Stefan Lenz
I am Stefan Lenz, attorney at law and former federal prosecutor. I specialize in economic criminal law – particularly in combating international corruption and money laundering.
Attorney at Law / Former Federal Prosecutor and Inquiry Officer
From 2002 to 2016, as a federal prosecutor with the Swiss Office of the Attorney General, I led large and complex criminal investigations, particularly in the area of international corruption and money laundering.
In collaboration with other federal prosecutors and the Swiss Federal Criminal Police, I led extensive, cross-border proceedings. These included, among others, the successfully concluded cases against Alstom, a member of the Gaddafi family, as well as numerous investigations related to the Petrobras/Odebrecht scandal in Brazil.
After starting my own law practice, I worked part-time for the Federal Office of Transport conducting complex investigations in the area of subsidy fraud.
Practice
I now use my knowledge and experience for persons and institutions involved in economic crimes as accused parties or affected as victims.
Network
Throughout my career, I have built close contacts with leading prosecutors worldwide as well as with the investigative authorities of the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
CV Stefan Lenz, Attorney at Law, LL.M.
- Law studies at the University of Bern
- 1989 Admission as a Swiss Attorney
- 1989 bis 1994 Gerichtsschreiber am Obergericht des Kantons Bern in den Bereichen Zivil- und Strafrecht
- 1994 to 2002 Self-employed attorney at law
- 1999 to 2000 Postgraduate studies “International Economic Law” at the University of Zurich
- 2002 Election as Deputy Federal Prosecutor
- 2003 to 2005 Postgraduate studies “Combating Economic Crime” at the University of Lucerne
- 2006 Promotion to Federal Prosecutor
- Until December 2016: Federal Prosecutor with focus on international corruption and money laundering
- Since 2017 Self-employed attorney at law
- 2023 to 2024: Part-time as Head of Investigations for criminal proceedings at the Federal Office of Transport (in connection with complex cases of subsidy fraud)
Memberships
Languages
German, English, French