Patrick Schärli

Practice Areas

Asset Management, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate and M&A, ESG

Career

Patrick Schärli is a Partner in the Zurich Office where he co-heads the capital markets practice. He is also a member of the firm’s Banking and Finance as well as Corporate and M&A practice groups. Patrick has a broad and diversified capital markets practice advising issuers and banks (underwriters) in equity, equity-linked and debt offerings. In addition, Patrick regularly advises clients on financial services regulatory matters, including cross-border transaction and licensing topics. He is a member of the editorial board of the corporate and capital markets law journal "Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht (GesKR)" and a member of the editorial staff of the internet based law journal "CapLaw". Patrick regularly publishes articles and other contributions in legal commentaries and law journals.

University of Lucerne (MLaw, 2010), Swiss Bar Admission (2012), University of Chicago Law School (LL.M., 2015), Associate at Lenz & Staehelin (2013), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2023)

Professional Memberships

Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Swiss Bar Association (SAV)

Languages Spoken

German, English