Blockchain and Crypto-Assets 2026

SWITZERLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Oliver Widmer and Niku Gholamalizadeh, Pestalozzi

Pestalozzi is a full-service Swiss business law firm that has focused on high-end work for domestic and international clients since 1911. Its lawyers are known for their truly independent approach to ad- vising and representing their clients. The firm guides and supports its clients in their strategic business de- cisions, anticipates their future challenges and helps them solve their critical issues. Being fully integrated, Pestalozzi encounters no internal limits in shaping

the most competent and efficient teams for clients’ needs. With more than 100 professionals in Zurich and Geneva, the firm is at home in Switzerland’s two main commercial hubs, and has developed a wealth of experience in its key industries of banking, life sci- ences, commodity trading and insurance. While be- ing locally embedded, Pestalozzi has also developed sought-after expertise in dealing with multi-jurisdic- tional transactions and disputes.

Authors

Oliver Widmer is a partner at Pestalozzi and head of the financial services group. He primarily advises domestic and international banks, financial institutions, wealth management service providers and

Niku Gholamalizadeh is an associate at Pestalozzi and specialises in banking and finance and capital markets, with a particular emphasis on regulatory matters and financial services regulation. She regularly

high net worth individuals on banking, finance, capital markets and regulatory, in particular blockchain matters.

represents clients in proceedings before the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

Pestalozzi Feldeggstrasse 4 8008 Zurich Switzerland Tel: +41 44 217 91 11

Email: zrh@pestalozzilaw.com Web: www.pestalozzilaw.com

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