Patrick Schleiffer
Europe Guide 2024
Band 2 : Capital Markets
Email address
[email protected]Contact number
+41 58 450 80 00Share profile
Band 2
About
Provided by Patrick Schleiffer
Practice Areas
Dr. Patrick Schleiffer is co-head of the Capital Markets group in Zurich and a leading and recognized expert on financial market law, particularly capital markets, stock exchange and securities law, investment fund law, financial services regulation and corporate law and corporate governance. Patrick Schleiffer lectures capital markets and securities law at the University of Zurich and is a regular speaker at conferences and co-editor of the Swiss Internet based law Journal "CapLaw". He is authorized to represent issuers before the SIX Swiss Exchange and is a officer and treasurer (period 2020-2021) of the Securities Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).
Career
University of Zurich (lic. iur. 1989, Dr. iur. 1992), Research and teaching assistant at the University of Zurich (1989), Admission to Zurich Bar (1995), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1995), New York University School of Law (M.C.J., 1996), Admission to New York Bar (1997), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2002)
Professional Memberships
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
Personal
Languages: German, English, French
Chambers Review
Europe
Patrick Schleiffer frequently acts as Swiss counsel on multi-jurisdictional IPOs. He additionally advises both issuers and underwriters on bond issuances.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We trust Patrick 100% in acting in the interest of the company. He has strong negotiation power and can also check all of the legal points and knows what the market standard is."
"We trust Patrick 100% in acting in the interest of the company. He has strong negotiation power and can also check all of the legal points and knows what the market standard is."
Discover other Lawyers at
Lenz & Staehelin
Europe-wide
Switzerland
