Banking & Financial Market Law

Interdisciplinary, international, and innovative, we advise and represent financial market participants from Switzerland and abroad. These include banks, asset managers, insurance companies, securities dealers, funds, investors and FinTech companies.

Effective and Sustainable Solutions

Thanks to our proven and experienced specialists in banking law, financial market law, supervisory law, securities law, corporate law and contract law, we competently represent the interests of financial market participants in complex proceedings and develop effective and sustainable solutions in a highly regulated market. Where necessary, we ensure coordination and communication with authorities and foreign specialists and represent clients before supervisory authorities, self-regulatory organizations and courts. Thanks to our internal representatives recognized by the SIX Swiss Exchange, we can also mediate directly between issuers of financial instruments and the regulatory authorities of the Swiss stock exchange and submit listing applications.

Financial Market Regulation and Supervisory Law

The financial market is one of the most regulated industries and is constantly changing due to new regulations and new technologies. In this complex environment, we reliably advise financial market participants on all regulatory and supervisory matters. We particularly accompany and support our clients in regulatory approval and registration procedures, investigation and enforcement procedures, as well as in restructurings and reorganizations.

Financial Instruments

We advise financial service providers and investors legally and regulatorily on the structuring, issuance, listing and trading of financial instruments (such as asset management, securities, derivatives, structured financial products, collective investment schemes and cryptocurrencies) as well as on initial public offerings (IPOs). We prepare the necessary regulations, prospectuses, terms of business and contracts of all kinds in the field of financial market law. We also accompany and support our clients in the implementation of FinTech business models and new technologies (such as digital banking, robo-advisors, blockchain, STOs or ICOs).

Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering

• We advise financial market participants on the internal setup and implementation of compliance structures, ESG and the fight against money laundering and corruption. In doing so, we discreetly conduct internal investigations, identify and analyze risks, and support our clients in regulatory proceedings and in reporting to authorities.