Banking and finance: Zurich

Sandro Abegglen

Sandro Abegglen advises leading Swiss and international banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, fund providers, investment foundations, insurers/reinsurers and institutional investors on a broad variety of regulatory, civil law and other critical laws, such and blocking statutes and KYC/AML regulations. He as also a leading role in advising on upcoming new financial services regulations, such as the Swiss Financial Services Act (FIDLEG) and the Swiss Financial Institutions Act (FINIG). Represents clients in regulatory and civil law proceedings, and conducts internal investigations for banks, both in national and international contexts. Sandro further advises in financial services, M&A. As a board member of a leading institutional asset manager, and external counsel to senior management of major banks and other financial institutions, he has a thorough understanding of the key aspects of his clients' business and transactions. Sandro was appointed by the Swiss Finance Department to advise on the design of the new Swiss Financial Services Act.

René Bösch

René Bösch is an expert in financial market regulation and capital markets. He has been a partner with Homburger for more than 25 years and is now Of Counsel.

Luc Defferrard

Partner

Olivier Favre, LL.M.

Olivier Favre is a partner in Schellenberg Wittmer's Banking and Finance Group in Zurich. Olivier focuses on derivatives, structured finance and capital markets transactions and advising clients on financial services, securities, commodities, fund and insurance regulation. He also advises clients on fintech solutions and legal aspects of asset management activities. Olivier acts for a broad range of clients, including financial institutions, buy-side firms, issuers, insurance companies and industry associations. Olivier is an authorized representative at the SIX Swiss Exchange.Experience: Acted as legal counsel to a working group of industry association in charge of preparing a Swiss law governed master agreement for derivatives transactions and related documentation (e.g. agreement to exchange variation margin, PRDR agreement, resolution stay acknowledgment) Advised on the implementation of the regulatory obligations arising under the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act Advised market participants on implementation of indirect clearing arrangements for derivatives transactions Advised on the issuance of tokens and on the setup of a crypto-assets brokerage activity Advised foreign insurance companies on Swiss licensing requirements for cross-border activity into Switzerland Prepared for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) the netting and collateral enforceability opinion for international financial organizations established in Switzerland

Patrick Hünerwadel

Partner

Eric Stupp

Parnter

Manu Ferro

Manu Ferro is a senior associate in the Banking & Finance Team. She advises banks and corporate clients in connection with complex national and international financing and capital markets transactions and more generally in banking, stock exchange and corporate law matters. In finance, she focuses on corporate debt finance, acquisition finance and securitisations. Furthermore, Manu Ferro also advises on M&A transactions.

David Borer

Partner

Daniel Flühmann

Daniel Flühmann's practice focuses on banking, insurance and financial market laws as well as on the area of collective investment schemes. He assists Swiss and foreign banks, investment managers, securities firms as well as insurance companies and other financial services providers in regulatory and contract law matters and in the context of licence application proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. A special focus of Daniel Flühmann's work lies on fintech, advising both financial innovators and established market participants. Furthermore, he advises clients on general corporate and commercial matters as well as on M&A transactions. Daniel Flühmann has authored various publications in his areas of expertise and regularly speaks on topics in the area of financial services at expert conferences.

Adrian Koller

Adrian Koller’s practice focuses on public and private M&A and on financing transactions, including complex acquisition and other structured financings. Adrian also advises on capital markets transactions and other corporate and commercial law matters.

Benjamin Leisinger

Partner

Martin Peyer

Martin Peyer's practice focuses on banking, insurance, financial markets and general corporate and commercial matters. He routinely advises banks, insurance companies, asset managers and other financial institutions on the requirements, impact and implementation of financial market regulations and represents clients in licensing and enforcement proceedings.   His expertise includes advice as to a wide variety of complex regulatory and compliance matters, regulatory license procedures, capital market transactions, capital and liquidity requirements, recovery and resolution planning, and stablecoins, cryptocurrency and other digital assets. Martin Peyer is also experienced in M&A transactions and independent internal investigations in the financial sector and represents clients in enforcement proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and other authorities. Martin Peyer has further broad experience regarding the development of products and services in the FinTech space and the regulation of financial services. In addition, he advises on domestic and foreign fund and asset management structures and assists asset managers of Swiss pension funds from a regulatory and contractual perspective. Clients endorse him for his "deep knowledge of the Swiss financial regulatory landscape particularly in connection with the rapidly evolving world of blockchain, distributed ledger technologies and cryptocurrencies" (source in Legal 500 2020). Martin Peyer regularly publishes articles and gives presentations in his area of expertise.

Philip Spoerlé

Partner

Alexander von Jeinsen

Partner Alex­an­der von Jein­sen’s broad prac­tice cov­ers cap­it­al mar­kets and fin­an­cing trans­ac­tions, M&A trans­ac­tions, and restructurings.

Jürg Frick

Partner. Jürg Frick is a banking and finance specialist whose main focus is on financial services and collective investment regulations, syndicated debt financing, international bond offerings, venture capital and buyout financing, real estate transactions, restructurings and insolvency law.

Daniel Haeberli

Partner. Daniel Haeberli is a banking and finance as well as a capital markets specialist. He focuses in particular on leveraged and acquisition finance, syndicated debt and structured financing. Daniel has a special focus on securitized structured products and has also become an expert on tokenization of securities and crypto assets matters.

Andrea Huber

Partner

Ralph Malacrida

Ralph Malacrida specializes in M&A and corporate finance transactions, including venture capital transactions, structured and acquisition finance as well as capital markets. He has extensive experience in complex corporate restructurings. Ralph Malacrida is co-head of the M&A practice and heads the Finance practice. He has a strong track record advising clients on domestic and international M&A and finance transactions, successfully executing deals for sellers, buyers, finance providers, borrowers and issuers. Ralph Malacrida is a member of the board of directors of several Swiss companies. He is ranked as a leading lawyer in IFLR 1000, Legal 500, Chambers Europe and Chambers Global.

Samuel Marbacher

Samuel Marbacher is the co-head of the Firm’s  Real Estate practice as well as Banking & Finance practice in Zurich. He joined the Firm in January 2007 and was made partner in 2015.He graduated from the University of St. Gallen Law School and earned his LL.M. degree at the University of Sydney. Mr. Marbacher holds a bachelor's degree in business and finance from the University of Applied Science in Lucerne. Samuel Marbacher teaches at University of Zurich in the CUREM master and executive classes and at the IFZ Institute for Financial Services, Zug. Mr. Marbacher focuses on advising domestic and international client in the area of real estate transactions (including environmental and Lex Koller), real estate financing and syndicated debt financing (including export financing). He also advises on general banking and corporate matters as well as financing related aspects of private insurance law.

Benedikt Maurenbrecher

Partner

Bertrand G. Schott

Bertrand Schott specialises in the regulation of financial services, investment funds and other investment vehicles in particular asset management and distribution, financial market infrastructures and the trading of derivatives and other financial instruments. Bertrand also focuses on corporate law and M&A, primarily in the financial sector. Bertrand Schott is a member of NKF’s Executive Committee.

Cornelia Stengel

Partner

Marcel Tranchet

Partner, Head of Banking and Finance

Alexander Vogel

Alexander Vogel heads the firm's corporate & finance department. He specialises in complex cross-border M&A and finance transactions, including acquisition finance, corporate lending, private equity, capital market as well as complex real estate transactions. Alexander Vogel has broad experience in financial regulatory, capital markets, banking and finance as well as related M&A transactions. He is ranked in various directories including Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500 and IFLR, which describe him as “a standout individual in the firm's corporate practice”. He is commended by clients for his "brilliant, tactical, structured and goal-oriented advice. He is responsive and takes a business-minded approach." He regularly publishes in the area of corporate finance, FinTech and M&A.

Oliver Widmer

Partner and co-head