{"id":290,"date":"2025-11-09T22:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T22:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/len.law\/your-attorneys\/stefan-mbiyavanga\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T22:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T22:32:01","slug":"stefan-mbiyavanga","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/len.law\/en\/your-attorneys\/stefan-mbiyavanga\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefan Mbiyavanga"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull royal-group has-navtext-color has-secondary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f275dbc117edf46233d81fd0ba787553 has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-1-font-size\">Stefan Mbiyavanga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I advise, represent, and defend clients in all areas of criminal law and international mutual legal assistance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I studied international economic law at the University of Basel and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. During my studies, I worked as a research assistant to Prof. Mark Pieth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After my studies, I spent two years in Peru, supporting criminal justice and law enforcement authorities in matters of international economic criminal law and mutual legal assistance. In 2022, I obtained a Doctorate in Law (Dr. iur.) from the University of Basel with a dissertation on international mutual legal assistance in criminal matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Legal practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Following internships in the Canton of Bern and at the Federal Criminal Court, I was admitttet to the Bar in 2025. Since then, I have been working as an attorney, primarily for individuals and institutions affected as victims of economic crimes. Furthermore, I am active in general criminal law and international mutual legal assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I advise in German, English, Spanish, and French.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-light-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-2-font-size\">CV Stefan Mbiyavanga, Dr. iur., Attorney at Law<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/len.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7G2A8865-stefan-mbiyavanga-small-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list lined\">\n<li>2013\u20132019: Law studies at the University of Basel and the Chinese University of Hong Kong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2015\u20132019: Assistant, Chair for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure of Mark Pieth, University of Basel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2019\u20132021: Legal Specialist for Latin America, Basel Institute on Governance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022 Doctorate (Dr. iur.), University of Basel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2022\u20132024: Internships at the Federal Criminal Court, the Bern Cantonal Administration, and a medium-sized Bern law firm<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2025 Admission as an attorney at law in Bern<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>since 2025 Inquiry Officer at a criminal law service within the Federal Administration (part-time)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>since 2025 Attorney-at-Law at LENLAW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Memberships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list lined\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forum-strafverteidigung.ch\/\">Forum on Criminal Defence<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trialinternational.org\/\">TRIAL International<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Languages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>German, English, Spanish, French, Chinese (Basics)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-h-3-font-size\">Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/len.law\/en\/2025\/12\/02\/academic-publications-stefan-mbiyavanga\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"380\">A list of my main academic publications can be found here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading contact-title\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);font-style:normal;font-weight:200;text-transform:uppercase\">Contact<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"iconized contact-address\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">P.O. Box 324<br>CH-3000 Bern 13<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<p class=\"iconized contact-email\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><a href=\"mailto:info@len.law\">info@len.law<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stefan Mbiyavanga I advise, represent, and defend clients in all areas of criminal law and international mutual legal assistance. Education I studied international economic law at the University of Basel and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. During my studies, I worked as a research assistant to Prof. Mark Pieth. 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