Hikmat Maleh
Partner, Co-Head of Investigations
Attorney at Law, LL.M.
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Partner, Co-Head of Investigations Attorney at Law, LL.M. +41 58 450 70 00 hikmat.maleh@lenzstaehelin.com |
Geneva Route de Chêne 30 CH-1211 Geneva www.lenzstaehelin.com |
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Expertise
Hikmat Maleh is a partner and co-head of the Investigations practice in Geneva. A litigator with deep experience in cross-border matters, he advises and represents clients in complex proceedings before Swiss criminal and civil courts, frequently in a multi-jurisdictional context.
His practice focuses on white collar crime matters, including money laundering, bribery, insider trading, asset recovery and mutual legal assistance, as well as banking litigation, commercial and employment disputes, and sanctions compliance and enforcement.
Hikmat serves as hiring partner for the firm's Geneva and Lausanne offices.
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Practices
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Specialist Areas
Investigations, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Crime, Sanctions, Employment Litigation, Public International Law, International Criminal Law -
Professional Experience and Education
and Education
2021 Partner, Lenz & Staehelin 2014 Associate, Lenz & Staehelin 2013 Swiss bar admission 2011 University of Geneva (MLaw) 2010 University of Cambridge (LL.M. in International Law) 2009 Universities of Geneva and Humboldt zu Berlin (BLaw and Certificate of Transnational Law) -
Languages
French, English, German, Arabic -
Memberships
Geneva Bar Association (OdA), Swiss Bar Association (SBA), International Bar Association (IBA) -
Selected Publications
- Maleh H., et al. , Introduction aux Art. 264 à 264n, Introduction spécifique aux Art. 264b à 264j, Art. 264b, 264c, 264d, 264i, 264j, 264m et 264n CP, in : Macaluso/Moreillon/Quéloz (éd.), Commentaire romand du Code pénal II - Partie spéciale, Bâle 2017
- Maleh H., Jakob ., Prohibere possunt & debeant : réflexions sur les responsabilités pénales de l'entreprise et du supérieur hiérarchique militaire, in : Garibian/Jeanneret (éd.), Dodécaphonie pénale - Liber discipulorum en l'honneur du Professeur Robert Roth, Genève/Zurich 2017
- Maleh H., Les crimes de guerre, in : Meylan (éd.), La lutte contre l’impunité en droit suisse, Genève 2015
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Contact details
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Assistant
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References
Hikmat Maleh is very professional, efficient, available and humble at the same time.
Chambers and Partners, 2026Hikmat Maleh is excellent. He gives calm and clear advice.
The Legal 500, 2026He has excellent mastery of the cases and a strategic approach to issues. His advice is timely, and he is always available and responsive to changing priorities and questions.
Chambers and Partners, 2025He understands extremely quickly what you need and what needs to be done. He does not waste time. He is very pragmatic, straight to the point and a strategic thinker.
Chambers and Partners, 2025He has extensive expertise and can deal with complex issues. He is very reactive and able to provide answers very quickly. He has a brilliant analytical mind and great attention to detail.
Chambers and Partners, 2025Highly talented. He is a very calm, quick, thoughtful and precise lawyer.
Chambers and Partners, 2025Fiercely intelligent, highly responsive and also extremely pleasant to work with. Clients love him.
Legal 500, 2023One of the best minds in the space
Who's Who Legal, 2022
Publications
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Introduction aux Art. 264 à 264n, Introduction spécifique aux Art. 264b à 264j, Art. 264b, 264c, 264d, 264i, 264j, 264m et 264n CP
in : Macaluso/Moreillon/Quéloz (éd.), Commentaire romand du Code pénal II - Partie spéciale, Bâle 2017
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Prohibere possunt & debeant : réflexions sur les responsabilités pénales de l'entreprise et du supérieur hiérarchique militaire
in : Garibian/Jeanneret (éd.), Dodécaphonie pénale - Liber discipulorum en l'honneur du Professeur Robert Roth, Genève/Zurich 2017