Dr François Rayroux > Lenz & Staehelin > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

The capital markets practice at Lenz & Staehelin is regularly sought after by Swiss and foreign issuers and banks, ETC and ETF promoters as well as international associations. The offering includes equity offerings such as IPOs, rights offerings, and share buybacks; offerings of bonds, loan participation notes and mortgage-backed transactions. Convertible bonds and exchange offers/tender offers for bonds and notes in Switzerland are also handled. The Geneva office is led by Jacques Iffland while the Zurich team is headed up by Hans-Jakob Diem and Patrick Schleiffer. François Rayroux is another prominent practitioner with longstanding experience.

Lenz & Staehelin offers a broad array of services out of its Geneva and Lausanne offices and is particularly known for its advice in banking and finance, corporate and M&A matters as well as practice areas related to new technologies. Banking and finance specialists Shelby Du Pasquier, François Rayroux and Olivier Stahler, dispute resolution expert Xavier Favre-Bulle, competition law specialist Benoît Merkt, transactions specialist Andreas Rötheli as well as key contacts for private clients Lucien Masmejan and Jean-Blaise Eckert are noted.

The Geneva banking and finance team of Lenz & Staehelin, headed by Shelby du Pasquier, offers the full array of legal services to its domestic and international clients, ranging from traditional market participants such as established international banks to non-traditional players, such as alternative lenders. Recently the unit, which includes key lawyers François Rayroux, Olivier Stahler, David Ledermann, Fedor Poskriakov, Laurence Vogt Scholler and Valérie Menoud, has seen increased activity in leveraged finance, project finance, regulatory proceedings and regulatory advice. Clients appreciate that ‘partners and associates alike are deeply committed to providing the best to their clients‘.