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Jürg Wernli

Attorney-at-law, LL.M.

Jürg Wernli has been a s lawyer for more than 30 years. He advises companies and individuals, mainly in the fields of white collar crime as well as debt collection and bankruptcy law, and he represents his clients before authorities and courts in Switzerland.

Preferred Fields of Work

Commercial criminal law (White Collar Crime), Administrative Criminal Law, Criminal Proceedings,
at the interface with contract and corporate law, tax law and debt enforcement and bankruptcy law
Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Law
Enforcement and warding off claims, planning and support of bankruptcy proceedings

Other Activities

Current

Member of the Bernese Hunting Examination Commission, Economic, Energy and Environmental Directorate of the Canton of Bern
Defence Lawyer Military Court 2 (MilGer 2)

Before 2024

2010 – 2023	EXPERTsuisse AG “Law Module” leader for the education,training and examins of Swiss certified tax experts
2009 – 2021	Mandatary on behalf of the bankruptcy office in more than 20 liquidation and composition with proceedings, examination commissioner and liquidator by order of the Swiss financial market authority FINMA in more than 15 liquidations.
1998 – 2005	Examining magistrate military justice

Education and Training

CAS (Certificate of Advanced Studies) in Criminal Law, University of St. Gallen HSG / University of Fribourg (2013)
LL.M. in International Economic Law, with focus on Contract Law / Arbitration Law, University of Zurich (1998)
Master of Law / Advocate (Attorney-at-Law), University of Berne (1986)

Memberships

Swiss Lawyers Association / Bernese Lawyers Association
International Bar Association (IBA)
Swiss SchKG (debt collection and bankruptcy)Association
Swiss Arbitration Association
Swiss Criminological Society

Publications

2025	Bundesgesetz über Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs, Kurzkommentar Basel 2025, Art. 110–115, Art. 145, privilegierter Pfändungsanschluss, Pfändungsurkunde/Verlustschein, Nachpfändung
2024	Transparency: Corporations Caught between a Rock and a Hard Place in Nadja Capus/Franziska Hohl Zürcher (Edit.) Negotiated Justice in Transnational Corruption – Between Transparency and Confidentiality Helbing Lichtenhahn, Basel, CEMAJ, Faculté de droit de l’Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel ISBN 978-3-7190-4819-8
2022	iusNet: Die Einstellung der Strafuntersuchung gegen Unternehmen nach erfolgter Wiedergutmachung
2020	Kein Deferred Prosecution Agreement im Unternehmensstrafrecht? (Jusletter 5. Oktober 2020), co-author of Déborah Carlson-Burkart, attorney-at-law, LL.M.
2020	IBA (International Bar Association) - Criminal proceedings against companies in Switzerland: still no deferred prosecution agreement
2019	iusNet: Wiedergutmachung in Wirtschaftsstrafsachen gemäss Art. 53 StGB
2019	Jusletter 6. Mai 2019: Strafverfahren gegen Unternehmen
2014	Kommentar zum Bundesgesetz über die Mehrwertsteuer, Basel 2000, Art. 69–71 MWSTG, Betreibung, Sicherstellung, andere Sicherungsmassnahmen [Commentary to the Federal Law on the Value Added Tax, Basel 2000, Art. 69–71 MWSTG (VAT Act), Collection, Securing and Other Back-up Measures]
2000	Bundesgesetz über Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs, Kurzkommentar Basel 2014, Art. 110–115, Art. 145, privilegierter Pfändungsanschluss, Pfändungsurkunde/Verlustschein, Nachpfändung

Speaker at Conferences

2025	Committee of Continuing Education of the Bernese Legal Authorities and Public Prosecutors Findings after a year of revision of the Criminal Procedure Code: Sealing and other "construction sites" Presentation from the point of view of a criminal defence lawyer on the "construction sites" Sanctioning of the accused by opening the criminal investigation Discontinuation of the criminal investigation as a success of the public prosecutor's office Defense Strategy – Factors, Weighting and Implementation Investigative measures – influence on strategy? Options of the Public Prosecutor's Office
2024	University of Zurich, Faculty of Law Coach seminar «Pleading before Military Tribunal”; Moot Court Dr. iur. Stefan Flachsmann
2024	Universität Neuenburg Negotiated justice in transnational corruption - between transparency and confidentiality Event Universität Neuenburg Transparency: Corporations caught between a rock and a hard place
2023	Zürcher Anwaltsverband Non-Trial Resolutions: Paving the Path to Justice International Bar Association Current and prospective implementation and use of NTRs in Switzerland and European countries.
2023	Schulthess Forum Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, Zürich Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Praxisfragen im Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Strafprozessrecht Schulthess Forum Unternehmensstrafbarkeit nach Art. 102 StGB und Art. 7 VStrR
2019	Schulthess Forum Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, Zürich Aktuelle Entwicklungen und Praxisfragen im Wirtschaftsstrafrecht und Strafprozessrecht Wiedergutmachung in Wirtschaftsstrafsachen gemäss Art. 53 StGB