François Rayroux

Lawyer information

Practice Areas

Dr. François Rayroux is a partner at Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva where he heads the Asset Management group. He advises a number of Swiss and international financial institutions in all banking, asset management and regulatory matters, with a particular focus on fund management and distribution as well as all types of financial products, in particular derivative instruments. Considered as a leading lawyer in banking and asset management law in Switzerland, Dr. François Rayroux has been consistently nominated by major directories as an expert in these fields.

Career

University of Zurich (lic iur 1986, Dr iur 1993), University of Chicago Law School (LLM, 1990), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1992), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (1998)

Professional Memberships

Co-Chairman of the Asset Management and Investment Funds Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA), Admitted as an expert to the SIX Swiss Exchange for Listing Purposes, Member of the Legal and Compliance Committee of the Swiss Funds Association, Co-author of the ISDA Netting and Collateral Opinions, Legal advisor in the context of the creation and launch of the first Swiss SICAV

Personal

Languages: English, French, German, Italian