lic iur Hubertus Hillerström > Walder Wyss Ltd. > Geneva, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Walder Wyss Ltd.
3 Boulevard du Théâtre
P.O. Box, 1211 Geneva 3
Switzerland

Work Department

Banking & Finance Team

Position

Partner

Career

Hubertus Hillerström is a partner in the Banking & Finance Team. He is specialised in national and international financings and mergers & acquisitions, including structured finance as well as private equity and venture capital transactions. He has accompanied numerous commodities and trade finance operations (oil and gas, metals and soft commodities) and follows closely the legislative changes in this field. Hubertus Hillerström also specialises in real estate transactions and lease matters. He joins the Geneva team after more than nine years in our Zurich office.

He has working experience as trainee in law firms and banks in Zurich, Geneva, London and Madrid and as a secondee in the legal departments of banks in Geneva and Zurich specialising in commodities & trade finance.

Languages

Hubertus Hillerström speaks French, German, English, Swedish and Spanish.

Memberships

Geneva and Switzerland Bar Association

Education

Born in 1979, Hubertus Hillerström was educated at Fribourg University (lic. iur. 2003 including special mentions European Law Licentiate and Bilingual Licentiate) and he holds an MBA from IE Business School (Instituto de Empresa, MBA 2013) in Madrid.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Geneva

(Leading partners)

Hubertus HillerströmWalder Wyss Ltd.

Walder Wyss Ltd. advises domestic and international banks, securities firms, financial institutions, and fintechs on high-profile financial transactions and regulatory compliance. The team also excels at banking litigation. The team is headed by Patrick W. Vogel who leads large banking cross-border M&A transactions which involve financing, regulatory and banking matters and require cooperation with local counsel in various jurisdictions. Hubertus Hillerström, who specialises in national and international financing, has supported several oil and gas, metals and soft commodities and trade finance operations. Adriano Antonietti has a key focus on regulatory and compliance matters, including obtaining FINMA authorisations and drafting contractual documentation to ensure compliance. Liburn Mehmetaj, who joined from Lenz & Staehelin in January 2023, has expertise in a broad range of specialized services in the banking and finance field, such as licensing, compliance, litigation, and crisis management. Valentine Schnyder, who advises banks and financial institutions on regulatory aspects related to their activities, is a further name to note.