{"id":20614,"date":"2026-04-24T13:26:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/uncategorized\/more-than-a-ranking-a-state-of-mind-penalex-among-switzerlands-top-criminal-law-firms\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:42:55","slug":"more-than-a-ranking-a-state-of-mind-penalex-among-switzerlands-top-criminal-law-firms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/caught-in-passing\/more-than-a-ranking-a-state-of-mind-penalex-among-switzerlands-top-criminal-law-firms\/","title":{"rendered":"More than a ranking, a state of mind: Penalex among Switzerland&#8217;s top criminal law firms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_165220631\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penalex-Meilleurs-Avocats-2026-1400x788.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penalex-Meilleurs-Avocats-2026-1400x788.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penalex-Meilleurs-Avocats-2026-711x400.jpg 711w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penalex-Meilleurs-Avocats-2026-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penalex-Meilleurs-Avocats-2026-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penalex-Meilleurs-Avocats-2026-510x287.jpg 510w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Penalex-Meilleurs-Avocats-2026.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_165220631 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2075597863\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Take a look at this picture. It&#8217;s not just an office, it&#8217;s our control tower! Between two hearings, you&#8217;ll come across a dress taking off on its next mission, or a racing bike ready to take you to a hearing. And above all: a team that analyzes, prepares and moves forward, case by case.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">We are proud to announce that Penalex Avocats has once again been named one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pme.ch\/dossiers-et-hors-series\/classement-statista-les-meilleurs-cabinets-davocats-en-2026\/2q710gm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Switzerland&#8217;s &#8221; Best Law Firms 2026<\/a> &#8221; in criminal law, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pme.ch\/actualites\/droit-penal\/2hfd3qc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ranking<\/strong> <\/a>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Statista<\/a> in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bilanz.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bilanz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pme.ch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PME<\/a> Magazine.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"rigueur-et-crativit-au-service-de-la-dfense-pnale\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_&amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\">Rigor and creativity at the service of criminal defense<\/h2>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Criminal law is a highly precise, almost surgical discipline. But for us, rigor is nothing without boldness and creativity. <\/p>\n<ul class=\"marker:text-quiet list-disc pl-8\">\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Rigor means a demanding technical mastery of criminal law and procedure, meticulous preparation for hearings and a defense conducted with loyalty before all jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"py-0 my-0 prose-p:pt-0 prose-p:mb-2 prose-p:my-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:pt-0 [&amp;&gt;p]:mb-2 [&amp;&gt;p]:my-0\">\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Creativity is the spark that drives us to find the most effective, and sometimes unexpected, strategy for protecting your rights, while respecting the rules.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"vous-nos-allis\" class=\"font-editorial font-bold mb-2 mt-4 [.has-inline-images_&amp;]:clear-end text-base first:mt-0\">To you, our allies<\/h2>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">This distinction is yours. It is based on your recommendations and loyalty: customers, colleagues, partners in the legal and business world. <\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">Behind each procedure, there are strategic choices, sometimes conservative, sometimes daring, nights of hard work and an iron will to ensure that your rights are never a detail. Thank you for entrusting us with your cases, your struggles and your hopes. Without you, these black dresses would be nothing but fabric. With you, they take flight to become real shields before the prosecuting authorities and criminal courts.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:pb-2\">The energy of criminal defense continues to soar.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2075597863 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_176548419\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52c77704-bafb-4117-9bc4-a58d7c5233c7.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52c77704-bafb-4117-9bc4-a58d7c5233c7.avif 964w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52c77704-bafb-4117-9bc4-a58d7c5233c7-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52c77704-bafb-4117-9bc4-a58d7c5233c7-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/penalex.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/52c77704-bafb-4117-9bc4-a58d7c5233c7-510x287.avif 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_176548419 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":20607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4390,4556],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caught-in-passing","category-public"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20614"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20614\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20622,"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20614\/revisions\/20622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/penalex.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}