Cornel Borbély

Cornel Borbély
Born 1978 (age 37–38)
Dürnten
Nationality Swiss
Education University of Zurich and University of Lucerne
Occupation Lawyer
Years active 2006–present
Home town Zurich
Title Chairman of the Investigatory Chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee
Term 2014–present
Predecessor Michael J. Garcia

Cornel Borbély (born 1978) is a Swiss jurist. He is a lawyer in Zurich and chairman of the investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee.

Life and education

Borbély was born in 1978[1] in Dürnten.[2] After graduating from high school he worked for a major bank from 1997 to 2000 and studied jurisprudence at the same time at the University of Zurich.[3] Borbély graduated in 2003 and received his doctorate in 2005, also from the University of Zurich.[4] At the University of Lucerne, he received a degree in forensics in 2007 and a Masters in Economic Crime Investigation in 2011.[5]

Professional career

Borbély was approved as lawyer, in the Canton of Zurich in 2006[4] and in the same year became Law Clerk to the prosecutor of the Canton.[5] In 2007, he was appointed to prosecutor in charge of general criminal matters. In 2008, Borbély moved to the department for economic crime[6] and was group leader there as of 2011.[3] After retiring in 2014,[5] Borbély worked as an attorney at a law firm in Zurich.[7] In 2015, he opened his own law firm for criminal and commercial law[8] in Zurich.[9]

FIFA Ethics Committee

Borbély was made deputy chairman of the investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee in 2013.[10] Following the resignation of Michael J. Garcia as chairman of the investigatory chamber, FIFA appointed Borbély to succeed him.[11] In May 2015, the FIFA Congress confirmed him as chairman.[12]

Other activities

Borbély is deputy chief of military justice of the Swiss Air Force and lecturer in economic criminal law. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Erneuerungswahl der Staatsanwältinnen und Staatsanwälte des Bezirks Zürich für die Amtsdauer 2009-2013" (PDF) (in German). Bezirksrat Zürich. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  2. ↑ "Cornel Borbély" (in German). moneyhouse. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  3. 1 2 Stäuble, Mario (2014-07-26). "Ein Zürcher auf Spurensuche im Fussballsumpf" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  4. 1 2 "Kanzleieröffnung Dr. Cornel Borbély" (in German). Weblaw. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  5. 1 2 3 "Cornel Borbély" (in German). Pegasus. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  6. ↑ "Dr Cornel Borbély" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  7. ↑ Barmettler, Stefan (2015-01-14). "Gutachter: Kein Widerruf von Russland und Katar" (in German). Handelszeitung. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  8. ↑ Müller, Leo (2016-04-01). "Top-Anwälte: Die heimliche Elite des Wirtschaftslebens" (in German). Bilanz. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  9. ↑ Ramming, Stephan (2015-03-06). "Kampf gegen Korruption geht weiter" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  10. ↑ Bräuer, Sebastian (2013-10-20). "WM-Vergabe nach Katar könnte nichtig sein" (in German). Neue Zürcher Zeitung. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  11. ↑ "Sepp Blatter rules out revisiting World Cup vote". The Irish Times. 2014-12-19. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
  12. 1 2 "Cornel Borbély zum Chefermittler der FIFA-Ethikkommission gewählt" (in German). Nordbayerischer Kurier. 2015-05-29. Retrieved 2016-06-23.
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