The diversity and importance of the regulatory standards applicable to the financial sector ,thanks to banking law, mean that there is an increasing demand for legal advice from financial institutions, including banks, wealth managers and other financial intermediaries.
Our law firm also advises and represents financial intermediaries, particularly independent wealth managers, in their dealings with clients, commercial partners, supervisory authorities and the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). He helps these clients organise their affairs, obtain the necessary authorisations, and draft contracts specific to their activities. This requires an in-depth analysis of their activities in order to help them choose the most appropriate internal organisation with which to respond efficiently to their various legal and regulatory requirements.
Our firm provides specialised assistance in complex legal proceedings in the financial sector. We assist individuals and companies with asset recovery, particularly in cases involving liability for mismanagement or criminal offences. Thanks to our network of partner firms abroad, we can coordinate and monitor cases with an international dimension.
Our Expertise in Banking Law
Advisory services for banks and wealth managers
• Support for shareholders in structuring entrepreneurial project
• Accompagnement dans le processus d’autorisation à l’égard des organismes de surveillance (OS) et de l’Autorité fédérale de surveillance des marchés financiers (FINMA)
• Advice on drafting contractual documents, including management and advisory mandates, management profiles, and risk profiles
• Director's mandate
Representation before ordinary and arbitration courts
• Advising and representing clients or banking institutions in court in liability actions for mismanagement
• Advice and representation in liability actions brought against banking institution executives.
Search for assets in Switzerland and abroad
• Advice and representation of heirs searching for bank assets in Switzerland and abroad in an international context involving multiple laws and jurisdictions.
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Olivier Rivoire
Partner
Alexandre de Senarclens
Partner
Raphaël Faure
Attorney-at-Law