Fabien Aepli
FinTech Guide 2025
Band 2 : FinTech Legal
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Band 2
About
Provided by Fabien Aepli
Practice Areas
Advising and counselling financial institutions (including banks, asset managers and fintech stakeholders) on asset management matters and related contracts, transactions and projects, organisational rules, directives and policies, regulatory authorisations.
Proven experience in advising multinational companies and SMEs, on both Swiss and international level, in cross-border transactions such as agency, distribution, licence and service agreements. Drafting commercial contracts and general terms and conditions, and advising on compliance and regulatory issues. Advising companies on the structuring and setting-up of businesses and corporate reorganisation.
Professional Memberships
Geneva and Swiss Bar Associations
British Swiss Chamber of Commerce
Geneva Association of Corporate Law (AGDA)
Swiss Finance + Technology Association
Publications
Blockchain, embedded finance and regulatory challenges for fintech startups, interview in: Leaders League, 2022
LEFin/LSFin: délais relatifs aux principales obligations applicables aux gestionnaires de fortune, Key Insights, 2020.
Pandémie de COVID-19 Assemblées générales: solutions et recommandations, Publications, 2020.
4 thèmes d’actualité auxquels les entreprises nous demandent de prêter attention, with Nurith COHEN, in: FOCUS Droit, Le Temps, 2018
Smart Contracts simply explained, with Nurith COHEN, Key Insight, 2017
Retrocessions and statute of limitations: long-awaited clarification, with Nurith COHEN,
Key Insights, 2017
Blockchain, simply explained, with Nurith COHEN, Key Insights, 2017
Chambers Review
FinTech
Fabien Aepli is head of the firm's banking and finance department. Aepli is involved in blockchain projects relating to security token offerings and cryptocurrencies, including share/assets tokenisation. He advises both on corporate governance and regulatory issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Fabien has the ability to align legal strategy with our broader business goals, providing advice that is not only legally sound, but also commercially astute."
"Fabien Aepli is a well-rounded lawyer. He is a precious support to our company."
"Fabien has the ability to align legal strategy with our broader business goals, providing advice that is not only legally sound, but also commercially astute."
"Fabien Aepli is a well-rounded lawyer. He is a precious support to our company."