Case Explained: Major Law Firm Strengthens Employment and White Collar Crime Practices – Legal Perspective

According to a statement released on Tuesday, the business law firm Schellenberg Wittmer has named two new partners and one counsel.

Sara Rousselle-Ruffieux has been a partner at Schellenberg Wittmer in Geneva since March 1, 2026. She strengthens the firm’s Employment as well as International Mobility & Migration practices. She has extensive experience across all areas of employment law, in particular individual and collective employment relationships, complex compensation structures, cross-border employment matters, and global mobility. Prior to joining Schellenberg Wittmer, Rousselle-Ruffieux worked at Lenz & Staehelin, most recently as head of the Employment practice. Earlier in her career, she worked at BCCC Avocats Attorneys-at-Law and Tavernier Tschanz.

Roland Ryser has been a partner in the firm’s Dispute Resolution and White Collar Crime practices in Zurich since the beginning of January. His work focuses in particular on the defense in complex criminal investigations, internal investigations, assistance in mutual legal assistance proceedings, as well as advising on anti-money laundering, anti-corruption, export control, and sanctions matters. Ryser joined Schellenberg Wittmer as a trainee in 2007, became an associate in 2009, and was appointed counsel in 2018.

White Collar Crime in the Blockchain Era

Since February 1, Gabriela Svalduz has been serving as counsel in the areas of White Collar Crime and Compliance as well as Internal Investigations in Zurich. She specializes in complex national and international white collar crime proceedings, mutual legal assistance matters, internal investigations, and compliance, including cases involving distributed ledger technologies, blockchain, and cybercrime. Previously, Svalduz was counsel at Lalive. Earlier in her career, she served as an examining magistrate in Lucerne and as a public prosecutor with the Lucerne public prosecutor’s office.

Pascal Hubli, Managing Director of Schellenberg Wittmer, commented: «These appointments strengthen our white collar crime practice and expand our employment law capabilities, resulting in an even higher quality of service for our clients.