Dr Sandro Abegglen > Niederer Kraft Frey AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Dr Sandro Abegglen

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Work Department

Banking & Finance, Insurance and Reinsurance, White Collar Crime & Investigations, Collective Investment Schemes/Capital Markets

Position

Sandro Abegglen advises leading Swiss and international banks, broker-dealers, asset managers, fund providers, investment foundations, insurers/reinsurers and institutional investors on a broad variety of regulatory, civil law and other critical laws, such and blocking statutes and KYC/AML regulations. He as also a leading role in advising on upcoming new financial services regulations, such as the Swiss Financial Services Act (FIDLEG) and the Swiss Financial Institutions Act (FINIG). Represents clients in regulatory and civil law proceedings, and conducts internal investigations for banks, both in national and international contexts. Sandro further advises in financial services, M&A. As a board member of a leading institutional asset manager, and external counsel to senior management of major banks and other financial institutions, he has a thorough understanding of the key aspects of his clients’ business and transactions. Sandro was appointed by the Swiss Finance Department to advise on the design of the new Swiss Financial Services Act.

Career

Niederer Kraft Frey, Partner (2006-). Associate Professor (Privatdozent), banking law and financial services regulation, Berne University (2003-).

Languages

German, English, French

Memberships

Legal & Compliance Committee Swiss Asset Management Association AMAS (former name: Swiss Funds and Asset Management Association (SFAMA))

Education

Swiss Bar (1992). Berne University, Dr iur (1995). University of Texas at Austin School of Law, LL.M.(1996).