Find Lawyers in Switzerland for Regulatory Practice

As a partner and head of our Banking and Finance group in Geneva, Shelby R. du Pasquier is considered a leading lawyer in banking and financial services in Switzerland. He advises several Swiss and international financial institutions, and Swiss and offshore private equity, hedge fund and fund managers. Shelby is a frequent speaker at professional conferences and has contributed to multiple publications on banking and financial law issues and investment funds. He is also a board member of the...

Ariel Ben Hattar is a partner at our Geneva office, where he is a member of the Capital Markets and FinTech groups. He regularly advises listed companies, investors and market infrastructure operators on transactional and regulatory matters, including capital market transactions, market conduct and disclosure requirements. His expertise extends to innovation in financial technology and the use of distributed ledger technology in financial markets. Ariel is also the secretary of the Executive ...

Partner Dr André E. Lebrecht’s main focus is on legal issues in commercial matters, in particular transactions, litigation, arbitration and regulatory work, mainly but not exclusively for banks, collective investment schemes, securities dealers, asset managers, insurance companies and industrial companies. André E. Lebrecht graduated from the University of St.Gallen (lic. iur. and Dr. iur.) and the University of Miami (LL.M.).He is admitted to the bar in Switzerland (Z&uum...

Dr. Marcel Meinhardt is a partner and leading expert in competition law. Based at our firm’s Zurich office, he heads up the Competition and Regulated Market practice group and specialises in all areas of Swiss and European merger control work and competition law. His practice spans sectors including postal services, insurance, banking, automotive, green energy, media, retail, construction, pharma, ticketing and IT. He also advises on regulatory issues in the electricity, environmental a...

Dr. Valérie Menoud is a partner and leading practitioner in our Banking and Finance group and co-heads the Investigations practice in Geneva. She specializes in banking, financial services and corporate law. With a focus on serving clients in the banking, insurance and wealth management sectors, she advises on a wide range of issues, including regulatory, compliance, and contractual matters. Valérie regularly assists in proceedings and represents clients before the Swiss Financi...

Olivier Nicod is a partner at Walder Wyss. His expertise focuses mainly on corporate law and regulatory matters, in particular wealth management and money laundering issues. He regularly advises corporate clients in M&A transactions and in financial transactions as well as private clients in the succession and transfer of their businesses. He is involved in enforcement proceedings before the regulators and, in his fields of expertise, he also represents his clients in litigations. He is P...

Fedor Poskriakov is a deputy managing partner in our Banking and Finance practice and is based at our Geneva office. His area of expertise lies in banking, securities, and finance law, with a particular focus on fintech. Fedor regularly provides advice on complex and novel regulatory, contractual, and corporate matters. His comprehensive experience, coupled with his skillful approach, enables him to provide valuable insights and strategic advice to clients. Fedor has also developed a speciali...

Dr. François Rayroux is partner based at our Geneva office and head of the Asset Management group. He advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking, asset management and regulatory matters, in or outside insolvency, whether in the context of transactions or not, focusing on regulatory issues, asset management, financial services, contractual arrangements and distribution and financial products and services of all types, including in particular deriva...

Daniel Staffelbach is a partner in the Corporate & Commercial Team of Walder Wyss. He counsels Swiss and international clients in all sectors of health care & life sciences and in the insurance industry. His main areas of practice include company and contract law, public law and employment law. He advises his clients and also represents them in litigation. Born in 1966, Daniel Staffelbach studied law at the University of Berne (attorney 1993). He worked at the Administrative Law Panel...

Olivier Stahler is a partner who specialises in banking and finance law, acting for a broad range of Swiss and foreign financial institutions. These include banks, fund managers and insurance companies, as well as commodities traders and industrial groups. Olivier gives regulatory advice in the context of the granting of licences for banks, securities houses and asset managers by the Swiss financial market supervisory authority. He is also involved in the structuring of financial products, in...