Banking and
Financial Markets

In the area of banking and financial markets, one of our main practice areas, we offer the following services:

 

• Advice to banks regarding:

  • Liability risks (defense against bank liability claims)

  • Money laundering compliance (and concepts)

  • Implementation of and compliance with sanction regimes

  • Regulatory advice (especially with regard to Swiss legislation regulating the banking and financial markets sectors)

  • Drafting and review of contracts (e.g. distribution and asset management contracts)

• Advice to independent asset managers (IAM) / external asset managers (EAM), asset managers of collective assets, fund management companies, and other financial institutions, as well as their representation before authorities, e.g. in proceedings to obtain a regulatory license from FINMA

• Advice and (pre-)procedural representation of clients' interests (in particular HNWI/UHNWI) vis-à-vis their (custodian) banks and/or independent asset managers (IAM) / external asset managers (EAM)