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“a go-to practitioner in the field of investigations whose expertise runs the gamut of matters from white-collar crime to extradition and asset tracing.”

 
 
George Ayoub
Geneva

George Ayoub

Partner

+41 22 707 8000

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George Ayoub is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution Group in Geneva and a member of the White-Collar Crime and Compliance Team.

Expertise

  Dispute Resolution   Internal Corporate Investigations
  White-Collar Crime and Compliance

Experience

  • Business crime defense work, asset-tracing and recovery, international mutual assistance in criminal and administrative matters
  • Regulatory and compliance issues
  • Complex litigation involving an international component and multi-jurisdictional aspects

Career

Professional Experience
2019
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
2012
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2011
Associate at a renowned business law firm
2008
Trainee Lawyer at a renowned business law firm
2007
Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland
Education and Admission
2011
Bar Admission in Switzerland
2007
Master of Law, University of Lausanne
Additional Professional Activities
  • Member of several professional associations, notably the Geneva and Swiss Bar Associations as well as of the International Bar Association
  • Regular speaker on topics within his areas of expertise at the Transnational Crime Conferences of the International Bar Association
 

Recognitions

  • Who's Who Legal: Future Leader in Investigations
  • LMG Expert Guides: Rising Star (White Collar Crime) 2018/2019
  • Legal 500 Dispute Resolution: Litigation

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • German
  • Arabic
  • Hebrew

Selected Publications

  GIR Know how: Securities & Related Investigations 2019 – Swiss Chapter   GIR Know-How Securities & Related Investigations - Swiss Chapter   Securities & Related Investigations : Switzerland 2017
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Speaking Engagements

  George Ayoub & Clara Poglia: Lecturers at the IHEID Customized Training Course for the Sri Lankan Supreme Court Judges   George Ayoub: Speaker at 22nd Annual IBA Transnational Crime Conference
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