Nicola Staub

Nicola R. has an extensive work experience in the legal and financial sectors. In 2013, they began their career as a Junior Prosecutor and Trainee at the Office of the Swiss Attorney General, International Corruption and Money Laundering Unit. Nicola then moved on to become a Junior Associate and Trainee at Walder Wyss Ltd., a top tier Swiss business law firm, in 2014. In 2015, they passed the highly competitive Swiss Admission to the Zurich Bar in record time, and was admitted to practice in the whole of Switzerland. Nicola was also recruited to top tier law firm Baer & Karrer Ltd. in Switzerland for a specific internal investigations project related to major Swiss bank Credit Suisse. In 2016, they became a Specialized Public Prosecutor in the Kanton Schwyz, where they planned and led 100+ cases in financial crime and cybercrime. Nicola also collaborated with foreign law enforcement bodies, FBI, Europol, Eurojust, and IAP. In 2018, they were appointed as an Ambassador for the Global Cyber Alliance, and in 2019 they were selected as a Committee Member for digitalswitzerland and became a Trainer and Expert for the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL). In 2020, they became the CEO and Co-Founder of CYBERA, a company on a mission to stop money laundering and help protect customers from scams and other financial cybercrimes. In 2021, they began working as a Special Counsel for MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep.

Nicola R. began their education in 2007, when they obtained a Bachelor of Law from the University of Zurich. In 2009, they earned a Certificate from Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology in the field of US Law. In 2010, they obtained a Certificate of Transnational Law from the University of Geneva. The following year, they earned a Master of Law from the University of Zurich. Finally, in 2012, they obtained a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from King's College London.