FinTech Legal - Switzerland
Band 2
What the Team is Known For
Strengths
The Schellenberg Wittmer team is very collaborative, sophisticated in its advice and great to work with. It has strong technical capabilities for digital money.
Schellenberg Wittmer is big enough that you can access all the expertise that you need, but it is still small enough that you feel like they know you and your work and you’re talking to a boutique.
Work Highlights
Schellenberg Wittmer advised Maverix Securities on its regulatory needs for the issuance of their structured products and exchange traded products.
Notable practitioners
Olivier Favre advises FinTech clients on regulatory and transactional matters. His clients range from established financial institutions and insurance companies to technology businesses, start-ups and industry associations.
Olivier Favre is very professional, responsive and thorough in his insights.
Caroline Clemetson is a partner in the firm's banking and finance group and works across the firm's offices in Zürich and Geneva. She is an expert in financial regulatory matters and advises clients on a wide range of areas, including collective investment schemes, derivatives and asset management. She also assists with FINMA licensing applications for new payments and banking institutions.
Tarek Houdrouge is co-lead of Schellenberg Wittmer's banking and finance team and is also involved in M&A and corporate matters. His work includes assisting with regulatory matters and advising clients on investments in FinTech businesses. He also increasingly advises on the distribution of financial products in cryptocurrency and the set-up of crypto-exchanges.
Tarek Houdrouge has a great set of expertise and is very focused on the FinTech sector.
Tarek's management of relationships on the human side: stakeholder management, relationship with regulators, sets him apart.
