8 April 2021, p. 4

Der elektronische Zahlungsverkehr, die Geldwäscherei und ihr neuer Meister: ISO Standard 20022 (Electronic payments, money-laundering and their new master: ISO Standard 20022)

Daniel Lucien Bühr, Judit Ottrubay, 2019

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Art, Economic crime blog, 1 April 2019
https://hub.hslu.ch/economiccrime/der-elektronische-zahlungsverkehr-die-geldwaescherei-und-ihr-neuer-meister-iso-standard-20022/

Monitorships in Switzerland

Simone Nadelhofer, Daniel Lucien Bühr, Katja Böttcher, Jonathon E. Boroski, 2019

In: The Guide to Monitorships, Global Investigation Review, pp. 117-123

Good governance is a challenge for Swiss corporations like Raiffeisen

Daniel Lucien Bühr, 2018

CNN Money Switzerland, 15 June 2018
https://www.cnnmoney.ch/shows/living-markets/videos/good-governance-challenge-swiss-corporations-raiffeisen

Kisaco Research

Economic Crime Prevention Switzerland | ESG & Compliance

05/04/2022 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator (interview with Mr Juergen Boehler-Royett Marcano, Swiss State Secretariat of Economic Affairs) and speaker: ISO Standard 37000 – Governance of organizations

Europa Institut an der Universität Zürich

2. Tagung zu Kontrollsystemen: ESG und wirksame Aufsicht und Kontrolle

31/03/2022 Zurich and Live-Stream Daniel Lucien Bühr Organizer/moderator and speaker: Governance Trends

TRACE

2022 TRACE FORUM

10/03/2022 Annapolis Daniel Lucien Bühr Conférencier : Non-Financial Reporting under Swiss Law

For more information, see programme.

 

AUSTRIAN STANDARDS

Ethics and Compliance Switzerland – Working Group Compliance management systems and ISO Standards

17/02/2022 Webinar Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: New ISO Standards: ISO 37000: Governance of Organizations / Oversight & Risk Governance and ISO 37002: Whistleblowing Management Systems

Netzwerk Risikomanagement

49. Fachveranstaltung: Reputationsrisiken – sind diese steuerbar? – Reputational Risks – Can they be controlled?

31/08/2021 Lucerne Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: ISO 37000 – Governance of organizations – Does the standard increase directors’ liability?

For more information, see the presentation.

Europa Institut an der Universität Zürich

Tagung zu Kontrollsystemen – Kontrollsysteme! Kontrollversagen?

26/05/2021 Online Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator

For more information, see the programme.

Viadrina Compliance Center

11th European Ethics, Compliance & Integrity Forum

26/11/2020 Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Standardization of Compliance Management Systems as a Quality Guarantee?

For more information, see the programme.

C5

C5 Anti-Corruption Conference Switzerland

23/09/2020 Daniel Lucien Bühr Interview with keynote speaker Dr Olivier Bovet (Senior Advisor, State Secretariat of Economic Affairs)

Virtual Conference: Standardization in the Area of Governance and Compliance - Institute Compliance

02/04/2020 Daniel Lucien Bühr Panelist: Update ISO 37301, ex. ISO 19600 - Compliance Management Systems

For more information, see the presentation.

C5

Anti-Corruption Conference London

19/06/2019 London Daniel Lucien Bühr Panelist: Multi-Jurisdictional Coordination in Action

C5

Anti-Corruption Conference Switzerland

03/04/2019 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Interview with Ambassador Stefan Estermann: The Swiss Confederation’s Policy and Action Against Corruption

Network Risk Management

Network Risk Management

27/03/2019 Berne Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Risk- and Compliance Management, International developments in corporate governance

Zurich School of Management and Law in Winterthur

3rd Conference on Compliance

01/03/2019 Winterthur Daniel Lucien Bühr Panelist: Reduction of sanctions through compliance systems: Experience from a professional association’s point of view

GIR Live Zurich

20/11/2018 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Panelist: Beginning a cross-border investigation: coordination, strategy and who to hire

International Center for Collective Action – Basel Institute on Governance

Anti-Corruption Collective Action: Evolution to Revolution

13/11/2018 Basel Daniel Lucien Bühr Panelist: From Islands of Integrity to Integrity Pacts – and Back Again?

International Bar Association IBA

Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Anti-Corruption Enforcement and Compliance Conference

12/11/2018 Prague Daniel Lucien Bühr Panelist: Self-reporting – how can companies profit from self-reporting and cooperation?

Europa Institut at the University of Zurich (EIZ)

04/05/2018 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Risk and Compliance Management – International Best Practice and Liability of the Board of Management

Corporate Counsel & Compliance Exchange

24/04/2018 London Daniel Lucien Bühr Co-Moderator Round Table: Discovering Corruption At First Sight

Corporate Counsel & Compliance Exchange

23/04/2018 London Daniel Lucien Bühr Co-Moderator Round Table: Discovering Corruption At First Sight

C5

12th International Conference on Anti-Corruption

20/03/2018 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator : The Evolving Anti-Corruption and Financial Crime Regulatory and Enforcement Landscape: International Cooperation and the Exchange of Information – Multi-jurisdictional Prosecution and Settlements

Swiss GRC

Swiss GRC Day 2018

29/10/2018 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr

Speaker: Compliance Management in line with ISO 19600 and its Integration into risk- and anti-bribery management

Institute of Internal Auditors IAA Switzerland / Transparency International Schweiz

Corruption in Undertakings and Institutions – Red Flags and Responsibility for the Avoidance of Corruption

18/09/2018 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Corruption in Undertakings and Institutions – Red Flags and Responsibility for the Avoidance of Corruption

C5

11th International Conference on Anti-Corruption

28/06/2017 London Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Whistleblowing Systems: Reviewing and Assessing the Effectiveness of the Systems; Challenges in Implementation and What Other Reporting Channels to Use when the Systems Do not Work

Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA)

New Trends in Liability of Senior Managers

07/04/2017 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Panellist: Panel on Anti-Corruption Enforcement

C5/Basel Institute on Governance

C5 Anti-Corruption Conference – Switzerland Edition

01/03/2017 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator Round Tables / 1- The Evolving Anti-Corruption and Financial Crime Regulatory and Enforcement Landscape: Prosecution, Cooperation, Expectations and the Liability of Individual / 2- Conducting Risk Assessments When Entering and Operating in Challenging Markets: What Dangers Do Multinationals Face?

European University Viadrina

VI. Viadrina Compliance Congress 2016

07/07/2016 Frankfurt (Oder) Daniel Lucien Bühr Panellist

For more information, please see the programme.

Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)

Governance, Risk and Compliance Management in the public sector

01/12/2015 Bern Daniel Lucien Bühr Chair, speaker, moderator

For more information, please see the programme and the presentation.

25th Economic Forum in Krynica

Compliance Management

08/09/2015 Krynica Daniel Lucien Bühr Panellist: Compliance as a key for successful business

ThomsonReuters Compliance Conversation

Building a better future for compliance & risk

08/09/2015 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker and panellist: Managing Regulatory Complexity

For more information, see the presentation.

Beck Akademie Seminare

13. Petersberger Schiedstage 2015

28/02/2015 Königsberg Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Company law disputes – The Swiss point of view

For more information, see the presentation

Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)

Effective Compliance, strong values and sustainable success

30/10/2014 Kloten Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator and speaker: Presentation ISO 19600 – Compliance Management Systems; and: Particularities of compliance management at industrial firms

HandelSchweiz (Swiss Trade Association)

Anti-trust compliance – Essentials of effective ethics and compliance codes – Presentation ISO 19600 – Compliance Management Systems

24/10/2014 Olten Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Compliance Management Systems – What action needs to be taken

Swiss Association for Standardization (SNV)

Effective Compliance, strong values and sustainable success (Wirksame Compliance, starke Werte und langfristiger Erfolg)

18/09/2014 Bern Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator and speaker: Presentation ISO 19600 – Compliance Management Systems

LALIVE

Legal and Compliance Functions: Effective Guardians of a Company’s Reputation?

28/04/2013 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Co-organiser, speaker and moderator: The General Counsel and the Partner-Guardian Tension

LALIVE

The Enforcement of the Swiss Corporate Criminal Offense and its Impact on International Companies' Compliance Programmes

22/05/2012 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Co-organiser and speaker: Mechanik und Kunst wirksamer Compliance

University of St. Gallen, Executive School of Management, Technology and Law (ES-HSG)

Compliance Management Day 2011

27/10/2011 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Competition Law Compliance and Compliance Training

Swiss Occupational Insurance Agency (SUVA)

Swiss Occupational Health and Safety Day 2011

20/10/2011 Lucerne Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Maintenance – Only because the law demands it?

Law firm Lenz&Staehelin

Client Seminar on internal investigations

15/09/2011 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Panellist (together with the General Counsels of Panalpina, HSBC Switzerland and Adecco Group): Competition Investigations

Ernst&Young

3rd Chief Compliance Officer Roundtable

17/09/2010 Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Effective Compliance Management – What resources are needed?

C5 Forum

Managing Competition Risk and Compliance

14/09/2010 London Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Competition Damages Litigation – The In-house Counsel’s Perspective

Association of Corporate Counsel

Annual Conference 2010 on Strategic Risk Management

31/05/2010 Vienna Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Useful tools for legal risk management; and: How to increase the legal department’s efficiency – do more with less

Euroforum

Compliance Fachtagung: Compliance zwischen Regulation und Reputation

09/09/2009 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Organisationsverantwortung des Unternehmens und persönliche Haftung der Mitarbeiter – Konzept und Umsetzung einer integralen Compliance-Regelung bei Schindler (Schindler Group‘s Compliance Concept – Diligent Compliance Management and Indiv

Association of Corporate Counsel

Annual Conference 2009

09/06/2009 Geneva Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator/Speaker: Class Actions; and speaker: Competition Aspects in Stormy Waters

Zurich University of Applied Sciences

First Atelier de la Concurrence

05/05/2009 Winterthur Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: From Fines to Jail – Haltung der Wirtschaft (Position of Swiss private sector)

Avenir Suisse

Expertenworkshop zur Wettbewerbspolitik

01/02/2009 Zurich Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: “Stellungnahme der Kommission für Wettbewerbsfragen von economiesuisse zum Kartellgesetz (economiesuisse’s position regarding the revision of the Swiss Cartel Act)

Butterworths

Cartel Risks Conference

11/12/2008 London Daniel Lucien Bühr Speaker: Fines – is there a need for reform?

C5 Conference

Avoiding Cartel Risks

17/09/2008 London Daniel Lucien Bühr Moderator and Speaker: The Cartel Floodgates – Discussion on Record Fines for Cartel Behaviour
Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2020

University of Zurich – Europa Institut
CAS Compliance Management - Prevention and Promotion: Communication, training, consultation, responsible leadership

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2019

University of Liechtenstein
Certification course Compliance Officers
Introduction to organizational ethics and compliance; Introduction to the ISO Standard 19600 – Compliance management systems

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2019

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
MAS/DAS Economic Crime Investigation
CAS Governance, Risk and Compliance
Compliance and Anti-bribery management systems – ISO 19600 and ISO 37001

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2019

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts / Swiss Police Institute
CAS Financial Investigation
Compliance, Anti-bribery law and corporate criminal law

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2019

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
CAS Bank Operations & Compliance: Swiss banks’ code of conduct (CDB), AML Act and Ordinances, Anti-bribery law

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2017

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
CAS Governance, Risk and Compliance

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2018

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
MAS/DAS Economic Crime Investigation 15/17

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2018

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts / Swiss Police Institute
CAS Financial Investigation 09/17

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2018

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
CAS Financial Investigation: Compliance, Corruption and Corporate Criminal Law

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2017

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
MAS/DAS Economic Crime Investigation: Best Practice Compliance Management: ISO Standards 19600 / 37001

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2017

University of Liechtenstein
Certification course Compliance Officer: Corporate Compliance I and II
Compliance-culture, ethic, values and integrity and ISO Standard 19600 - Compliance Management Systems

Daniel Lucien Bühr Lecturer

2015

University of Liechtenstein
Certification course Compliance Officer: Corporate Compliance I
ISO Standard 19600 - Compliance Management Systems