Best Lawyers in Switzerland for Capital Markets Law

Stefan Brunnschweiler is the managing partner of CMS Switzerland and co-heads the CMS Corporate/M&A Practice Area Group. He was named one of the top 10 lawyers in Switzerland in the edition of “Who is Who” by Bilanz. Stefan Brunnschweiler specialises in international and domestic M&A transactions, venture capital, corporate restructurings, corporate law and general contract matters (e.g. joint ventures, partnerships and shareholders' agreements). He is experienced in a bro...

Johannes Bürgi, partner with Walder Wyss since 2005, advises clients on matters involving real estate, finance, structured finance, restructuring, and capital markets (including debt and equity offerings and initial public offerings). In finance, he focuses on secured and unsecured lending, structured finance transactions including securitisation, alternative risk transfer, RMBS, CMBS, covered bonds, factoring, project finance and asset finance including complex real estate financings an...

Hans-Jakob Diem is a corporate Partner at Lenz & Staehelin. He heads the firm's Corporate and M&A practice group and is the co-head of the Capital Markets practice group in Zurich. He has extensive experience in representing clients in a variety of corporate transactions, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions, capital market transactions, bank financings and corporate governance matters. Hans-Jakob Diem is regarded as a leading corporate practitioner in Switzerland and is regularl...

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...

Urs P. Gnos heads the Transaction Team. His practice focuses on international and domestic mergers & acquisitions, private equity, venture capital and capital market transactions, commercial and corporate law as well as public tender offers and buy-outs. Urs P. Gnos also advises companies with respect to corporate governance matters, stock exchange regulations, corporate reorganizations and restructurings, incl. relocations. Urs P. Gnos is a member of various board of directors, among oth...

Theodor Härtsch is a partner in the Banking & Finance team in Zurich. He advises banks and corporate clients in financing matters (debt and equity financings). In addition, he counsels on capital markets law (initial public offerings, rights issues), public M&A matters as well as corporate and capital markets compliance. Furthermore, Theodor Härtsch advises financial institutions on regulatory matters. In the area of collective investment schemes, he supports clients in lice...

Dr. Patrick Hünerwadel is a partner based at our Zurich office, specialising in structured and lease finance, asset securitisation and derivatives. He is also the author of various netting/collateral opinions for the finance industry, its associations and regulators.

Jacques Iffland is a partner specialising in corporate law, securities regulation and M&A, with a focus on transactions involving public companies. He is authorised to represent issuers before the SIX Swiss Exchange and is chair of the Capital Markets and Technology Association.

Patrick Schärli is a partner based at our Zurich office and a member of the Capital Markets, Banking and Finance, and Corporate and M&A practice groups. Specialising in capital markets and financial services regulatory matters , Patrick advises issuers and banks who act as underwriters in equity and debt offerings. He is a member of the editorial board of the corporate and capital markets law journal "Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht (GesKR)", and an editor for the online law jou...

Urs Schenker is very experienced in the areas of restructuring, financing, capital markets, M&As and company law. He has been involved in numerous national and international M&A transactions and public takeovers as well as financing, restructuring and other corporate finance transactions. He has published a number of books and specialist articles in his fields of expertise and is a regular lecturer at conferences in Switzerland and abroad. Urs Schenker completed his law studies in Zur...

Dr. Patrick Schleiffer is a partner and co-head of the Capital Markets group in Zurich, and a leading expert on financial market law. His specialisms include capital markets, stock exchange and securities law, investment fund law, financial services regulation, and corporate law and corporate governance. Patrick is authorised to represent issuers before the SIX Swiss Exchange. He also lectures on capital markets and securities law at the University of Zurich, is a regular speaker at conferenc...

Marcel Tranchet heads up the Banking and Finance group, based in Zurich. His practice includes syndicated financings, acquisition finance, structured finance, project finance, bond offerings and other securities transactions, financial restructurings, derivatives, regulatory and fintech matters.

Rudolf Tschäni advises on M&A transactions and questions of corporate governance, and is frequently sought after by boards of directors and management in takeover and stress situations. He has extensive experience as a board member and is often nominated as arbitrator in national and international arbitration procedures, particularly in disputes relating to mergers and acquisitions.

Matthias Wolf is a partner in our Corporate and M&A group based in Zurich. He advises primarily in the fields of M&A, banking and finance, capital markets and also corporate law. His experience covers public and private M&A, with a focus on cross-border transactions. Matthias regularly advises both private and listed companies on corporate governance and securities law matters.