FinTech Legal: Blockchain & Cryptocurrencies - Switzerland
What the Team is Known For
Schellenberg Wittmer brings together lawyers from its banking and finance, corporate and commercial, TMT and tax practice groups to advise its FinTech clients. This cross-disciplinary team assists on a wide range of transactional mandates, as well as ICO and STO, anti-money laundering and data protection matters for a range of crypto-based clients.
Strengths
"The Schellenberg Wittmer team is fast, reliable, extremely detailed and also able to be flexible as well."
"The firm's strength is its quality of staff. They bring focus, attention to detail and knowledge."
"It is extremely pleasant working with Schellenberg's lawyers. They understand our needs and are very client-centric."
Work Highlights
Schellenberg Wittmer advised the shareholders of Metaco, a Swiss-based provider of digital asset custody and tokenization technology, on the USD250 million sale of Metaco to Ripple.
Notable Practitioners
Olivier Favre advises FinTech clients on regulatory and transactional matters. His clients range from established financial institutions and insurance companies to technology businesses, start-ups and industry associations. "Olivier has a good grasp of international topics."
Caroline Clemetson is a partner in the firm's banking and finance group and works across the firm's offices in Zürich and Geneva. She is an expert in financial regulatory matters and advises clients on a wide range of areas, including collective investment schemes, derivatives and asset management. She also assists with FINMA licensing applications for new payments and banking institutions.
Tarek Houdrouge is co-lead of the firm's banking and finance team and is also involved in M&A and corporate matters. His work includes assisting with regulatory matters and advising clients on investments in FinTech businesses. He also increasingly advises on the distribution of financial products in cryptocurrency and the set-up of crypto-exchanges. "Tarek Houdrouge has a very strong ability to connect with people, foster trust and manage projects efficiently."
