Patrick Schleiffer

Practice Areas

Asset Management

Banking and Finance

Capital Markets

Commercial and Contracts

Corporate and M&A

Career

Dr. Patrick Schleiffer is a partner and co-head of the Capital Markets group in Zurich, 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), Admission to Zurich Bar (1995), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1995), New York University School of Law (M.C.J., 1996), Admission to New York Bar (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)

Admitted as recognized representative for the listing of securities on SIX Swiss Exchange;

Officer and treasurer (period 2020-2021) of the Securities Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Languages Spoken

German, English, French