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Sandrine Giroud

Partner

Admission

Switzerland, 2008

Nationality

Swiss

Languages

French , English , German

Geneva

35, Rue de la Mairie
P.O. Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland

Contact

+41 58 105 2000
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Practices

Areas of focus

Sandrine Giroud joined LALIVE in 2009 and is a partner of the firm since 2017. She specialises in domestic and international litigation, with a focus on commercial disputes, fraud and asset recovery, white collar crime, mutual legal assistance in civil and criminal matters (including extradition), art and cultural property, trust and estate, media law, as well as public international law (including immunities from jurisdiction and enforcement) and human rights.

She regularly advises and represents companies and individuals in the recovery and protection of their assets through provisional measures, freezing orders, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements and awards, cross-border insolvency proceedings or execution of contracts as well as compliance procedures and internal investigations. As part of her practice, she also represents collectors, art market professionals and museums on dispute resolution and transactional matters in art. Her experience in the management of particularly sensitive matters allows her to tackle not only legal but also strategic aspects such as reputation and media.

Sandrine Giroud is a member of various professional bodies namely the Geneva Bar Association (ODA), the Swiss Bar Association (FSA/SAV), the International Bar Association (IBA), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Geneva Association of Business Law (AGDA). She is a member of the Executive Board as well as President of the Human Rights Committee of the Geneva Bar Association (ODA). An officer since 2015, she became a senior officer of the IBA Litigation Committee in 2021. Passionate about art, she sits on the board of various organisations in this field such as the Swiss National Museum, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum and the Art Law Foundation (which she co-directed from 2014 to 2017). She is also a member of the Task Force of the Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM), as well as of the Professional Advisors to the International Art Market (PAIAM). She has been appointed to the advisory board of the newly created Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) and is among the selected pool of arbitrators for this court. She is a regular speaker at international conferences and frequently publishes on matters related to her fields of expertise.

Sandrine Giroud is recognised as an expert by Who’s Who Legal in Litigation, Asset recovery and Private client as well as by Legal 500 in Litigation and Banking and finance.

Before joining LALIVE, Sandrine Giroud worked as a legal adviser at the Swiss Federal Office of Justice in Berne (2006-08). She graduated from the University of Fribourg (2003) and studied at the University of Bristol (2000-01) as well as at the International Humanitarian Law Unit of the University of Nottingham (2004). She also holds an L.L.M in International Dispute Resolution issued jointly by the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (2009) and a STEP advanced certificate in the law of trusts (2012).

Sandrine Giroud is a "very good lawyer who is becoming more visible," according to sources. She represents banks in debt collection proceedings, with further activity acting for corporate clients on fraud and embezzlement cases.

Chambers Europe, White Collar Crime – Switzerland, 2021 (Band 3)

Sandrine Giroud – wonderfully bright while remaining focused, practical and responsive. A smart and diligent partner, she is equally effective in hands-on lawyering and strategic project management. Whilst Ms Giroud is always ready to vigorously defend her clients, she maintains a rational and balanced approach to cases, which makes her a credible and trustworthy attorney in the eyes of judges and prosecutors. Also, Ms Giroud has a large network of credible external service providers and foreign counsel.

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2021 (Next Generation Partner)

The entire team is very efficient, would like to particularly mention […] Sandrine Giroud for [her] high level of professionalism and excellent performance.

Legal 500, Switzerland, Banking and Finance, 2021

Sandrine Giroud is an excellent operator. Tough, very smart and an excellent communicator and strategist. She is also highly responsive.

Legal 500, Switzerland, Private Client, 2021

Sandrine Giroud is “tireless and very energetic in the many projects she handles”. She garners praise for her extensive experience navigating high-profile clients through complex business crime and banking disputes.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Litigation, 2021

Sandrine Giroud is highly sought after by wealthy individuals, families and trusts for her first-rate asset protection advice.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Private Client, 2021

Sandrine Giroud is highlighted for her “breadth of experience and skill which only very few lawyers possess” in the investigations field.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Investigations, 2021

Lawyer of the Year Award

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Asset Recovery, Business Crime Defence & Investigations, 2021

The "excellent" Sandrine Giroud receives glowing praise from peers and clients who note that “she is an expert in this field”.

Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2021 (Global Elite Thought Leader)

"She is excellent. She is a good arbitrator and litigator," observes an interviewee. "She is great," says another art world source, who adds: "She is incredibly knowledgeable, especially about Swiss law and practice. She is a real advocate for the art market. She is not only very good, but she can bring together other people with technical expertise she doesn't have. She is very responsive and clearly knowledgeable. She's well connected with the art law space in Europe, and every recommendation she has given me has been superb."

Chambers High Net Worth, Art and Cultural Property Law, Switzerland, 2020

Sandrine Giroud is top-tier litigator applauded for her expert handling of domestic and international commercial disputes and fraud issues.

Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2020 (Global Elite Thought Leader)

Top 35 Private Client Litigators - Europe

Citywealth, 2020

The "brilliant" Sandrine Giroud is a "foremost authority on matters involving art work" in the private client space.

Who's Who Legal, Private Client, 2020

Sandrine Giroud stands out as a "vastly knowledgeable figure"

Who's Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2020

Sandrine Giroud ranks as one of the most prominent asset recovery specialists in the country.

Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Leading Firms, 2020

"Sandrine Giroud’s understanding of complex issues in diverse fields is astounding. She can switch from one case to another at lightning speed and has a very cool and calm character."

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2020

"Sandrine Giroud impresses with her absolute dedication."

Legal 500, Switzerland, Banking and Finance: Geneva, 2020

"Sandrine Giroud is simply superb – responsive, reliable, fantastic with clients and other advisers – a real team player and a joy to work with."

Legal 500, Switzerland, Private Client, 2020

Sandrine Giroud enters the rankings on the back of positive market feedback, with sources reporting that she is "very responsive, practical and provides strong analysis." She is particularly active on asset recovery proceedings arising from fraud cases. Giroud also represents defendants in money laundering litigation

Chambers Europe, White Collar Crime – Switzerland, 2020 (Band 3)

Winner of the Asset Recovery Switzerland Client Choice Award

ILO Client Choice Awards, Asset Recovery Switzerland, 2020

Sandrine Giroud is one of the stars of the international asset recovery market this year, and wins a place as a Global Elite Thought Leader. Sources recommend her as an "extremely responsive lawyer who is knowledgeable in the field".

Who’s Who Legal, Asset recovery, 2019 (Global Elite Thought Leader)

Sandrine Giroud is a “well-recognised” litigator among peers who report being “impressed by her diligence, persistence and tenacity” in commercial proceedings.

Who’s Who Legal, Litigation, 2019

Sandrine Giroud is a top practitioner from the region with“a great reputation in the market”. She is particularly adept on matters including fraud litigation and regulatory compliance.

Who’s Who Legal, Investigations, Future Leaders, 2019

Sandrine Giroud is held in high esteem as “one of the top people” in the Swiss market for complex banking disputes and cross-border enforcement cases.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, 2019

Ranked among the world’s leading asset recovery practitioners.

Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2019

Ranked as a leading figure in Litigation.

Who’s Who Legal, Thought Leaders in Litigation, 2019

Sandrine Giroud “has an excellent reputation within the market” as “an expert in the field of asset recovery with expertise in both civil and criminal fraud”. She is highlighted for her “thorough and diligent” approach.

Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2018

"Attentive, accurate and concise".

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2018

"Effective" litigator Sandrine Giroud is recommended.

Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Geneva, 2018

Recognized as an expert.

Who’s Who Legal, Asset Recovery, 2017

Recognized as an expert.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Litigation, 2017

Sandrine Giroud among the top practitioners in Switzerland.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Private Client, 2017

Sandrine Giroud is an “outstanding” practitioner with a wealth of experience handling multi-jurisdictional litigation, with notable expertise in banking and trusts matters.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Litigation, 2017

Sandrine Giroud highlighted as a next generation lawyer.

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: litigation, 2017

Selected among Top 100 Women in Investigations.

Global Investigations Review, 2015

Asset Recovery 2022

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Hondius, 2021

In: Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2022, 21 July 2021

Attachment of Assets: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Benoît Arthur Mauron, 2021

In: Lawrence W. Newman (éd.), Attachment of Assets, JurisNet LLC, 2021

Asset Recovery 2021

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Hondius, 2020

In: Daniel Kadar, Simon Le Reste, Stéphanie Abdesselam, Reed Smith LLP (Contributing éds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2021, 30 July 2020

Sovereign Immunity - Switzerland

Sandrine Giroud, Veijo Heiskanen, Anton Vallélian, 2020

In: Stephen Jagusch QC and Odysseas G Repousis, (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through – Sovereign Immunity 2020, pp. 61-67

Droit Suisse des sanctions et de la confiscation internationales

Sandrine Giroud, Héloïse Rordorf-Braun 2020

Helbing Lichtenhahn, 1st Edition, 2020

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Noémie Raetzo, 2020

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 9th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2020

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Noémie Raetzo, 2019

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 8th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2019

Swiss Blocking Statute: update on do’s and don’ts under the threat of criminal sanctions

Sandrine Giroud, Valentine Bagnoud, Deborah Hondius, 2019

LALIVE Blog, December 2019

Asset Recovery 2020

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Hondius, 2019

In: William Christopher, Fiona Simpson, Mary Young, Alun Milford and Melinka Berridge (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2020, pp. 103-111

Sovereign immunity - Switzerland

Domitille Baizeau, Sandrine Giroud, 2019

In: A. Sheppard (Ed.), Comparative Smart Charts, Kluwer Law International Practice Tools, since 2010

The Legal Picture

Teresa Giovannini, Werner Jahnel, Sandrine Giroud, 2019

Arts and Collections Magazine, Vol. 2, 2019, pp. 70-71

Asset Recovery 2019 (Switzerland)

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Maria Vinogradova, 2019

In: Jeremy Garson, Daniel Hudson and Gareth Keillor (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2019, pp. 110-117

Asset Recovery 2018 (Switzerland)

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Maria Vinogradova, 2018

In: Jonathan Tickner, Sarah Gabriel and Hannah Laming (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2018, pp. 121-128

Sovereign Immunity - Switzerland

Veijo Heiskanen, Sandrine Giroud, 2018

In: Tai-Heng Cheng and Odysseas G Repousis, (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through – Sovereign Immunity 2018, pp. 48-52

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

Sandrine Giroud, André Brunschweiler, Noémie Raetzo, 2018

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 7th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2018

Encyclopedia of Private International Law – Lugano Convention

Sandrine Giroud, 2017

In: Jürgen Basedow, Giesela Rühl, Franco Ferrari and Pedro de Miguel Asensio (Ed.), Vol. I, 2017

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2017

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 6th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2017

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2016

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 5th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2016

Client access to Swiss banking files

Sandrine Giroud, Nicolas Ollivier, 2016

The Lawyer, 10 October 2016, pp. 29

Collect & Protect

Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Lechtman, Nigel Glenday, 2016

STEP Journal, August / September 2016 Vol. 24, Issue 7, pp. 52-53

Asset Recovery 2016 (Switzerland)

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Héloïse Rordorf, 2016

In: Jonathan Tickner, Sarah Gabriel and Hannah Laming (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2016, pp. 111-118

Focus on Collective Redress – Switzerland

Sandrine Giroud, Sofian Ghezala, 2016

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Country Reports, 2016

Building an art market for the new era

Sandrine Giroud, Mathilde Heaton, 2016

Family Office ELITE, Winter edition, 2016, pp. 87-88

Attachment of Assets: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2016

In: Lawrence W. Newman (Ed.), Attachment of Assets, JurisNet LLC, 2016

Asset Recovery 2015 (Switzerland)

Sandrine Giroud, Marc Henzelin, Héloïse Rordorf, 2015

In: Jonathan Tickner and Sarah Gabriel (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2015, pp. 134 -140

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2014

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure Code, 3rd Ed., Juris Publishing Inc., 2014

Asset Recovery 2014 (Switzerland)

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Héloïse Rordorf, 2014

In: Jonathan Tickner, Sarah Gabriel and Alan Bacarese (Contributing Eds.) Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2014, pp. 101-108

Lettre soumise aux réserves d’usage: une preuve illicite?

Maria Vinogradova, Sandrine Giroud, 2014

Revue suisse de procédure civile (RSPC) 2/2014, pp. 191-198

Is your client a « consumer » under the Lugano Convention? The uncertain enforceability of forum selection clauses in attorney-client agreements

Simone Nadelhofer, Sandrine Giroud, 2014

International Litigation Newsletter May 2014, pp. 67-69

International Civil Fraud: Switzerland

Alexander Troller, Sandrine Giroud, 2014

In: Louis Flannery (Ed.), International Civil Fraud, First ed., 2014, Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited, 2014, pp. 233-242

Asset recovery 2013 (Switzerland)

Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Héloïse Rordorf, 2013

In: Jonathan Tickner, Sarah Gabriel and Alan Bacarese (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2013, pp. 98-105

Attachment of Assets: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2013

In: Lawrence W. Newman (Ed.), Attachment of Assets, Juris Publishing Inc., 2013

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2013

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure, 2nd Ed., 2013, Juris Publishing, Inc.,

Swiss Federal Supreme Court provides guidance on rules of State immunity applicable to enforcement of ICSID awards

Matthias Scherer, Sandrine Giroud, 2011

Kluwer Arbitration Blog, December 2011

International Civil Procedure: Switzerland

André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2011

In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure, 2nd Ed., 2011, Juris Publishing, Inc.

Sovereign immunity - Switzerland

Sandrine Giroud, Domitille Baizeau, 2010

In: A. Sheppard (Ed.), Comparative Smart Charts, Kluwer Law International Practice Tools, since 2010

British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)

Taking Stock: International Commercial Courts in Europe and Asia

17/09/2021 Webinar Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Frameworks for International Commercial Court

For more information, see the programme.

Geneva Business School’s – Fine Art International Management MBA program

Crime & Compliance - Fine Art International Management Webinar Series

02/09/2021 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker

For more information, see the programme and Youtube video.

ABA International Law Section

The First Annual Virtual International Litigation Conference

26/05/2021 Webinar Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Nuts and Bolts: Recognition and Enforcement Judgements

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Center for Art Law

Art Law Lunch Talk: Pick A Number and Stick To It

31/03/2021 Webinar Sandrine Giroud Speaker

For more information, see the programme, the presentation and the Youtube recording.

Kroll et LALIVE

Recouvrement d’Actifs : Synergies entre actions judiciaires et intelligence économique

30/03/2021 Webinar Sandrine Giroud, Alexander Troller Speaker

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

Thought Leaders 4 FIRE

The Art of Fraud

24/03/2021 Webinar Sandrine Giroud, Benoît Arthur Mauron Speaker & Chair: An international & cross-discipline panel of experts assess an art fraud case study

For more information, see the programme.

Thought Leaders 4 FIRE

Divorce is just the Start: How it all goes wrong - A Unique Series brought to you by Peters & Peters

24/03/2021 Webinar Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Episode Three: Criminal/regulatory authority freezing order / MLA disclosure requests

For more information, see the programme.

The Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM) - Webinar

Innovation and change in a Responsible Art Market

29/01/2021 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Chair: Online art sales and services: managing legal challenges & risks

For more information, see the programme.

Commission de formation permanente de l’Ordre des Avocats (Webinar)

Dix ans de CPC - Eclaircissements utiles et incertitudes résiduelles

25/11/2020 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Le cumul d’actions, l’action partielle et la demande reconventionnelle

For more information, see the programme.

Commission des droits de l’Homme (CDH) and Commission de formation permanente (CFP) de l’Ordre des avocats de Genève (ODA)

Entreprises et droits de l’Homme : enjeux pratiques pour l’avocat – Webinaire 1

19/11/2020 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Panellist: L’avocat et le respect des droits humains dans l’exercice de sa profession : quels devoirs ?

For more information, see the programme, the presentation and the Youtube recording.

 

Commission de formation permanente (ODA), en collaboration avec la Commission ADR et la CIMBAR

Ateliers virtuels Soft Skills, Edition spéciale : Avocat à distance

12/11/2020 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker

For more information, see the programme.

Seminar UNIGE

Sanctions en droit économique international et suisse

13/10/2020 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Droit suisse des sanctions et de la confiscation internationales

For more information, see the presentation.

ALDIC

Webinar

06/10/2020 Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Comment aider le Liban à mieux écrire son histoire – Recouvrement d’avoirs en Suisse

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Private Client Global Elite Membinar (Webinar)

Civil Law v. Common Law Attitudes To Trusts & Estates Litigation

16/07/2020 Sandrine Giroud Panellist

Kobre & Kim International Private Client: Virtual Panel Sessions (Webinar)

Global Litigation and Ultra High Net Worth Individuals : Unique Challenges and Strategic Opportunities

06/05/2020 Sandrine Giroud Panellist : Family Disputes, Trust & Estates Litigation and Civil Fraud

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2020

Annual Forum for the World’s Leading Trust and Estate Litigators

28/02/2020 Marrakech Sandrine Giroud Panellist: My court process is better than yours: Switzerland

For more information, see the programme.

Trust & Estates Litigation Forum 2020

Annual Forum for the World’s Leading Trust and Estate Litigators

27/02/2020 Marrakech Sandrine Giroud Panellist: Interactive Focus Groups: Cross jurisdictional privilege: Under attack?

For more information, see the programme.

Swiss & Liechtenstein Step Federation 4th Alpine Conference (STEP)

Art Assets : Practical advice for trustees when buying, holding and selling

17/01/2020 Interlaken Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Art Assets : Practical advice for trustees when buying, holding and selling

For more information, see the presentation.

31e Journée du droit international privé de l’Institut suisse de droit comparé

Les mesures provisoires dans le contentieux commercial international – Interim Measures in International Commercial Litigation

23/05/2019 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Transposition des mesures provisionnelles étrangères en Suisse: séquestre, mesures provisionnelles et autres questions pratiques

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

 

ABA Section of International Law Art & Cultural Heritage Committee Webinar

ABA Section of International Law Art & Cultural Heritage webinar

16/05/2019 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: The Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM)

For more information, see the presentation.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Litigation Forum: Disruption in litigation - new types of disputes in a new world order

09/05/2019 Berlin Sandrine Giroud Moderator: Geopolitics in court - part II – Human Rights rights-based litigation

For more information, see the programme.

Faculté de droit de l’Université de Genève

L’irruption des droits humains en droit des obligations

03/05/2019 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Business & Human Rights: aspects contractuels

For more information, see the presentation.

KNect 365

Private Clients Trans Trusts Conference

30/04/2019 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Art as a Trust Investment

For more information, see the programme.

KNect365

Trusts in Litigation Conference

14/02/2019 Athens Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Valentine’s Day Blind Date: Get to know my jurisdiction - What are the practical considerations, pitfalls and protections of your jurisdiction? Switzerland

For more information, see the programme.

The Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM)

A Responsible Art Market in Practice

01/02/2019 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Art Transaction Due Diligence

For more information, see the programme.

Serle Court International Trusts and Commercial Litigation Conference

19/11/2018 New York Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Attribution, Buyers, and Co-ownership: the ABC of Art litigation for private client and commercial lawyers

For more information, see the programme.

AIJA – International Association of Young Lawyers

Double Seminar – Art Law Today and Bank Recovery and Resolution

12/10/2018 London Sandrine Giroud Moderator: Art Law Today - Art Finance

For more information, see the programme.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Conference

09/10/2018 Rome Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Stolen, looted and sold: organised crime, terror financing and money laundering in the art world

For more information, see the programme.

Association of International Business Lawyers (AIBL)

27/04/2018 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Due diligence in the art market: a check list for responsible practices

For more information, see the programme.

OffshoreAlert’s 16th Annual North American edition

Financial Intelligence & Investigations Conference

15/04/2018 Miami Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Beneficial Ownership & Value Recovery: Don't Get Owned by What You Don't Know

For more information, see the programme.

International Bar Association (IBA)

8th World Women Lawyers’ Conference: From Courtroom to Boardroom: The Impact of Women

12/04/2018 London Sandrine Giroud Conference co-chair and speaker: Art law - Women on top (or 'Shaking up the codes')

For more information, see the programme.

Asset Recovery: Fraud Litigation, Enforcement and Contentious Insolvency

Asset Holding Structures in a Global World

27/02/2018 Dublin Sandrine Giroud Speaker: How are assets typically held in various jurisdictions, and challenges this raises for enforcement

For more information, see the programme.

The Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM)

Building an Art Market 2.0 - Art Transaction Due Diligence Toolkit

02/02/2018 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Organiser and speaker: RAM’s Art Transaction Due Diligence Toolkit and other updates

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Seminar Business & Human Rights

The UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights: Corporate policy and Human Rights? Costs, benefits, risks and legal proceedings

30/11/2017 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Co-chair (President of the Human Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association)

For more information, see the programme.

République et Canton de Genève

Etats Généraux de la détention et de la probation

29/11/2017 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Détention et droits de l’homme : quel standard pour Genève ? (Chair of the Human Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association)

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

ALRUD Law Firm

24/11/2017 Moscow Sandrine Giroud Speaker: The importance of due diligence for the value of a collection

For more information, see the presentation.

The Appraisers Association of America

Art Law Day

10/11/2017 New York Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Regulating the Art Market: Will Ethical and Similar Considerations Spoil all the Fun? – The Responsible Art Market

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Conference of the International Bar Association 2017

12/10/2017 Sydney Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Trading in art assets: restrictions of the state and the resolution of disputes relating to art works

For more information, see the programme.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Conference of the International Bar Association 2017

11/10/2017 Sydney Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Towards global corporate criminal liability?

For more information, see the programme.

ACE Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises – Commissions Droit de l’Art, Droit Immobilier et Droit Public

L’Art et la Pierre

21/09/2017 Paris Sandrine Giroud Speaker: L’art & la pierre – La perspective Suisse

For more information, see the programme.

The Responsible Art Market Initiative / Luxembourg Art Law and Art Finance Association (RAM / LAFA)

Building an art market for the future – RAM Guidelines for Countering Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Threats

19/09/2017 Luxembourg Sandrine Giroud Moderator: Compliance within the art world – The Responsible Art Market Initiative

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

LALIVE

Art Law Event: La photographie et le droit

30/05/2017 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Organiser and speaker

For more information, see the programme.

Fondation pour le droit de l’art

L’art du contrat – Les contrats d’artistes

29/05/2017 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Organiser and moderator

For more information, see the programme.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Litigation Forum Conference 2017 – Innovation in Litigation – Prepared for 2027

05/05/2017 Zurich Sandrine Giroud Conference co-chair and speaker: Artificial intelligence – How much of you will it replace? How much will it enhance?

For more information, see the programme.

The Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM)

Building an art market for the future – RAM Guidelines for Countering Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Threats

26/01/2017 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Organiser and speaker: What is the Responsible Art Market Initiative?

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Seminar Business & Human Rights

Today’s essential role of the UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights: What lawyers, corporations and banks must know

17/11/2016 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker (President of the Human Rights Commission of the Geneva Bar Association)

For more information, see the programme.

STEP Arabia

Frontier markets and the future of our business

07/11/2016 Dubai Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Investing in Art: How to Structure & Manage an Art Collection

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Conference - IBA Litigation Committee and Business Crime Committee

20/09/2016 Washington DC Sandrine Giroud Co-chair: How to navigate corporate scandals: the need for ‘super lawyers’ with criminal and commercial litigation skills. Part 1: the fact-finding phase and Part 2: the remediation phase

For more information, see the programme 1 and the programme 2.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Conference – IBA Litigation Committee

20/09/2016 Washington DC Sandrine Giroud Co-chair: 1st Global Women Litigators’ breakfast

For more information, see the programme and the report on the session.

ESTE ARTE, Gallery Studio Sandra Recio, LALIVE

Making Space for Latin American Art

10/06/2016 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Legal tips to art lovers and art collectors

For more information, see the invitation and the presentation.

Fondation pour le droit de l’art

L’art du contrat – Les ventes d’œuvres d’art

02/06/2016 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Organiser

For more information, see the programme.

Musée des Beaux-Arts du Locle

La Grande Table - Le prix d’une œuvre d’art : le tabou !

29/05/2016 Le Locle Sandrine Giroud Speaker

For more information, see the programme.

American Bar association (ABA) - Section of International Law

Spring Meeting 2016

16/04/2016 New York Sandrine Giroud Speaker: On the Trail of Hot Money… Busting Trusts, Piercing Veils and Other Means of Locking Down Stolen Assets

For more information see the programme.

C5

10th Geneva Forum on Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery

18/03/2016 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Asset Recovery Developments in the Middle East & North African (MENA) Region

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Fondation pour le droit de l’art et l’Association des Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises

Art Finance & Law : Risques, règles et opportunités dans les investissements en art

12/02/2016 Paris Sandrine Giroud Organiser and moderator

For more information see the programme.

Barreau de Paris

Journée Européenne de l’Avocat – Rentrée du Barreau de Paris

10/12/2015 Paris Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Les méthodes alternatives de résolution des litiges et mondialisation : peut-on échapper à l’uniformisation des pratiques ?

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Fondation pour le droit de l’art et Centre du droit de l’art

Colloque sur “Le blanchiment d’argent dans le marché de l’art : une réalité?”

13/11/2015 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Les devoirs de diligence des acteurs du marché de l’art

For more information, see the programme.

C5

4th Miami Forum on Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery

27/10/2015 Miami Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Fraud and Asset Recovery in Latin American and Caribbean Jurisdictions: The Duvalier Case

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Association des Avocats Conseils d'Entreprises (ACE)

Les matinées d’étude des commissions REL et droit de l’art

22/09/2015 Paris Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Les mécanismes alternatifs de résolution des différends à la rencontre du marché de l’art : La vision suisse

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Association des Avocats Conseils d'Entreprises (ACE, International Section)

Art in all its Forms

08/05/2015 Bologna Sandrine Giroud Speaker: The sale of art online

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

IBA Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Conference

Pure Love of Art versus Mere Investment

27/03/2015 London Sandrine Giroud Speaker: How and where to structure an art collection? How best to pass on a collection through generations?

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

The Art-Law Foundation and the Centre for Banking and Financial Law of the University of Geneva

Art Finance & Law: Risks, Rules and Opportunities in Art Investment

26/01/2015 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Organiser and moderator

For more information, see the programme.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Hot Topics in European Cross-Border Commercial Disputes: Brussels I Recast and Recent Trends in ECJ and National Case Law

12/09/2014 Milan Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Brussels I Recast: What about Arbitration?

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

C5

Forum on Transatlantic Litigation

18/06/2014 Amsterdam Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Lifting the Lid on Interim Measures: A Comparative Analysis: Switzerland

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Art-Law Centre, University of Geneva

All Art and Cultural Heritage Law Conference

14/06/2014 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Due Diligence in the Art Market: The Lawyers’ Case

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Litigation Forum – International Litigation: Crossing the great divide

16/05/2014 Montreal Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Obtaining evidence abroad: How I can help you?

For more information, see the programme.

University of Lausanne – Faculty of law

Conferences on comparative law organised by Prof. Andrea Bonomi

07/11/2013 Lausanne Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Do you speak Mareva? Une institution anglaise à l'aune du droit suisse

For more information see the presentation.

LALIVE - Peters & Peters

Freezing and Restitution of Illicit Assets of Politically Exposed Persons: A Swiss Solution?

03/09/2013 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Draft Federal Act on the Freezing and Restitution of Potentates' Assets: A Critical Review

For more information see the programme and the presentation.

British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)

BIICL Annual Conference 2013 - Righting Private Wrongs: Competition Law, Investors Claims and Mass Litigation in the EU

11/06/2013 London Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Introduction of collective redress for financial investors in Switzerland

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Fordham University School of Law

Eighth Annual Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

12/03/2013 New York Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Consistency and Accuracy in International Mass Claims

British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Settlements and Alternative Mechanisms in Collective Redress

12/02/2013 London Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Mass Claims Processes: Innovations on the Front of Evidence

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

LALIVE / Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland (AFBS)

Roundtable on Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision on Retrocessions: Lessons to Be Learnt

11/12/2012 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: The Aftermath of the Retrocession Saga

For more information, see the programme and the presentations.

Academy & Finance

UK Clients & Fiscal Transparency

14/11/2012 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Rubik, Trusts & Exchange of Information

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Swiss Association of Trust Companies (SATC)

Extraordinary General Meeting

30/10/2012 Zug Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Rubik & Trusts: Swiss Cooperation in the Area of Taxation

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Association of Foreign Banks in Switzerland (AFBS)

AFBS Roundtable: Rubik & the Final Withholding Tax: Non-UK-domiciled residents and trusts

14/08/2012 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Rubik & the Final Withholding Tax – Quid with the Trusts?

For more information, please see Ms Giroud’s presentation.

Geneva Bar Association

The Lugano Convention revised: an inventory 18 months after its entry into force

26/06/2012 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker

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Globalaw European Regional Meeting

09/06/2012 Hamburg Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Choice of Law and Choice of Forum in the European Union: From the Rome and Brussels Conventions to the Rome I- and Brussels I-Regulations

For more information, see the programme.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Litigation Forum – Multi-Jurisdictional Disputes: The view from inside the corporation

11/05/2012 New York Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Turning your foreign judgment into cash: How to enforce judgment (and prevent their enforcement) around the world

For more information, see the programme.

SHERPA

Expert Meeting on Asset Recovery – Forcing an Effective Asset Recovery Framework: The need for enhancing the role of civil society

20/06/2011 Paris Sandrine Giroud Speaker: The Restitution of Illicit Assets Act alias the Lex Duvalier

For more information see the programme and the presentation.

REDRESS - Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies

Reparations before the International Criminal Court: Issues and Challenges

12/05/2011 Peace Palace, The Hague Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Asset Tracing in Switzerland

For more information, see the flyer and the programme.

LALIVE

The real exposure of Politically Exposed Persons and the associated risks for financial operators

07/04/2011 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker: Lex Duvalier and the restitution of illegally acquired assets in the context of a failing States

For more information, see presentation.

Geneva Bar Association

The Lugano Convention revised: What's new?

20/09/2010 Geneva Sandrine Giroud Speaker

For more information see the presentation.

Sandrine Giroud Lecturer - International Litigation Advanced

2020

University of Lausanne, LL.M. in International Business Law