SWITZERLAND Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Ansgar Schott and Matthias Courvoisier Baker McKenzie Switzerland
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Ansgar Schott has advised some of the largest Swiss and international financial institutions and companies on all aspects of financial services, fintech, investment and financial markets law. At Baker McKenzie, he
Matthias Courvoisier is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Zurich office and the head of the capital markets practice group. He is also a member of the firm’s European capital markets steering committee. For more than 20
advises throughout the life cycle of regulated businesses – on launch and licensing, global expansion, business and product innovation and issuance, new regulatory developments, and in relation to compliance matters and investigations by regulators and other enforcement authorities. He is recognised as a leading banking and finance lawyer. He is also a co-editor and author of leading Swiss financial market commentaries and co-chair of the annual Swiss Compliance Forum.
years, Matthias has worked on legal matters relating to capital markets law, M&A and litigation in these fields. Matthias served as a member of the committee tasked with drafting the standards for auditing public takeover offers and the SIX Swiss Exchange’s rules on the listing of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
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