VISCHER’s banking and finance, tax and TMT teams combine their expertise to work closely on innovative fintech matters in the market. Jana Essebier has extensive expertise in dealing with blockchain related matters, mobile payments, crowdfunding, and complex financial instruments. Stefan Grieder is involved in policy making regarding the tokenisation of fund shares and fund strategies. Christian Wyss focuses on technology transfer and licensing agreements, with a special focus on insurance related tech companies.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘There are only a handful of law firms in Europe that master the new laws and regulations in relation to tokenisation and Vischer masterfully managed the legal process on behalf of our clients.’

  • ‘Maxime Chollet has a deep understanding of the legal aspects, business aspects and technological requirements of the business we’re in. He knows what is possible in each of the aforementioned areas. Very few lawyers are able to connect all aspects.’

Key clients

  • Additiv
  • Evorest
  • Twint
  • Interchain
  • CODE 41 SA
  • QoQa Services SA
  • Basler Kantonalbank

Work highlights

  • Advised Evorest on launching the digital management of rental deposits.
  • Advising Swiss banks on going to the cloud.
  • Advises Additiv on developing and deploying a Finance-as-a Service platform.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jana Essebier

Other key lawyers

Stefan Grieder, Christian Wyss, Maxime Chollet