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Banking & Finance

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MLL Legals's banking & finance team offers comprehensive support for all business matters affecting financial institutions, including asset lending, corporate lending, real estate financing and acquisition financing. MLL has broad experience in representing both banks and corporations and has recognized expertise in structuring collective investment schemes, regulatory advice, transactions, Islamic finance transactions, disputes and investigations as well as legal assistance in day-to-day operations. 

MLL Legal's clients include international banking organizations, financial institutions, lenders, borrowers, issuers, investors, investment banks, investment advisers, investment funds, private equity and hedge funds, real estate investment funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, outsourcing and other third party service providers, fintech enterprises and other key players in the financial industry sector.


Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Switzerland

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

MLL Legal acts for banks and financial services companies on regulatory and contractual mandates, such as FINMA licensing matters and compliance with new Swiss financial services regulations. Team members have experience in matters involving cryptocurrency, tokenisation and payment services. The firm further advises on financing mandates, including sustainability-linked arrangements and financial restructurings. The team also handles financial transactions such as syndicated loans and revolving credit facility agreements, on which it advises lenders and borrowers.

Work Highlights

Provided by MLL Legal

  • MLL Legal advised Apollo Global Management on its acquisition of Credit Suisse's securitised products group and related financing businesses.

Strengths

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"We have been very impressed by the breadth of their coverage and their sophisticated and very pragmatic advice."

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

"MLL have a very good commercial understanding of cross-border issues in the context of financial services firms that operate in multiple jurisdictions and are subject to regulatory oversight."

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

"MLL go the extra mile to deliver on time, which is always much appreciated."

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

"The teamwere highly responsive, great on getting the detail right and creative when solutions needed to be found."

Banking & Finance respondent
Global

Notable Practitioners

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Alexander Vogel
4
Alexander Vogel
4
Band 4

Alexander Vogel assists financial services clients with regulatory and commercial issues, such as regarding cryptofinance and payment system licence applications with FINMA.

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Dunja Koch
Dunja Koch
Expertise Based Abroad

Dunja Koch is the managing partner of MLL Legal in London. She regularly assists UK and US clients with regard to Swiss matters, including acquisition finance and asset-based financing transactions. She also advises financial services clients on regulatory issues, including with regard to bank M&A, as well as the setting up of branches in Switzerland and connected FINMA applications.

"Dunja Koch is responsive, proactive and knows her stuff. She always understands the points you're trying to make and is a safe pair of hands."

"Dunja Koch is technically very efficient, understands the Swiss law and how to get things done, is really responsive and has a great team to work with."

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Ranked Lawyers at
MLL Legal

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Banking & Finance
Alexander Vogel
4
Alexander Vogel
4
Band 4
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Dunja Koch
Dunja Koch
UK expertise based abroad
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Members

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Alain Le Fort

Bernard Lachenal

Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler

Head of Department

Christian Rebell

Christoph Heiz

Daniel Schoch

Head of Department

Eric Favre

Frédéric Cottier

Jean-Luc Herbez

Karin Oberlin

Léonard Stoyanov

Mark Montanari

Mona Stephenson

Reto Luthiger

Samuel Ljubicic

Sergio Bortolani

Ülkü Cibik

Industries

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Aviation

Banking

Banks

Building Logistics

Energy

FinTech

Financial Services

Telecommunications