Banking & Finance
Uniquely positioned to handle complex banking and finance matters
Our banking and finance team combines top-tier litigation, regulatory, compliance and investigations expertise, with deep sector insight from partners who previously held management and expert positions in major Swiss and foreign banks. We understand our clients’ challenges and help them achieve the outcome they need.
We are trusted by banks and financial institutions, as well as investors, including corporates, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, private equity firms, asset managers, broker-dealers, family offices, trustees and high-net-worth individuals.
Our expertise spans complex domestic and cross-border court and arbitration proceedings arising out of financial transactions, securitisation, regulatory requirements and new technologies, where we bring our specialist knowledge of derivative instruments, hedge funds, private equity, crypto-currencies and other financial products.
Our team is present in Switzerland’s two main banking hubs, Zurich and Geneva. The firm is a member of the Business and Banking Litigation Network, a jurisdiction-based global network of law firms with expertise representing clients in disputes with banks and other financial institutions.
Our expertise includes:
- Investment disputes: fraud, mismanagement, improper execution of orders, valuation and margin call disputes, fraudulent transfer orders or undue kickback payments.
- Recovery and insolvency: bank insolvency proceedings and related claims against auditors, directors, and insurance companies.
- Credit and structured finance: negotiating, structuring, securing and executing financial transactions.
- Compliance and regulatory: advising security brokers, fund managers and distributors, as well as independent asset managers on domestic and international financial compliance and regulatory matters, including anti-money laundering, sanctions-related matters and international administrative assistance between Swiss and foreign supervisory authorities.
- Cryptocurrencies and blockchain: representing clients in crypto-asset tracing and recovery.
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