Choosing my Lausanne criminal lawyer

Criminal law is a field of law in its own right. Criminal defense is a fully-fledged specialization of criminal law. What to look out for when choosing your lawyer and how to find the right one.

Whether you’re a company or a private individual, at Penalex Avocats SA, we have made criminal defense, criminal law and economic criminal law in particular the area of choice and specialty of our criminal law firm.

Here are a few tips to consider if you are looking for a lawyer or law firm to defend your rights in criminal law matters or in a criminal court case in Lausanne and the canton of Vaud :

• Whatever the area of justice concerned, your lawyer will need to be registered on the roll of lawyers authorized to plead in the canton of Vaud, or on a register of lawyers in another Swiss canton. This will enable him to plead in the main judicial districts of Vaud (Lausanne, Nyon, Yverdon, Vevey). He can also appear before specialized courts such as the central public prosecutor’s office in Renens, which deals with economic crime and economic criminal law, or the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, Switzerland’s final court of appeal. This is the case for all the lawyers at Penalex Avocats SA, listed in the Vaud cantonal register. Our office is located in Vevey, ten minutes by public transport from Lausanne, and is ideally situated near the railway station, enabling us to operate throughout the canton. Pay us a visit ;

• Lawyers should preferably be members of the Ordre des avocats vaudois (OAV) and the Fédération suisse des avocats (FSA), which subjects them to certain more stringent ethical and deontological rules, as well as to the control of their peers and their Bâtonnier. All Penalex Avocats SA lawyers are members of the Ordre des avocats vaudois (OAV) and the Fédération suisse des avocats (FSA);

• The lawyer from the firm who will be defending you must also be experienced in criminal law, economic criminal law and criminal proceedings. The application of the law before the courts is not purely theoretical, but depends on the specific circumstances of each case. The success of your lawsuit necessarily involves perfect mastery of the procedure, and thus takes on eminently technical, tactical and strategic aspects. To get the best out of the law and your rights, you need real know-how that only long experience can provide. You’ll be looking for a law firm whose litigators have several years’ experience in criminal law and criminal defense, which is the case of all the specialist lawyers at Penalex Avocats SA. Discover our our strengths ;

• In Switzerland, there are lawyers who hold a certified “FSA specialist lawyer” title awarded by the Swiss Bar Association. In particular, there is a specialization in criminal law. Only experienced criminal lawyers with sufficient experience in criminal law, criminal procedure and who have passed the specialist examinations in criminal law may hold the title ofFSA specialist lawyer in criminal law. In our law firm, we have three lawyers who are FSA specialists in criminal law, with a keen interest in criminal law and procedure, and whose skills cover all areas of criminal law. Discover our areas of expertise ;

• Finally, training and research are undeniably an asset for a lawyer. It’s important to keep your lawyer up to date not only on the latest developments in criminal law and procedure, but also on current and future developments. This is particularly important in areas such as procedure, cybercrime, white collar crime or white collar crime and business law, given the rapid evolution of the business world. Teaching and research mean that even experienced specialists must keep abreast of all developments in criminal law and procedure. That’s why all the criminal lawyers in our law firm teach as lecturers and instructors in criminal law, economic criminal law, criminal procedure, criminal aspects of copyright and image rights, and cybercrime, whether at university, at universities of applied sciences or as part of specialist training courses for jurists, lawyers or magistrates in Switzerland or abroad. The lawyers at Penalex Avocats SA regularly publish in specialist criminal law journals. Discover our profiles of our experts.

Want to find the right lawyer for your criminal case? At Penalex Avocats SA you will be defended by experienced criminal lawyers, members of the Ordre des avocats vaudois (OAV) and the Fédération suisse des avocats (FSA), based in Vevey (10 minutes from Lausanne) in the canton of Vaud, with a reputation for criminal defense and active in training and research in the fields of criminal justice.

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