Zürich · Geneva · 24 / 7
Clients across EU · UK · Switzerland

Swiss legal help
when something
doesn't feel right.

Valken is a Swiss legal practice for people — not only corporations — who need clear answers about their situation before travelling, before a bank decision, before a quiet worry becomes a crisis.

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◉ Swiss licensed ◉ Professional secrecy ◉ Fixed fees available ◉ Crypto accepted
Valken Legal AG
Hardstrasse 127 · 4052 Basel
CH-299.308.181 · +41 444 990 554
CONFIDENTIAL
Legal Opinion · Memorandum
Interpol Database Assessment
File reference
VK-2847-A / 2026
Issued on
14 May 2026 · Genève
Prepared for
CLIENT · REDACTED
Scope
EU · CH · UK · Schengen
SECTION I — FINDING
Upon examination of Interpol's Notices and Diffusions database, a Red Notice matching the Client's personal identifiers has been located.
Notice typeRed Notice (Art. 82 RPD)
Issuing state██████████
Date issued11 February 2023
Charge categoryEconomic offence
Current statusACTIVE
II — Risk assessmentHIGH 8.4 / 10
LOWMOD.ELEV.HIGHCRIT.
III — Recommended action
  1. File challenge before the Commission for Control of Files (CCF), Art. 3 RPD.
  2. Suspend all Schengen and third-country travel pending review.
  3. Mandate representation within 14 days — procedural deadlines apply.
Dr. A. Brunner, LL.M.
Attorney · Geneva Bar
VALKEN LEGAL · GENEVA · CH · VERIFIED · LEGAL OPINION 14·V·2026
valken.ch/v/VK-2847-A
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LIVE CASE STATUS
Match identified
CCF challenge · preparing
Databases and frameworks we routinely work with
Interpol Notices & SLTD
Schengen SIS II Borders DB
EU Sanctions CFSP List
OFAC US Treasury
SECO Swiss Sanctions
FATF AML Guidance
European Arrest Warrant Framework Dec.
UN Security Council Sanctions
CPCJ MLA Treaties
Interpol Notices & SLTD
Schengen SIS II Borders DB
EU Sanctions CFSP List
OFAC US Treasury
SECO Swiss Sanctions
FATF AML Guidance
European Arrest Warrant Framework Dec.
UN Security Council Sanctions
CPCJ MLA Treaties
01 · Who we help

Real people. Real worries. Honest answers.

Most of our clients are not corporations or public figures. They are ordinary people who, at some point in their lives, ended up with a question they could not answer on their own. You are probably one of them.

"

I had a legal matter in my country years ago. Am I safe to fly to Germany to visit my daughter?

Pre-travel check Resolved in 24h
"

My Swiss bank suddenly closed my account and won't tell me why. I don't know where to turn.

Banking Resolved in 3 weeks
"

My brother was stopped at an airport abroad. They're holding him. What do we do right now?

Urgent Lawyer on scene in 6h
"

Someone told me I might be on an international wanted list. I can't sleep. Is it true?

Interpol Cleared — false alarm
"

My name appeared in a sanctions database by mistake. My transfers are blocked everywhere.

Sanctions Delisted successfully
"

I just need to talk to a real lawyer about something sensitive. Not a call centre. Not a form.

Consultation Private conversation
1,400+
Private clients
92%
Cleared without issue
24h
Express turnaround
38
Countries served
+
02 · Why Swiss counsel

Why your case is safer with a Swiss firm.

Switzerland is not a random choice of jurisdiction. For sensitive personal legal matters that cross borders, it offers protections you simply cannot get elsewhere.

— 01

Swiss professional secrecy

Anything you tell a Swiss lawyer is protected by one of the strongest legal privilege regimes in the world — criminally enforced, not just promised.

— 02

Outside the EU, inside the system

Switzerland cooperates with EU and UK institutions — but is not bound by them. For cross-border cases, that independence often matters a lot.

— 03

Geneva is where it happens

Our Geneva office sits minutes from Interpol-facing institutions, UN bodies and the world's most experienced international lawyers. We're in the room.

— 04

Banks listen to Swiss lawyers

When a Swiss-registered law firm writes to a European bank, it is answered differently than a generic letter. In banking matters, that often makes the difference.

03 · What we help with

Seven ways we help — explained in plain language.

No corporate jargon. Most of our services have a fixed price and a clear timeline, so you know exactly what you're paying and what you're getting.

Interpol & Wanted-List Checks

Find out whether you are actually wanted internationally — and what to do if you are. Most worries are unfounded. You deserve a real answer.

Travel & Border Safety

Before an important trip, we assess the real legal risk of entering a specific country — based on your actual situation, not a generic answer.

Frozen Bank Accounts

When a European bank freezes, closes or blocks your account without explanation, we help you understand what happened and what can be done.

Sanctions & Database Issues

If your name has appeared on a sanctions list or compliance database — by mistake or otherwise — we review the record and work to correct it.

Extradition & Legal Requests

If a country is trying to bring you in, or you've received a legal document you can't decipher, we coordinate the response across Europe.

Urgent Help · 24/7

When someone is detained, stopped at a border, or contacted unexpectedly by authorities — we coordinate immediate legal help within hours.

Private Legal Conversations

Sometimes you just need a lawyer you can actually talk to — in full confidence, without judgement, and with a straight answer at the end of the call.

Not sure which one fits?

Tell us what's going on and we'll tell you honestly whether — and how — we can help.

Talk to us →
04 · How we work

A real lawyer. A real conversation. No call centre.

Traditional Swiss law firms won't take your call unless your case is worth tens of thousands. Valken was built differently — to give serious legal help to people who actually need it.

— 01

You talk to an actual lawyer

Every inquiry is handled personally by a member of our legal team. No scripts. No generic answers. No "we'll get back to you" that never comes.

— 02

Absolute confidentiality

Whatever you tell us is protected by Swiss professional secrecy from your first message. Encrypted channels are standard, not an upgrade.

— 03

Fixed fees, clear scope

For common situations we quote a fixed price and a timeline upfront. You know what you pay and what you get — no meter running, no surprises.

— 04

Honest answers — including "you're fine"

If you don't have a problem, we tell you. We don't manufacture worries to sell services. Most travel-check clients walk away relieved — and finally sleep.

Talk to us how you want

Written, voice, or video — your choice.

We know reaching out to a lawyer is hard enough without being forced into an awkward format. Whatever feels safer — we're there.

Written in messengers
Signal, Telegram, WhatsApp or ProtonMail. Type it out in your own time, we reply in writing. Best for sensitive or complex situations.
Most private
Voice call
Encrypted voice line. 30 or 60 minutes with a senior lawyer. Best when you want to hear a human voice and actually talk it through.
Most personal
Video call
When there are documents to walk through together, or you'd rather see who you're talking to. Swiss-hosted secure video.
Best for docs
◆ Our reach · Our people

One Swiss firm. Doors across Europe.

Your first message arrives in Geneva — always. But when a case needs someone physically present, the closest door opens in Berlin, Paris, Warsaw, Milan, or one of the other cities where we've personally vetted every partner on the ground. This is not a referral directory. It is a consortium of lawyers we trust with our clients' names.

Live network · Valken consortium · 14 cities
Geneva · HQ Consortium lawyer Client reaches us from
LONDON PARIS AMS BRU FRA ZURICH MILAN MADRID VIENNA PRG WARSAW RIGA ATHENS ◆ HQ · VALKEN LEGAL Geneva RU Moscow BY Minsk UA Kyiv TR Istanbul DE Berlin
Languages in your inbox
We answer you in your language.

Most of our private clients don't write to us in English. They write in Russian, Ukrainian, German, Turkish, French. We reply in the same language, through the same encrypted channel, from the same senior lawyer — not a translator, not a relay.

RU
РусскийSenior counsel · native fluency
31%of intakes
EN
EnglishAll attorneys · working language
24%of intakes
DE
DeutschZürich desk · native · Swiss-German
18%of intakes
UA
УкраїнськаSenior counsel · native fluency
9%of intakes
TR
TürkçeIstanbul consortium · partner counsel
8%of intakes
FR
FrançaisGeneva HQ · founding partner
10%of intakes
Consortium · 14 cities
A lawyer we know personally — closer than you think.

Every partner below has been personally vetted and retained by Valken for years. They answer our calls at night. Their clients are our clients. No cold referrals, no random firm found online.

GenevaHQ
Zürich<2h
Paris<3h
Frankfurt<3h
London<5h
Milan<4h
Amsterdam<4h
Brussels<4h
Vienna<6h
Madrid<5h
Warsaw<6h
Prague<5h
Istanbul<8h
Riga<7h

Write to us in Russian, Ukrainian, German, Turkish or French — Swiss professional secrecy covers your first message the same way it covers your tenth. The passport in your pocket doesn't decide whether you are heard carefully.

◉ End-to-end encrypted · Signal · Telegram · ProtonMail · < 4h reply window
A Swiss practice

A small firm, built on purpose.

Valken was opened in Geneva in 2022. We are not a big traditional law firm, and we don't try to be. We're a tight, senior team that chose to focus on one very specific kind of work: helping individuals navigate cross-border legal situations that would otherwise fall between the cracks of big firms and local lawyers.

What started as one lawyer taking cases that others refused is now a practice serving clients in 38 countries — still with the same principle: every case is handled personally by a senior lawyer, not passed to a junior, not farmed out to a call centre.

We're Swiss-licensed, admitted to the Geneva Bar, and bound by the same professional secrecy rules as the largest firms in the country. We just apply them to people whose problems are usually called "too small" by the rest of the market.

A. Brunner
Dr. A. Brunner, LL.M. Founding partner · Geneva Bar · ZH
Valken Legal AG · at a glance
4YEARS
of Swiss legal practice since 2022
Licensed in
Switzerland · CH
Clients served
38 countries
Bar admissions
Geneva · Zürich
Languages
EN · DE · FR · RU
Cases handled
1,400+
Avg. response
< 4 hours
05 · The people behind Valken

Real names. Real faces. Real responsibility.

When you reach out to Valken, you are talking to one of these people — not to a brand, not to a form, not to a junior associate.

Leadership
Dr. Alexander Brunner
Dr. Alexander Brunner
Founding Partner · LL.M.

Founded Valken in 2022. Previously 11 years in cross-border criminal defence and Interpol matters at a leading Geneva firm. Admitted to the Geneva and Zürich Bars.

Interpol Extradition Strategy
Me. Isabelle Chapuis
Me. Isabelle Chapuis
Partner · International Law

Leads the Interpol and international-cooperation practice. 14 years at the intersection of Swiss, EU and French criminal law. Former legal advisor to a CCF-related working group.

CCF Procedure Sanctions EU Law
Marc Hofer
Marc Hofer
Senior Counsel · Banking

Handles the firm's banking, AML and account-freeze matters. Previously in-house at a tier-1 Swiss private bank's compliance department. Fluent in EN, DE, FR and RU.

Banking AML Swiss FinReg
Meet the whole team 11 people
06 · Fixed-price services

Clear services. Clear prices.

For the most common situations, you don't need a bespoke engagement letter and a retainer. Here's what we offer at fixed prices.

About the timelines — express 24h vs. full 5 days

Our pre-travel and Interpol checks come in two stages. Within 24 hours we deliver an express first assessment — in most cases this is already enough to give you a clear direction. The full written legal opinion — which may involve formal inquiries to Interpol, CCF, SECO or European authorities — is typically ready in 5 business days. We move as fast as a Swiss firm can. Official bodies move at their own pace. We push them hard — but we will never promise what we can't control.

Pre-Travel Legal Check

Cross-database review (Interpol, SIS II, sanctions lists), country-specific entry risk analysis and a written legal opinion. For when you need clarity before an important trip.

from€1,69024h express · full 5d

Interpol-Only Check

Focused legal assessment of the Interpol Notices and Diffusions database only. A signed written opinion — not a website scrape. For when Interpol is your single concern.

from€99024h express · full 3d

Bank Account Freeze Review

We decode what your bank actually did, why, and map out your realistic options. Includes review of the bank's correspondence and a written strategy.

from€2,4007 days

Sanctions & Database Check

Your name reviewed against OFAC, SECO, EU and UN databases. Where a false listing exists, we prepare the delisting request.

from€1,9005 days

Confidential Conversation

60-minute private consultation with a senior lawyer — by voice, video or written message. Straight answers, no obligation to continue.

from€450Same-day

Urgent Response

Someone detained, border incident, surprise document. We mobilise within hours — local counsel, translations, direct contact with authorities.

from€3,500< 6h
07 · FAQ

Questions people usually ask before reaching out.

Is my situation too small for a Swiss law firm?

No. Almost certainly not. If it matters to you, it's worth a conversation. We specifically built Valken to serve individuals whose cases don't fit the €50k-retainer model of traditional Swiss firms.

Will anyone find out that I contacted you?

No. Swiss professional secrecy applies from your very first message. We use encrypted channels by default (Signal, ProtonMail, encrypted email) and store files on Swiss-hosted infrastructure.

Can I write to you in Russian, Ukrainian or German?

Yes — and we'll reply in the same language. Around 60% of our intakes come in Russian, German, Ukrainian, Turkish or French. A senior lawyer who is a native speaker of your language will read and answer your message directly. Swiss professional secrecy covers you identically in every language.

Can you guarantee I'll be "cleared"?

No honest lawyer can promise an outcome. What we can promise is a real legal assessment, real representation, and a clear explanation of your actual position and options. That alone resolves the majority of cases.

Do I have to be a Swiss resident?

Not at all. We work with clients across Europe, the UK, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas. Most of our work is done remotely. Switzerland is simply our base of licensure.

Why is "full check" 5 days if the express one takes only 24 hours?

In 24 hours we can already give you a clear answer based on our own investigation — and in most cases that's enough. The full 5-day report includes formal inquiries to official bodies (Interpol CCF, SECO, national authorities). Those institutions reply on their own schedule. We do not slow down — we just refuse to fake a result that hasn't come back yet.

Can I pay in cryptocurrency?

Yes, for fixed-price services. We accept BTC, ETH and major stablecoins. Traditional bank transfer and card are also available.

What if I just want to talk before deciding anything?

That's exactly why we offer a confidential consultation. No pressure, no commitment. If, after that conversation, you don't need us — we'll say so.

Are you the same as those "Interpol check" websites I've seen?

No. We are a licensed Swiss legal practice, not a data-broker service. The difference matters both legally and practically. We provide written legal opinions signed by qualified lawyers — not scraped screenshots of public databases.

08 · Valken Briefings

Plain-language explainers on complicated things.

Clear, practical legal guides for private clients facing travel, Interpol, border, sanctions or banking uncertainty.

All articles
Interpol12 Mar 2026 · 7 min

Can I Be Stopped at the Airport Because of Interpol?

What travellers should know about Red Notices, diffusions, border alerts and why a clean public search does not always mean there is no risk.

READ ARTICLE →
Urgent Travel28 Feb 2026 · 6 min

Flight in 72 Hours: How to Check Legal Travel Risk Before You Fly

A practical guide for people who need urgent clarity before travelling through Europe, Switzerland, the UK or another high-control border route.

READ ARTICLE →
Databases14 Feb 2026 · 8 min

Is an Interpol Red Notice Public? Why You May Not Find Yourself Online

Public Interpol notices are only one layer. Some risks may involve non-public alerts, diffusions, national systems, sanctions matches or border-control records.

READ ARTICLE →
Border Risk02 Feb 2026 · 7 min

Can You Transit Through Europe If You Have an Old Case Abroad?

Why airport transit is not always risk-free — and how old criminal, political, business or immigration matters may still affect your route.

READ ARTICLE →
Banking20 Jan 2026 · 6 min

Can a Bank Freeze Your Account Because of an Interpol or Sanctions Match?

How compliance screening, sanctions lists, adverse media, PEP status and name matches can affect bank accounts — even when no one explains why.

READ ARTICLE →
Emergency08 Jan 2026 · 8 min

What Happens If You Are Detained at an Airport in Europe?

A calm guide for families and travellers: questioning, document checks, police referral, immigration holding, lawyer access and urgent next steps.

READ ARTICLE →
09 · Get in touch

Start with a private conversation.

There's no commitment in reaching out. Tell us what's going on — in as much or as little detail as you want — and a senior Swiss lawyer will reply within hours.

What happens next

One message. A real answer.

Your request goes directly to a senior Swiss lawyer — not to a dispatcher, not to a form queue. Every inquiry is read by a human, in confidence, and acted upon personally.

  • Protected from the first messageSwiss professional secrecy applies immediately — not after you become a client.
  • Reply within 4 hoursBusiness hours: often faster. Outside business hours: first thing in the morning.
  • You choose the languageEN · RU · DE · FR · UA · TR — whichever feels natural. We reply in kind.
  • No obligationIf we believe you don't need legal help — we'll simply tell you. That's a complete answer.
Email
hello@valken.ch
Phone
+41 444 990 554
Office
Hardstrasse 127 · Basel
Languages
EN · DE · FR · RU · UA · TR
Secure intake · encrypted

Tell us what's going on.

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A senior lawyer will read your request personally and reply within 4 hours. Your message is already protected by Swiss professional secrecy.

Urgent · 24 / 7 / 365

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