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Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva

Partner

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Assistant : Célia Durand

EXPERTISE

Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva, Partner at Borel & Barbey, advises private and institutional clients in banking and financial law, with a particular focus on regulatory and contractual aspects related to financial services and products.

With extensive experience in financial sanctions and anti-money laundering, she guides our clients in managing compliance-related risks and within internal investigations.

Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva’s expertise also encompasses the insurance and fintech sectors, as well as transactional operations in the financial sector.

EXPERIENCE

Since 2024 Partner at Borel & Barbey
2023 Certificate in Mastering Board Governance, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)
2021-2023 Associate at Borel & Barbey
2012-2021 Associate at a law Firm in Geneva
2015 Foreign Associate at Slaughter and May, London, United Kingdom
2012 Geneva Bar
2009 Certificate in Transnational Law, University of Geneva
2009 Master in Commercial Law, University of Geneva
2008 Bachelor of Law (BLaw), University of Geneva

MEMBERSHIPS

  • Geneva Bar Association (ODAGE)
  • Swiss Bar Association (FSA)
  • Association genevoise du droit des affaires (AGDA)

NEWS

Swiss Supreme Court Clarifies Self-Incrimination Protection in FINMA Proceedings

19 August 2025
The Federal Supreme Court’s decision (7B_45/2022) of 21 July 2025 marks a significant shift in how financial regulatory investigations intersect with criminal law. The ruling establishes clearer boundaries for evidence...

Borel & Barbey assists Siliance Capital SA in obtaining its authorisation from FINMA within its Swiss relocation

14 August 2025
Siliance Capital SA obtains its licence from FINMA as a collective asset manager in the context of its relocation from Luxembourg to Switzerland. Borel & Barbey Partner Maria Oberlin-Chiriaeva supported the...

SFAC Confirms FINMA’s Approach to Administrative Assistance with Foreign Regulators

12 June 2025
In a decision of 24 April 2025 (B-1427/2025), the Swiss Federal Administrative Court (“SFAC”), was confronted with the question of whether the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA (“FINMA”) partook...

PUBLICATIONS

Finanzmarktrechtliche Amtshilfen – Un nouveau chapitre co-écrit par Maria Chiriaeva

12 July 2022
Dans un chapitre récemment publié dans « Interne Untersuchungen », édité chez Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, Me Chiriaeva y aborde la problématique de l’assistance administrative internationale dans le cadre des enquêtes...

“Les Limited Qualified Investors Funds (« L – QIFs »)”

19 May 2022
“Les Limited Qualified Investors Funds (« L – QIFs »)”, Bilan, Focus Droit, 05.2022 Read the article

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