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Patrick Schleiffer

Patrick Schleiffer

Europe 2026

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Practice Areas

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

Career

Dr. Patrick Schleiffer is a partner based at our Zurich office and a leading expert on financial market law. His specialisms include capital markets, stock exchange and securities law, investment fund law, financial services regulation, and corporate law and corporate governance. Patrick is authorised to represent issuers before the SIX Swiss Exchange. He also lectures on capital markets and securities law at the University of Zurich, is a regular speaker at conferences and co-editor of the Swiss internet-based newsletter CapLaw, and an officer of the Securities Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

University of Zurich (lic. iur. 1989, Dr. iur. 1992), Research and teaching assistant at the University of Zurich (1989), Swiss Bar Admission (1995), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1995), New York University School of Law (M.C.J., 1996), New York Bar Admission (1997), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2002)

Professional Memberships

Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss American Chamber of Commerce, New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)

Languages Spoken

German, English, French

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Chambers European Guide

Capital Markets - Switzerland

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Patrick Schleiffer frequently acts as Swiss counsel on multi-jurisdictional IPOs. He additionally advises both issuers and underwriters on bond issuances, as well as the establishment of EMTN programmes.

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