Benjamin K. Leisinger

Ranked in 2 Practice Areas

Band 2

Capital Markets

Switzerland

5 Years Ranked

Band 4

Banking & Finance

Switzerland

5 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Europe 2024

About

Provided by Benjamin K. Leisinger

Global

Practice Areas

Partner in Homburger's Financial Market Regulation, Financing and Investment Products as well as Capital Markets teams. Main areas of work are financial regulatory advice (banks, securities houses, fintech, portfolio managers), offerings and listings of financial instruments (including ETPs, regulatory capital and other loss-absorbing instruments as well as equity and equity-linked securities), and financial market regulation including on the provision of financial services and stock exchange regulations.

Career

Qualified in 2008. Joined Homburger in 2006, Partner since 2018.

Professional Memberships

Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations, International Bar Association (officer in the Securities Law Committee).

Publications

Numerous publications on financial markets regulation and securities law. Author in Commentaries on the Swiss Federal Intermediated Securities Act (protection of the bona fide purchaser and priorities, 2013), on the Swiss Code of Obligations (bonds, 2014), the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (fundamental breach, avoidance by the buyer, avoidance by the seller, 2014), the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act (2017) and the Swiss Financial Services Act (2021).

Personal

Born 1980 (Kenia, Nairobi); German citizen. Graduated as lic. iur. in 2003 (magna cum laude) and as Dr. iur. in 2006 (summa cum laude) from the University of Basel, passed the Zurich bar exam in 2008, and received a Masters Degree (LL.M.) from the University of Chicago in 2012.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Global

Capital Markets - Switzerland

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Benjamin Leisinger has an impressively broad capital markets practice, assisting clients with note placements, bond issuances and accelerated bookbuild transactions.

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Banking & Finance - Switzerland

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Benjamin Leisinger acts for clients on a range of regulatory mandates, often related to cryptocurrency. He also advises financial organisations on regulatory capital matters and branch closures as well as representing them in US class actions.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

"Benjamin Leisinger is the best lawyer for regulatory capital instruments."

Capital Markets respondent
Global

"Benjamin Leisinger is very knowledgeable and client-focused. He is able to handle different and complex tasks simultaneously and has a commercial mindset."

Capital Markets respondent
Global

"Benjamin Leisinger does very high-quality regulatory work."