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Sébastien Roy
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Sébastien Roy
Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
3

Band 3

Banking & Finance

Switzerland

15 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Corporate/M&A

Switzerland

15 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides
Europe 2025

About

Provided by Sébastien Roy

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Practice Areas

Advises financial institutions, corporations and individuals on their transactions, contracts and regulatory matters. His practice focuses in particular on financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. He also advises corporations on setting up operations in Switzerland and on their corporate and commercial matters.

Career

University of Geneva (lic.iur., 1992). Bar Admission (1994). Joined Pestalozzi as Partner (2005). Head of Financial Services Group in Geneva.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association, Swiss and Geneva Bar Associations, Association Genevoise de Droit des Affaires.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Banking & Finance - Switzerland

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial
Sébastien Roy handles project finance and acquisition finance mandates for both borrowers and lenders. In addition, he has experience assisting clients with the regulatory aspects of M&A transactions in the banking sector.
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Corporate/M&A - Switzerland

4
Band 4
Individual Editorial

Geneva-based Sébastien Roy has experience advising investors and corporates on transactions, strategic partnerships and restructuring mandates.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Sébastien Roy cuts through to the detail and is super commercial and pragmatic. He is also a client-friendly lawyer and it feels seamless working with him. He makes everything feel very easy.

Banking & Finance respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Sébastien Roy is a very responsive and hands-on lawyer who delivers detailed and sophisticated contract drafting.

Corporate/M&A respondent
Chambers Global Guide

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