Dr Patrick Schleiffer > Lenz & Staehelin > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Recommended for its ability to provide ‘creative solutions’, Lenz & Staehelin maintains an expansive offering that is comprised of IPOs, rights offerings, and exchange offers, to name a few. Three key players lead the group: Jacques Iffland, who is regularly entrusted by asset management groups, banks, and investment firms with issues arising from the financial markets industry, Patrick Schleiffer, who handles a litany of capital markets, stock exchange, and securities law, and Tino Gaberthüel, a practitioner who is active on both a domestic and international scale. Marcel Tranchet is geared to handle a host of financing matters, while Ariel Ben Hattar demonstrates proficiencies across financial technology, disclosure requirements, and regulatory matters. Patrick Schärli is a strong choice for issuers and banks in an array of equity and debt mandates.

Praised for its ‘profound expert knowledge’, Lenz & Staehelin maintains a broad offering that encompasses the full stable of financing transactions, from sustainability-linked financings to financial restructurings. Steering the practice is the ‘excellent’ Marcel Tranchet, who deploys his skills in acquisition finance, derivatives, and regulatory matters. Patrick Hünerwadel particularly focuses on financial institutions, financial market infrastructures, and derivatives regulations, while Patrick Schleiffer strengthens the team with his stock exchange, investment fund law, and corporate governance expertise. Disputes expert Martin Burkhardt further bolsters the team’s banking and finance offering.