Walder Wyss Ltd. advises domestic and international banks, securities firms, financial institutions, and fintechs on high-profile financial transactions and regulatory compliance. The team also excels at banking litigation. The team is headed by Patrick W. Vogel who leads large banking cross-border M&A transactions which involve financing, regulatory and banking matters and require cooperation with local counsel in various jurisdictions. Hubertus Hillerström, who specialises in national and international financing, has supported several oil and gas, metals and soft commodities and trade finance operations. Adriano Antonietti has a key focus on regulatory and compliance matters, including obtaining FINMA authorisations and drafting contractual documentation to ensure compliance. Liburn Mehmetaj, who joined from Lenz & Staehelin in January 2023, has expertise in a broad range of specialized services in the banking and finance field, such as licensing, compliance, litigation, and crisis management. Valentine Schnyder, who advises banks and financial institutions on regulatory aspects related to their activities, is a further name to note.
Testimonials
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- ‘Liburn Mehmetaj has immense experience and is very efficient. He is my go-to lawyer in Geneva.’
- ‘The team is highly organized and experts in their field.’
- ‘The entire Walder Wyss team was highly professional and collaborative in their approach. We had an extraordinarily complex and tight acquisition (2-week timeline), and the team completed it. ’
- ‘We had Patrick Vogel as our deal team lead, who set the example for his entire team. Patrick had keen insight to the heart of the issue. His ability to understand the core business issues and blend them with the legal documentation really stood out.’
- ‘Walder Wyss' Geneva team has an excellent understanding of the business and needs of the banking sector, which renders the structuring and implementation of transactions very efficient.’
- ‘Hubertus Hillerström is a partner with outstanding knowledge of banking, finance, and corporate law.’
- ‘The team has in-depth knowledge of the broad lending topic, coped with a capacity to adapt for the innovation thought.’
- ‘Hubertus Hillerström was great in leading the legal framework of our product. As we were launching a new solution, we were pushing the boundaries of the traditional framework.’
Key clients
- Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG
- Bank Vontobel AG
- Bank Zweiplus AG
- Banque Cantonale Vaudoise
- Bobst Group SA
- Cequr SA
- Credit Suisse
- Deutsche Bank
- Endeavour Vision SA
- Ichnos Sciences Inc.
- Infrascreen SA
- ING Bank N.V., Amsterdam, Lancy/Geneva Branch
- JBF Finance SA
- KomGo SA
- RMG The Risk Management Group (Suisse) SA
- Société Générale
- Swisscom Ventures AG
- Token flow Insights SA
- Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA
- UBS Switzerland AG
Work highlights
- Advised UBP and RMG on the CHF 500 million sale and leaseback transaction relating to the real property of Hôpital de La Tour.
- Advised JBF Finance SA and Bobst Group SA on a CHF 419.5 million term loan and revolving credit facilities with UBS Switzerland AG and Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd.
- Provided assistance to Komgo SA on the acquisition of Canada-based GlobalTrade Corporation (GTC).
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Patrick W. Vogel