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Massimo Chiasera is a partner in Bär & Karrer’s White-Collar Crime & Investigations practice in Zurich. He advises corporations, financial institutions, boards of directors, senior executives and private individuals on white-collar crime, financial crime, internal and regulatory investigations, FINMA enforcement proceedings, complex cross-border disputes and other high-stakes matters involving significant legal, regulatory, criminal and reputational risk. His practice focuses on anti-money laundering (AML), sanctions, fraud, corruption and bribery investigations, whistleblowing investigations, corporate criminal liability, asset tracing and recovery, international mutual legal assistance, regulatory enforcement and cross-border financial crime matters. Massimo regularly represents clients in investigations conducted by FINMA, Swiss prosecuting authorities, the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland and foreign enforcement authorities, as well as in Swiss criminal proceedings and multi-jurisdictional investigations. He advises clients throughout the full lifecycle of investigations: from the initial assessment, evidence-gathering and internal fact-finding to regulatory engagement, remediation measures and the resolution of enforcement proceedings. He also assists clients in connection with dawn raids, regulatory responses, production orders, evidence requests and complex investigations spanning multiple jurisdictions. Before joining Bär & Karrer, Massimo spent more than six years at UBS as Litigation & Investigations Counsel and Compliance Specialist, where he advised on regulatory matters, internal investigations, whistleblowing cases and a broad range of financial crime issues. This in-house experience provides first-hand insight into how global financial institutions assess legal, regulatory, compliance and reputational risks. Prior to UBS, Massimo began his career at the Office of the Attorney General of Zurich. In parallel with his private-practice and in-house roles, he has served within the Swiss Military Justice system for more than a decade as a Prosecutor and Department Head, and since 2022 as a Presiding Judge.