Mr Edmond Kohler > Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd assists Swiss and foreign banks and other financial institutions, such as investment firms, insurance companies, fund management companies and asset managers, with a broad range of matters, including establishment and licensing, regulation of financial services, enforcement proceedings and internal investigations. The team is particularly strong on the transactional side – assisting clients with syndicated loan facilities and acquisition finance, structured finance transactions, derivatives, and asset management. The team is led by Grégoire Wuest, who has a special focus on multi-jurisdictional transactions involving non-standard and highly valuable assets securing borrowings as well as cross-border acquisitions, and Tarek Houdrouge, whose practice covers advising banks, financial institutions and financial intermediaries on regulatory matters, cross-border activities, lending transactions, distribution of financial products, and fintech. Caroline Clemetson handles requests with FINMA for securities firms, fintech banking licences, amendment of banks, and implementing new regulations such as ESG within banking institutions whilst Grégoire Tribolet advises numerous clients, both established banks and fintech start-ups, on their projects related to blockchain technology. Other key team members include Christoph Vonlanthen, Joane Etienne, Luc Thévenoz, and Edmond Kohler.

Full-service firm Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd has broad experience in all aspects of trade and transport law including transportation and insurance litigation, aviation and shipping regulatory matters, non-contentious matters concerning trade finance, and transactional matters. In Zurich, the ‘highly talented’ Alexander von Ziegler heads the team with his longstanding practice in the maritime sector, aviation and trade law, involving a number of insurance litigations. Geneva team head Bernard Vischer has extensive expertise in transactional work in the aviation and shipping industries. Grégoire Wuest represents high-profile clients in acquisitions and non-standard lending transactions in relation to shipping and aviation. Wuest is supported by Edmond Kohler, who fields expertise across the business aircraft industry.