Banking and finance: Geneva

Martin Anderson

Martin Anderson's practice focuses on domestic and international M&A transactions (acquisitions and divestures in public and private companies, mergers), private equity transactions (assistance to investors, sellers and management teams in MBOs, venture capital and start-ups) and general corporate law (corporate governance, shareholders' agreements, joint ventures, restructurings, executive incentive arrangements). Martin Anderson also regularly assists banks and other financial institutions on financing transactions (including structured financings), derivatives and financial products, asset management and regulatory matters. Chambers (Global and Europe) and Legal 500 rank Martin Anderson as one of the leading lawyers in Switzerland in the areas of Corporate/M&A and Banking, and he has been recognised in the Legal 500 "Hall of Fame" for having received constant praise by clients for continued excellence for at least seven consecutive years. Martin Anderson graduated in both law and business administration at the University of Geneva and was an assistant lecturer in finance at the University of Geneva. He lectures on the legal aspects of M&A transactions at the University of Fribourg and is also a regular speaker at conferences and seminars dealing with corporate law and banking/finance topics.

Nicolas de Gottrau

Partner, Head of the Banking and Finance Practice

Shelby R. du Pasquier

Partner, Head of Banking and Finance

Joane Etienne

Joane Etienne is a Counsel in our Banking & Finance Group. Her main areas of practice are asset management and collective investment schemes, financial market regulations, anti-money laundering, sustainable finance and corporate law. Based in Geneva and Zurich, she advises clients on structuring their business, implementing and complying with financial market regulations, setting up funds and distribution structures, financing transactions, investment projects as well as automatic exchange of information and FATCA.

Edmond Kohler

Edmond Kohler is a Counsel in our Banking and Finance, Corporate & Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Geneva. He specializes in banking and finance, in particular in the fields of financing, national and cross-border M&A, corporate law and commercial contracts.

Laurence Vogt Scholler

Counsel

Jean-Marie Kiener

Jean-Marie Kiener is a Counsel and a member of FBT’s Banking and Finance Group. He advises a number of Swiss and foreign financial institutions, notably banks and companies active in asset management, trading or intermediation of financial instruments. He also has extensive experience in civil and regulatory financial litigation and sanctions. Jean-Marie Kiener is the author of publications in the field of financial regulation and a regular speaker at conferences in this field. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Banking and Finance Regulation Licences Financial Market Infrastructures Collective Investment Schemes

Nicolas Ollivier

Partner

Olivier Bazin

Partner

Frederique Bensahel

Frédérique Bensahel is considered as a leading lawyer in the banking and financial sector in Switzerland. As Partner at FBT and head of its Banking and Finance group, she advises Swiss and foreign financial institutions, in particular banks, asset managers, brokers, dealers as well as investment funds and fund managers on all regulatory and contractual issues. Frédérique Bensahel’s practice covers, in particular, fund and structured product distribution. Her activities also extend to civil financial litigation and regulatory proceedings. AREAS OF EXPERTISE Banking and Financial Services Asset Management Investment Funds Hedge Funds and Private Equity Distribution of Financial Products Independent Asset Manager and Trustee Regulation Wealth Management FINMA Enforcement Proceedings Financial Litigation

Frédéric Bétrisey

Frédéric Bétrisey has a long standing practice in banking and finance. He advises banks and borrowers on all types of banking and finance transactions, including trade and commodity finance, acquisition finance, equipment financing, financial lease and syndicated lending. He also advises financial institutions on a variety of regulatory aspects and assists financial intermediaries in connection with their securities lending and derivative transactions, with a particular focus on the legal issues and documentation relating to netting arrangements and the issuance and distribution of collective investment schemes and structured products. In recent years, Frédéric Bétrisey has also assisted originators, arrangers and trustees in connection with the securitisation of Swiss law receivables, in particular in respect of residential mortgages (RMBS transactions), consumer credits and leasing agreements. Frédéric Bétrisey is a visiting lecturer at the University of Fribourg, where he gives a course on acquisition financing, and at the Swiss Training Centre for Investment Professionals (AZEK), in Geneva.

Ludivine Boisard

Member of the Financial Services, the Real Estate & Environment and the Corporate/M&A groups in Geneva. Practice covers all types of domestic and cross-border banking transactions, with an emphasis on financing transactions. Advises clients on financial services regulations, including regulatory and contractual issues relating to the establishment and the business of banks, securities dealers, asset managers and exchanges.

Cédric Chapuis

Cédric Chapuis heads Bär & Karrer's financial services team in our Geneva office. His practice focuses on advising banks and other financial institutions in regulatory, compliance and general business matters. In addition, he regularly advises Swiss and foreign clients in a variety of industries on domestic and international transactions, as well as general corporate and governance matters. He has served on the board of directors of Swiss companies in various industries and is currently a member of the board of several banks. In recent years, Cédric Chapuis has advised a number of financial institutions in connection with internal investigations on cross-border issues and has represented them before the U.S. Department of Justice. Who's Who Legal lists Cédric Chapuis in Banking (Finance and Regulatory) and in Corporate: Merger & Acquisition. Legal 500 points out his expertise in regulatory matters.

Hubertus Hillerström

Partner

Tarek Houdrouge

Tarek Houdrouge is Co-Head of our Banking and Finance Group in Geneva and a Partner in our Mergers and Acquisitions Group. He specializes in banking and finance, national and cross-border M&A, corporate law and commercial contracts, including corporate restructurings, corporate governance matters, finance transactions, private equity and venture capital.Experience: Assisted banks and investors in acquisitions/disposals of banks and clients' portfolios and in merger projects in the banking sector Advises Swiss and foreign banks and financial institutions in all regulatory matters and in lending transactions Counsel to Swiss and foreign banks and financial institutions in cross-border activities, including distribution of financial products Swiss counsel to Procter & Gamble International Operations SA in the sales of Select Specialty P&G Beauty brands to Coty Inc. and of the Duracell business to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Regular assistance to clients, including multinational groups of companies, on corporate law and corporate governance

François Rayroux

Partner, Head of Asset Management

Sébastien Roy

Partner and co-head of department

Olivier Stahler

Partner, Co-Head of Asset Management

Grégoire Wuest, LL.M.

Grégoire Wuest is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Geneva office and Co-Head of our Banking and Finance Group. His practice focuses on banking and finance, in particular in the fields of private banking, where he advises banks and financial institutions on regulatory and clients' matters, and complex finance transactions. He also advises private clients on all aspects of trusts and international estate planning.Experience: Advising international and Swiss banks, financial institutions and financial intermediaries and insurance companies on regulatory, business and legal matters, such as the implementation of new regulations  Counsel to banks and financial institutions on their restructuration and extension of services (e.g. sales and acquisitions of client portfolios, opening of branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland or abroad, development of new products and services offered to clients, digitalization), covering both the regulatory side (with FINMA approval) and the corporate/contractual aspects Advising banks on complex cross-border finance transactions, with a focus on transactions secured by unusual assets such as business jets, yachts, art, etc. Extensive experience in corporate and transactional matters, focus on the shipping and business aviation industries Advising private clients on all aspects of trusts and international estate planning