Mr Stéphane Konkoly > burckhardt Ltd > Basel, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

burckhardt Ltd
Steinentorstrasse 23
P.O. Box 258
4010 BASEL
Switzerland
Stéphane Konkoly photo

Work Department

M&A / Corporate / Banking & Finance

Position

Head of M&A and Banking & Finance. Stéphane’s areas of expertise are contract law and corporate law with a specific focus on national and cross-border M&A transactions and structured finance. He possesses in-depth knowledge in the field of asset finance, in particular the financing of movable equipment through leasing.

Career

Stéphane’s long-standing expertise in these areas stems from his work in an international commercial law firm since 1999, where he was a partner and co-headed the banking & finance group and led the French Desk. As a specialist he advises companies and finance institutions in Switzerland and abroad, often regarding complex cross-border transactions. He is very familiar with the relationships between France and Switzerland and regularly collaborates with legal counsels in French-speaking countries.

Languages

French, English, German

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association, UIA

Education

Stéphane studied law at the University of Neuchâtel (lic. iur. 1993) and at the New York University School of Law (LL.M. 1998). He was admitted to the bar in 1995. He obtained a degree (DAS) in business administration at the Executive School of Management of the University of St. Gallen in 2013 (Management for the Legal Profession / MLP-HSG).

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich

Boutique firm burckhardt Ltd has a special focus on finance and is well versed in all aspects of a financing transaction, from the legal implications, tax issues, and notarial requirements. The team is co-headed by Janusz Marty, who specialises in structured finance transactions, seed, venture and growth equity financings, and Stéphane Konkoly, who has extensive expertise in asset finance and the financing of movable assets through cross-border leasing.