Nicolas specialises in complex domestic and multi-jurisdictional disputes, with a particular focus on banking and finance litigation – an area in which he has helped develop the firm’s expertise and practice, and for which he is recognised as “highly professional, doing an excellent job” in Legal 500 EMEA, Banking & Finance, 2022. He advises and represents clients in complex cases involving margin calls, civil and criminal mismanagement, fraudulent transfer orders, bank bankruptcy, freezing of accounts, financial fraud, structured products, and private equity.
He also has extensive experience in high-stakes commercial litigation, internal investigations, and financial crimes (including fraud and money laundering), as well as asset recovery, insolvency, international mutual assistance, enforcement of foreign judgments and awards, and freezing of assets.
In addition, he advises HNWIs on the protection of their assets and investments in Switzerland and abroad, as well as on monitoring their wealth and ensuring that it is invested in line with their risk appetite and investment objectives. In 2020, he was appointed as a member of the governing body of FINSOM, the first non-profit ombudsman organisation pursuing public interest purposes, approved by the Swiss federal government in accordance with the Swiss Financial Services Act.
Recognition
Recent publications
Recent conferences
Current professional memberships
Career history
Academic qualifications
Practices
- Asset Recovery & Insolvency
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment
- Investigations, Regulatory & Compliance
- White Collar Crime
Sectors
- Banking & Finance
- Technology
Languages
- English
- French
- German
Nationality
- Swiss
Admission
- Switzerland, 2008
“He has a true strategic approach to litigation which is rare” Legal 500 EMEA, Dispute Resolution: Litigation, 2024

