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What the Team is Known For

Lenz & Staehelin offers a stellar practice advising Swiss and international financial sector clients, including asset managers and banks. The law firm acts on a broad range of fund types, such as pension funds, ETFs and UCIT funds. Lenz & Staehelin offers notable strength in regulatory matters relating to collective investment schemes. The law firm also handles the creation and registration of regulated entities in the funds sector. Lenz & Staehelin offers additional expertise in the reorganisation of funds and the development of ESG criteria.

Work Highlights

  • Lenz & Staehelin assisted Amundi with the restructuring of its offer of ETFs in Switzerland as part of its merger with Lyxor Asset Management, as well as the associated FINMA approval.

Strengths

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The lawyers provide very fast response times, have a pragmatic approach and are very accessible.

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The team is very reliable, knowledgeable and know our complex business operations very well. The lawyers know us and how we operate, so it saves time.

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Global

The Lenz & Staehelin team is quick and has top-notch people who understand the complicated industry.

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Global

Lenz & Staehelin is excellent. The team is very reactive, pragmatic, experienced and client-friendly. I very much enjoy working with the team.

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The lawyers have a high level of expertise and service. They are outstanding in the funds industry in Switzerland so, in my view, they are the top lawyers.

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Notable Practitioners

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François Rayroux
François Rayroux
Star Individuals
The market-leading François Rayroux is highly esteemed by international asset managers for his work on regulatory topics, such as FINMA registrations and licensing applications. He has particular experience in pension funds and ESG criteria.

He is like the Roger Federer of funds.

François Rayroux is very experienced and knows the market and our company very well.

Whenever I have a question on funds, François Rayroux is my go-to lawyer. He has amazing knowledge in the field.

François Rayroux is a very brilliant lawyer. He is very responsive and is always trying to fix things and find creative solutions.

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Olivier Stahler
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Olivier Stahler
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Band 2

Olivier Stahler is a popular choice with asset managers for advice on Swiss financial regulations. He also assists with licensing and regulatory authorisations, as well as the registration of UCITS funds.

He is a safe pair of hands, a good adviser and very experienced. He is my go-to lawyer for anything related to Swiss law.

Olivier Stahler is an outstanding regulatory lawyer. He knows the rules very well, is a good technical lawyer and is also very pragmatic and experienced.

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Laurence Vogt Scholler
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Laurence Vogt Scholler
3
Band 3
Laurence Vogt Scholler assists asset managers with regulatory issues, including FINMA registrations and licensing. She also advises clients on ESG criteria as part of investment strategies, as well as matters related to ETFs.
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François Rayroux
François Rayroux
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Olivier Stahler
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Olivier Stahler
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Laurence Vogt Scholler
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Laurence Vogt Scholler
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