
Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2026 : Switzerland
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About
Provided by Walder Wyss Ltd
The Walder Wyss Banking & Finance team is one of the largest teams in Switzerland and very experienced.
The team handles cases in domestic and international banking, securitisations, infrastructure and project finance, domestic and cross-border leasing, and structured financial instruments, as well as over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives. Walder Wyss advises on all aspects of Swiss securities laws and regulations, including public equity and debt offerings, government finance, private placements and investment fund offerings.
Walder Wyss was regularly involved in large scale international lending transactions as well as in domestic lending transactions, where it constantly advises the most important domestic investment banks.
Walder Wyss is the frontrunner for Swiss structured finance transactions and is involved in most public and private ABS transactions, synthetic transactions, covered bond transactions and other securitisations. In particular in auto lease ABS and mortgage loan transactions, Walder Wyss has an extensive industry expertise.
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Work Highlights
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Walder Wyss acted for Goldman Sachs on a EUR33 billion NPL portfolio financing and securitisation.
Strengths
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The Walder Wyss lawyers are our preferred partners in Switzerland. They are always available, super solution-driven, very collaborative and helpful in getting to where we want to go as clients.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalWalder Wyss are timely, commercial and practical. It is our go-to law firm in Switzerland.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalWalder Wyss's department is distinguished by the lawyers' availability, legal knowledge and creativity.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalThey have an outstanding ability to break down complexity and navigate through sophisticated matters.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalWalder Wyss immediately understood the structures and complexity of the issues they reviewed.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 
Lukas Wyss
Lukas Wyss advises lenders and borrowers on a variety of financing deals, including revolving credit facility agreements, acquisition financing and asset-based financing. Lukas Wyss is very experienced, available and responsive.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalHe brings a good wealth of knowledge.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalLukas Wyss is absolutely superb and my go-to Swiss lawyer.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
Band 4 
Band 4 
Theodor Härtsch
Theodor Härtsch advises lenders and borrowers on syndicated, leveraged and structured finance transactions. Theodor Härtsch is an excellent lawyer who is capable of thinking outside of the box in order to come up with workable solutions and who remains focused.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalTheodor Härtsch is extremely pragmatic, reliable, responsive and experienced.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalTheodor Härtsch is my favourite lawyer in Switzerland. He has the experience and gravitas. Whenever he comes up with something, I do not even question it.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
Up and Coming 
Up and Coming 
David Borer
David Borer has notable experience advising borrowers and lenders on syndicated lending deals, acquisition financings and revolving credit facility agreements.
David Borer is an excellent sparring partner to work with.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalI especially enjoy working with David Borer; he is very friendly.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalDavid Borer is a good negotiator who makes transactions smooth. He also takes the time to explain things to us.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalDavid Borer is an extremely professional and well-respected lawyer.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobalDavid Borer is a rising star.
Banking & Finance respondentGlobal
Ranked Individuals at Walder Wyss Ltd (3)
Members
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Thomas Müller

Luc Defferrard

Johannes A Bürgi

Patrick W. Vogel

Roger Ammann

Theodor Härtsch
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Lukas Wyss
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David Borer
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Walder Wyss Ltd has rankings in the following guides
Band 2 Europe 2026
Practice area: Banking & Finance
Location: Switzerland
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