Office PIETH

Office PIETH

Legal advice and expert opinions from a lifelong economic crime fighter

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Save the date: 9th Basel Arbitration & Crime Conference

Save the date: 9th Basel Arbitration & Crime Conference

Relations between arbitration and state justice: jurisdiction, substantive law, evidence, enforcement
Thu 7 – Fri 8 January 2027, Basel, Switzerland
Download the agenda and registration information.

Honorary doctorate Université de Neuchâtel

Honorary doctorate Université de Neuchâtel

I am extremely honoured to inform you that the Université de Neuchâtel has awarded me an honorary doctorate – my third after the Universities of Sussex and St. Gallen.
Thanks for all the congratulations.

Areas of work

Arbitration

Supporting challenging arbitration cases and advancing the field

Economic crime

Wielding law, justice and international policy against those who profit from crime

Compliance

Advancing compliance as a corporate responsibility and a collective endeavour

Sports governance

Seeking to improve sports governance for the sake of fans and the industry's credibility

Gold and mining

Shining a spotlight on the dark sides of the gold trade and mining operations

Shipping governance

Exploring how shipping regulations could better protect our oceans and seafarers

Development policy

Supporting international development institutions on anti-corruption

Office Pieth is a boutique international law firm specialised in white-collar crime and Swiss criminal law.

Based in Basel, Switzerland, Office Pieth draws on the experience gained by Professor Mark Pieth over a 30-year career as a university professor, legal expert, defence lawyer, arbitrator and compliance advisor.

It provides legal advice and expert opinions in international cases, in particular in the area of economic crime (corruption, money laundering, fraud), and on Swiss law in domestic and foreign proceedings. Focus areas include criminal law, criminal procedure and mutual legal assistance.

The firm combines a deep knowledge of theory with hands-on practical experience, ranging from the level of individual companies to international regulators and development institutions.

The guiding principle is to fight the economic crime that is the cause of widespread social and environmental injustice.

Mark Pieth: 30+ years of holding power to account

Mark Pieth’s reputation rests on 27 years as Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminology at the University of Basel as well as numerous prominent roles on the international stage. These include:

  • Chair of the OECD Working Group on Bribery for 24 years
  • Founding member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the UN Independent Inquiry Committee into the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme
  • Chair of the Independent Governance Committee overseeing the reform process of FIFA
  • Judge, independent advisor and author of regional transparency standards for various multilateral development banks

He has authored or edited over 35 books on economic crime, organised crime and criminal law.

Among other initiatives, Mark Pieth founded the Basel Institute on Governance in 2003. Under his leadership for nearly 20 years, the Basel Institute has grown into one of the foremost international players in anti-corruption and asset recovery.

A well-known figure in Swiss and international media, Mark Pieth seeks to use his experience to inform public dialogue about the most pressing issues of economic crime, environmental protection and social justice.