Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Collective Investment Schemes/Capital Markets, Internal Investigations.

Niederer Kraft Frey, Associate (1987), Partner (1996-2021), Senior Counsel (2022-).

Swiss and Zurich Bar Association.

Francois Bianchi specializes in the fields of banking regulatory and capital market transactions. He frequently advises and represents financial institutions in regulatory proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). He is distinguished as a highly regarded Banking, Capital Markets and M&A lawyer by IFLR1000 and ranked in Legal500 (Banking & Finance; Capital Markets), in Who's Who Legal: Global Leader (Capital Markets) and National Leader (Capital Markets; Investment Management) as well as in other directories. For many years he advises larger Swiss banking institutions in connection with cross-border internal investigations. Commentators are impressed with his "fantastic work on the debt side" as well as with his "broad expertise in structured products work".

Zurich University, Dr iur (magna cum laude) (1981). Swiss Bar (1984). LL.M., University of Miami, School of Law, LL.M. (1986).