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Flavio Romerio

Flavio
Romerio

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Flavio Romerio

Flavio Romerio is a partner in Homburger’s White Collar & Investigations team. His work focuses on complex, often public and high-stakes matters at the crossroads of regulatory, civil and criminal proceedings. He represents clients in investigations by Swiss and foreign governmental agencies, in particular in proceedings by Swiss regulator FINMA and in investigations by US authorities against Swiss corporates. Flavio leads large-scale internal investigations and advises our clients on all aspects of their compliance framework, with a special focus on AML, sanctions and anti-bribery compliance. He regularly conducts compliance reviews at Swiss financial institutions and carries out factual investigations in the context of FINMA enforcement proceedings.

Flavio Romerio is a partner in Homburger’s White Collar & Investigations team. His work focuses on complex, often public and high-stakes matters at the crossroads of regulatory, civil and criminal proceedings. He represents clients in investigations by Swiss and foreign governmental agencies, in particular in proceedings by Swiss regulator FINMA and in investigations by US authorities against Swiss corporates. Flavio leads large-scale internal investigations and advises our clients on all aspects of their compliance framework, with a special focus on AML, sanctions and anti-bribery compliance. He regularly conducts compliance reviews at Swiss financial institutions and carries out factual investigations in the context of FINMA enforcement proceedings.

Crisis ManagementComplianceInvestigationsCorporate GovernanceWhite Collar Crime
2019
Managing Partner (until 2025)
2002
Partner at Homburger
1995
Associate at Homburger
1995
University of Basel (Dr. iur.)
1993
UC Berkeley School of Law (LL.M.)
1992
Bar admission
1989
University of Basel (lic. iur.)

Flavio Romerio has a profound understanding of the personality, needs and expectations of the client. His recommendations are based on excellent knowledge of the law, vast experience and a very down-to-earth problem solving approach. What is also important is his explanations are clear and easy to understand for our not legally educated client and therefore very helpful for the client’s decision making.

2025

Flavio Romerio’s client service and general level of service, his level of sophistication and his commercial vision are all very strong. Flavio was 100% committed at all times to achieving the best possible results for us. His level of knowledge, service and the standards he sets for himself are outstanding.

2025

Flavio Romerio is exceptionally strong in advising. He is pragmatic and provides thoroughly thought-out solutions that work.

2025

Flavio has proven time and again that he can operate in many jurisdictions and advise on a large range of problems requiring coordination and strategic judgement in Switzerland. Flavio is a brilliant legal mind, but he has a very broad understanding of economic context and business aspects like how the organisation works and what is important business-wise.

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flavio.romerio@homburger.ch
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Flavio Romerio

Partner

Flavio Romerio is a partner in Homburger’s White Collar & Investigations team. His work focuses on complex, often public and high-stakes matters at the crossroads of regulatory, civil and criminal proceedings. He represents clients in investigations by Swiss and foreign governmental agencies, in particular in proceedings by Swiss regulator FINMA and in investigations by US authorities against Swiss corporates. Flavio leads large-scale internal investigations and advises our clients on all aspects of their compliance framework, with a special focus on AML, sanctions and anti-bribery compliance. He regularly conducts compliance reviews at Swiss financial institutions and carries out factual investigations in the context of FINMA enforcement proceedings.

Flavio Romerio

Flavio Romerio has over 20 years of extensive experience with the challenges facing Swiss clients appearing before United States courts and cooperating with U.S. regulators, including the U.S. Department of Justice (Criminal and Tax Division), OFAC, IRS, and U.S. federal and state financial regulators.

On behalf of the University of Zurich’s Europe Institute, he hosts, together with Claudio Bazzani, an annual conference on regulatory and internal investigations, inviting prosecutors, regulators, lawyers and forensic specialists to a discussion and exchange on current issues. Flavio Romerio is a regular speaker on white collar topics at industry seminars and at advanced legal training courses of Swiss Universities, including the CAS Financial Regulation courses offered by the Universities of Berne and Geneva.

Flavio Romerio is recognized by industry guides IFLR1 000, Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Who’s Who Legal as one of Switzerland’s leading lawyers. Chambers Europe ranks him in Band 1 of White Collar Crime lawyers. According to Chambers, Flavio is known “as one of Switzerland’s leading experts on white-collar crime matters. … He is a brilliant lawyer. He manages the big picture and really leads the way“. Homburg er’s White Collar Crime team – comprising around 30 lawyers and dedicated paralegals – is recognized “for market-leading practice with significant experience in handling large investigations and dealing with US regulators“. Homburger is “capable of carrying out large-scale electronic document reviews“.

Career

2019
Managing Partner (until 2025)
2002
Partner at Homburger
1995
Associate at Homburger
1995
University of Basel (Dr. iur.)
1993
UC Berkeley (LL.M.)
1992
Bar admission
1989
University of Basel (lic. iur.)

Languages

English, French, German

Bar Registration

Admitted to the Swiss bar

Teams

Crisis ManagementComplianceInvestigationsCorporate GovernanceWhite Collar Crime