Staiger Attorneys at Law Ltd act as an outsourced legal department for several Swiss banks, foreign bank subsidiaries, and asset managers, with particular strengths in regulatory compliance, establishing financial service providers, and liquidation of financial institutions. The team is headed by Désirée Wiesendanger, who specialises in banking and financial markets law. Philipp Känzig represents clients in complex international disputes, in particular in the areas of insurance law, banking law and insolvency.

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Key clients

  • Jefferies International Ltd.
  • Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA
  • Falcon Private Ltd.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Désirée Wiesendanger

Other key lawyers

Philipp Känzig