Legal | Tax | Compliance
Legal | Tax | Compliance
Strategic advice and solutions in the financial sector: your expert for compliance, AML and financial market regulation.
Simone Leisi is a legal & compliance expert with professional experience in the financial industry in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Australia. She advises companies on complex regulatory issues with a focus on anti-money laundering (AML), financial crime prevention, KYC, sanctions compliance, anti-corruption and risk management.
Thanks to her prior experience with banks, FinTechs and international consulting firms, she is familiar with developing regulatory frameworks, implementing compliance structures, conducting audits and due diligence analyses and leading the preparation for regulatory reviews and external audits. Her strategic mindset and precise communication make her a valued partner in regulatory transformation projects.
*not yet registered with the bar
| 2016 | MLaw, University of Bern |
| 2015 | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Exchange Semester) |
| 2014 | BLaw, University of Bern |
German, English, French, Spanish
| since 2025 | Legal Associate at MME |
| 2024 - 2025 | Legal & Compliance Manager at an E-money Institution (Start-Up) in Liechtenstein |
| 2020 - 2024 | (Senior) Compliance Officer at leading financial institutions in Zurich |
| 2017 - 2020 | (Senior) Consultant in Regulatory & Compliance / Forensic, Audit Assurance & Risk at KPMG in Zurich and Sydney |
| 2017 | Junior Legal Associate at a mid-sized business law firm in Zurich |
| 2016 - 2017 | Legal Intern at the Regional Court of Emmental-Oberaargau |