Lawyers Julia Aeschbacher

Julia Aeschbacher

Senior Associate
MLaw, LL.M., Attorney at Law

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Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 51 97
julia.aeschbacher@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Litigation White Collar Crime & Investigations Healthcare & Life Sciences

Julia Aeschbacher advises companies and individuals on internal and regulatory investigations, compliance matters and white-collar crime, and represents their interests in related proceedings before government authorities.

She assists clients in investigating complex and sensitive matters, particularly those involving corruption, fraud, money laundering, suspected misconduct and compliance violations. Her practice includes conducting internal investigations, assisting clients in proceedings before regulatory and law enforcement authorities, and assessing criminal, regulatory and civil liability risks. She also advises on the assessment and mitigation of compliance risks, as well as the development and implementation of preventive measures to combat corruption, fraud and money laundering. A particular focus of her practice is cross-border matters, especially in the financial services, life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Julia Aeschbacher studied law at the University of Bern and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. She subsequently obtained an LL.M. from Peking University School of Transnational Law and completed a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in White-Collar Crime at the University of Lucerne. Before joining Walder Wyss, she worked, among other roles, as an Assistant Public Prosecutor in the Economic Crime Division of the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland. During a secondment at Ropes & Gray LLP in London, she gained further experience in anti-corruption and anti-fraud matters, as well as international compliance risks.

She is admitted to the bar in Switzerland and advises and represents clients in German, English and French.