Dr Christian Leuenberger > Pestalozzi > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Pestalozzi Offices
Feldeggstrasse 4
8008
Switzerland
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Dr Christian Leuenberger
Work Department
Corporate and M&A
Position
Member of the Corporate / M&A group in Zurich. Specializes in domestic and international M&A transactions, with a focus on public takeovers, and advises clients in post M&A-disputes. Advises Swiss and foreign companies, investors and executives on stock exchange and capital market regulation, as well as on general corporate law and issues of corporate governance. A leading expert on insider trading regulation.
Career
University Panthéon-Assas, Paris (Certificat Supérieur de Droit Français, 2003). University of Fribourg (lic.iur., 2005). Junior Associate at Pestalozzi (2005). Bar Admission (2007). Associate at Pestalozzi (2007). Columbia University, New York (LL.M, 2009). University of Basel (Dr.iur., 2010). Partner at Pestalozzi (2016).
Languages
English, German.
Memberships
Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Capital markets
While possessing particular expertise in debt capital market transactions and listings, among others, Pestalozzi’s capabilities extend from high yield bond issues and structured product programmes to a diverse range of innovative transactions. Christian Leuenberger and ‘outstanding’ Oliver Widmer steer the practice, with the former specialising in equity capital market transactions and public takeovers, while the latter counts a diverse array of clients, from banks to high net worth individuals, in his roster. Urs Klöti is recommended for his expertise in regulatory and compliance matters and Beat Schwarz is noted for his expertise in debt capital markets work. Severin Roelli is also recommended.
Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery
The team at Pestalozzi offers a wide range of insolvency-related services, including cross-border bankruptcy-related litigation, the recognition and enforcement of foreign bankruptcy proceedings, acting as administrators to recover significant assets of foreign debtors, criminal proceedings, large-scale asset recovery and supervision of bankruptcy administration for major creditors. The team is headed by Thomas Rohner, whose practice includes representing domestic and international clients in insolvency and enforcement matters, and Christophe Emonet, who has vast experience in asset recovery and cross-border bankruptcies. The team comprises of litigation and arbitration specialists Michael Kramer and Florian Mohs, and corporate law expert Christian Leuenberger.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Insurance
- Intellectual property
- Private client
- Real estate and construction
- Tax
- Data privacy and data protection
- Regulatory, compliance and investigations
- TMT
- Competition