Department profile
MLL Legal

Banking & Finance

Europe Guide 2026 : Switzerland


MLL Legal

About

Provided by MLL Legal

MLL Legal'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 Legal has broad experience in representing both banks and corporations and has recognised 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 organisations, 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.

Industries (9)

  • Aviation
  • Banking
  • Banks
  • Building Logistics
  • Energy
  • Financial Services
  • FinTech
  • Start-ups
  • Telecommunications

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Switzerland

Band 4

Band 4


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 law 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. MLL Legal also benefits from its close connection with its London office, led by Dunja Koch, to assist UK and US clients with the Swiss aspects of financing and regulatory issues.

Notable practitioners

Dunja Koch and Daniel Schoch are key contacts for clients.

Work Highlights

Provided by Chambers

  • MLL Legal advised J.P. Morgan as arranger on the Swiss law aspects of a USD4.3 billion bridge facility agreement granted to JTI.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • We value MLL Legal's expert knowledge of the regulatory framework in Switzerland.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope
  • Competence, rapid execution and precision drive their results.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope
  • MLL Legal offers excellent, pragmatic legal advice and houses great people to work with. The team always provides timely responses.

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  • They understand questions very well and their advice is profound and reliable.

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  • We can always count on swift responses and a high level of service from MLL Legal.

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Members

Provided by MLL Legal

  • Christoph Heiz

  • Bernard Lachenal

  • Reto Luthiger

  • Alain Le Fort

  • Christian Rebell

  • Karin Oberlin

  • Léonard Stoyanov

  • Sergio Bortolani

  • Daniel Schoch

    Head of Department

  • Ülkü Cibik

  • Catrina Luchsinger Gähwiler

    Head of Department

  • Dunja Koch

  • Samuel Ljubicic

  • Mona Stephenson

  • Mark Montanari

  • Frédéric Cottier

  • Eric Favre

  • Jean-Luc Herbez

  • Andrea Sieber

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