Michel Peter­li

Michel Peter­li has been work­ing as a lawyer at Wehren­berg Recht­san­wälte since March 2026. His prac­tice focus­es on the core areas of white col­lar crim­i­nal law, com­mer­cial law and civ­il law, in which he rep­re­sents clients in both an advi­so­ry and lit­i­ga­tion man­ner. Before join­ing Wehren­berg Recht­san­wälte, Michel Peter­li worked as an audi­tor at a Zurich Dis­trict Court. Pri­or to that, he gained prac­ti­cal expe­ri­ence as a sub­sti­tute in a large Zurich com­mer­cial law firm. In addi­tion to his work as a lawyer, Michel Peter­li is also an Inves­ti­gat­ing Judge in the Swiss Mil­i­tary Jus­tice, con­duct­ing mil­i­tary crim­i­nal inves­ti­ga­tions in this capac­i­ty.

Edu­ca­tion and pro­fes­sion­al expe­ri­ence

• Since 2026: Asso­ciate at Wehren­berg Recht­san­wälte GmbH
• Since 2025: Inves­ti­gat­ing Judge Swiss Mil­i­tary Jus­tice with the rank of Cap­tain & since 2026 Deputy Head of a depart­ment (mili­tia)
• 2026: CAS Foren­sics I at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Lucerne & Staat­san­walt­sakademie
• 2025: Admit­ted to the bar of the Can­ton of Zurich
• 2023 – 2024: Clerk at a Zurich Disc­tict Court
• 2022 – 2023: Sub­sti­tute at a large Zurich com­mer­cial law firm
• 2022: MLaw (Uni­ver­si­ty of Zurich)
• 2021: BLaw (Uni­ver­si­ty of Zurich)

Areas of Prac­tice

• White col­lar crim­i­nal law
• Com­mer­cial law
• Con­tract law
• Civ­il law

Mem­ber­ships

• Ius Alum­ni of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Zurich
• Zurich Bar Asso­ci­a­tion
• Swiss Bar Asso­ci­a­tion

Lan­guages

• Ger­man
• Eng­lish
• French