Marc Henzelin

Senior Counsel, Geneva

+41 58 105 2000

Marc specialises in transnational and domestic litigation, with a particular focus in international and economic criminal law, commercial and banking litigation, asset recovery, mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and extradition. Ranked Band 1 in Chambers Europe, White-Collar Crime, 2023, Marc enjoys “a stellar reputation in the market”, Who’s Who Legal National Leaders, Commercial Litigation, 2023.

Marc also represents parties in sports law as well as public international law matters and regularly leads private investigations, focusing on asset search, recovery and compliance issues.

Recognition

Ranked Band 1
Chambers Europe, White-Collar Crime, 2023

Marc is “a market-leading asset recovery practitioner who is highlighted for his exemplary work on asset tracing and investigations”.
Who’s Who Legal National Leaders, Asset Recovery, 2023

Marc is “a real leader in the Genevan market”.
Who’s Who Legal Thought Leaders, Business Crime Defence, 2022

Recent publications

Asset Recovery Switzerland 2024
MARC HENZELIN, SANDRINE GIROUD, DEBORAH HONDIUS
In: Getting the Deal Through, Asset Recovery 2024, 7 September 2023

Risk and Compliance Management: Global overview and Switzerland chapter
DANIEL LUCIEN BÜHR, NICOLAS OLLIVIER, MARC HENZELIN
In: Getting the Deal Through, Risk & Compliance Management, April 2023

Un cadre juridique trop défavorable aux clients n’aide pas les banques
MARC HENZELIN
In: Le Temps, 16 March 2023

Recent conferences

Knect 365 ABC Minds Sports 2019
MARC HENZELIN, Speaker
Tennis Integrity Reports: Match Fixing, Challenges Ahead and What This Means for All Sports
Lausanne, October 2019

CCSA – Swiss Argentine Chamber of Commerce
Compliance + Legal Tax Commission Corporate Criminal Responsibility
MARC HENZELIN, Speaker
Corporate criminal responsibility under Swiss extraterritorial law
Buenos Aires, 2019

AAEC – Argentina Association of Ethics and Compliance
Management of Corporate Fraud
MARC HENZELIN, Speaker
Buenos Aires, 2019

Current memberships

Member of the Advisory Board of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA)
Member of the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee (former Co-Chair of the Committee)
Member of the Anti-corruption Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Career history

Senior Counsel, LALIVE, Geneva, 2024 – present
Partner, LALIVE, Geneva, 2001 – 2023
Delegate and Legal Counsel, International Committee of the Red Cross, Geneva, 1987 – 1992

Academic qualifications

Doctor of Law, University of Geneva (summa cum laude, Edgar Aubert Award for the best thesis in public law), 2000
LLM, European Legal Studies, University of Exeter, 1993
Business & Economic Studies – University of Bern, 1985
LLB, University of Geneva, 1981 – 1984

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Practices

Commercial Litigation
Investigations, Regulatory & Compliance
Public International Law
White Collar Crime

Sectors

Banking & Finance
Energy
Sports

Languages

English
French
German
Portuguese

Nationality

Swiss

Admission

Special Tribunal for Lebanon, 2010
International Criminal Court, 2004
Switzerland, 1985

“A top-tier litigator” Who’s Who Legal National Leaders, Business Crime Defence, 2023

Marc Henzelin

Senior Counsel, Geneva

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Recent publications

Recent conferences

Current memberships

Career history

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Practices

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