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Philippe Weber

Philippe Weber

Work Department

Banking & Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate / Mergers & Acquisitions.

Position

Philippe Weber has vast experience in high profile corporate/M&A and capital markets transactions and regularly acts on many of the largest Swiss deals. He also regularly advises companies, boards and other parties on takeover law, governance and compliance and represents clients in such matters before regulators, including the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Swiss Takeover Board, the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority FINMA and other Swiss and foreign regulators. He regularly receives national and international recognition of his work. Recent awards include Swiss Corporate and M&A Lawyer and Swiss Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year 2022 by Legalcommunity, Swiss Capital Markets Lawyer of the Year 2021 by WWL and winner of the Lexology Client Choice Award 2021 for Capital Markets Switzerland.

Career

Niederer Kraft Frey, Associate (1994), Partner (2002-).

Languages

German, English, French, Italian.

Memberships

Swiss and Zurich Bar Association. Europe Institute of Zurich. IBA.

Education

European University Institute, Italy, LL.M. (distinction) (1994). Zurich University, PhD (summa cum laude) (1995). Swiss Bar (1996). Wissenschaftspreis des Deutschen Bundestags (1996). Walther Hug-Preis (1997).

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