Mr Fedor Poskriakov > Lenz & Staehelin > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

The ‘proactive, available, and very pragmatic’ team at Lenz & Staehelin advises domestic and international clients on the full spectrum of banking and finance matters including refinancing, sustainability-linked, acquisition financings, regulatory advice, and fintech-related matters. The team is headed by the ‘highly experienced’ Shelby du Pasquier who has extensive expertise advising financial institutions, offshore private equity, hedge fund managers on various legal and regulatory matters as well as internal investigations. Olivier Stahler assists financial institutions, industrial groups, and commodities traders with regulatory advice, in particular the granting of licenses. François Rayroux has a key focus on asset management and regulatory matters, specifically new regulatory developments, such as digitalisation, and financial products. David Ledermann has expertise in complex equity financing for privately held companies, convertible debt financing and debt financing backed by traditional and non-traditional assets, while Fedor Poskriakov has specialist knowledge in advising on new technologies, such as DLT and fintech-business models. Other key team members include Valérie Menoud, Laurence Vogt Scholler, and Isy Isaac Sakkal.

Helmed by Lukas Morscher, Marcel Tranchet and Fedor Poskriakov, the ‘extremely knowledgeable’ team at Lenz & Staehelin is pre-eminent in the use of DLT and blockchain technologies. It fields a considerable offering that encompasses the digitisation of financial assets, compliance with anti-money laundering regulations and public blockchains. Morscher is accomplished in technology, financial services and business sourcing, while Poskriakov is a specialist within banking, securities and finance law. Tranchet advises across a diverse array of issues, including securities transactions, financing matters and derivatives.