Sandrine Giroud

March 28, 2023

Sandrine Giroud specialises in domestic and international litigation, with a focus on commercial and financial disputes, fraud and asset recovery, white collar crime, mutual legal assistance in civil and criminal matters and international sanctions. She is an expert in art and cultural property law, trust law, as well as public international law and human rights.

She regularly advises and represents companies and individuals in the recovery and protection of their assets through provisional measures, freezing orders, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements and awards, cross-border insolvency proceedings and execution of contracts. She also advises organisations on governance and compliance issues as well as international organizations on Swiss law and immunity issues. As part of her practice, she also represents collectors, art market professionals and museums on dispute resolution and transactional matters in art. She is particularly experienced in sensitive matters and crisis situations requiring the management of reputational and media issues.

Sandrine Giroud is a member of various professional bodies namely the Geneva Bar Association (ODA) of which she is the vice-president, the Swiss Bar Association (FSA/SAV), the International Bar Association (IBA), the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) and the Geneva Association of Business Law (AGDA).  She has been appointed to the advisory board of the newly created Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA) and is among the selected pool of arbitrators for this court. She is a regular speaker at international conferences and frequently publishes on her fields of expertise.

Sandrine Giroud is recognised as an expert by Chambers and Partners in Asset Tracing and Recovery, White Collar Crime and Art law, by The Legal 500 in Litigation and Banking and Finance and by Who’s Who Legal in Litigation, Asset Recovery and Private Client.

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