Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Switzerland
Band 4
Email address
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+41 58 958 58 58About
Provided by Wenger Vieli Ltd.
We advise Swiss and foreign financial market participants such as banks, securities firms, asset managers, trustees and other financial institutions on all regulatory, supervisory and contractual matters.
We have extensive experience in the following areas:
- Licensing procedures for banks, securities firms, asset managers, trustees and other financial institutions
- Advice and representation of financial institutions and private individuals before Swiss supervisory authorities
- Drafting of banking contracts and documentation
- Advice on complex regulatory compliance matters
- Representation of financial institutions and clients of financial institutions in civil proceedings
- Representation in criminal proceedings as well as in proceedings involving judicial assistance and mutual administrative assistance to foreign authorities
- Advice in anti-money laundering compliance
- Outsourcing
- Legal opinions
- Restructuring, merger and liquidation of financial institutions
Chambers Review
Wenger Vieli assists banks and clients in the financial sector with regulatory mandates in connection with licensing processes before FINMA. The law firm further works on financing mandates, including acquisition and asset financing as well as corporate loans involving bilateral and syndicated loan agreements. Wenger Vieli has experience in both domestic and multi-jurisdictional financing transactions.
Work Highlights
- Wenger Vieli advised Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank on the licensing procedure for radicant, its fintech subsidiary, successfully obtaining a full banking licence from FINMA.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The lawyers at Wenger Vieli are very to the point, fast, responsive and understand their business."
"The team offers strong service levels and always manages expectations well. It is also continually strong and transparent when it comes to budgeting."
"The lawyers at Wenger Vieli are very to the point, fast, responsive and understand their business."
"The team offers strong service levels and always manages expectations well. It is also continually strong and transparent when it comes to budgeting."
Notable Practitioners
Andreas Hünerwadel regularly advises clients on a range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including project, asset, real estate and acquisition financings. He assists with syndicated loans, bilateral credit facilities and security packages.
"Andreas Hünerwadel is very experienced, very efficient, fast and responsive."
Ranked Lawyers at
Wenger Vieli Ltd.
Switzerland
Members
Provided by Wenger Vieli Ltd.
Head of Department
Bignia Vieli
Georg Zondler
Lukas Groth
Manuela Standenmann
Martin Peyer
Head of Department
Meltem Steudler
Michael Huber
Nicolas Bracher
Niklaus Kunz
Orlando Battaglia
Patrick Kern
Valerio Preisig
Zarah Kronbach