Dr iur Benjamin Leisinger > Homburger > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Homburger
PRIME TOWER
HARDSTRASSE 201
8005 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

Capital Markets, Financial Market Regulation, Financing and Investment Products, Restructuring / Insolvency.

Position

Partner in Homburger’s Financial Market Regulation, Financing and Investment Products as well as Capital Markets teams. Main areas of work are financial regulatory advice (banks, securities houses, fintech, portfolio managers), offerings and listings of financial instruments (including ETPs, regulatory capital and other loss-absorbing instruments as well as equity and equity-linked securities), and financial market regulation including on the provision of financial services and stock exchange regulations.

Career

Qualified in 2008. Joined Homburger in 2006, Partner since 2018.

Languages

German, English.

Memberships

Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations, International Bar Association (officer in the Securities Law Committee).

Education

Graduated as lic iur in 2003 (magna cum laude) and as Dr iur in 2006 (summa cum laude) from the University of Basel, passed the Zurich bar exam in 2008, and received a Masters Degree (LLM) from the University of Chicago in 2012.

Personal

Born 1980 (Kenia, Nairobi); German citizen.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Banking and finance: Zurich

(Next Generation Partners)

Benjamin LeisingerHomburger

Homburger advises several high-profile clients on financial transaction matters and takes an active role in the development of new legislative acts such as the new Swiss Financial Services Act and the new Swiss blockchain legislation. Benedikt Maurenbrecher heads the team and has expertise in a broad range of transactions such as bonds, secured and unsecured lending. Jürg Frick heads the financing and investment products team and focuses on international high-yield bond offerings and structured financing. Daniel Haeberli’s practice focuses on secured lending, syndicated debt, and structured financing. Other core team members include Stefan Kramer, whose focus is on asset-based and structured finance, René Bösch who regularly acts as senior advisor to banks and was involved in the crafting of the new Swiss Financial Services Act and Benjamin Leisinger, who specialises in financing transactions.

Switzerland > Capital markets

Counting a number of key players in the Swiss capital market in its client roster, Homburger is noted for its expertise advising clients on tax and regulatory aspects of capital markets transactions. Frank Gerhard and Benjamin Leisinger co-lead the practice, with the former possessing considerable expertise in IPO, private placements and innovative structures. Benedikt Maurenbrecher’s capabilities encompass regulatory capital instruments, debt, and asset-based and equity-linked transactions. Dieter Gericke and Daniel Daeniker are both particularly active within the life sciences sector, while René Bösch is routinely entrusted by clients to handle debt capital market transactions. Daniel Häusermann bolsters the practice with his broad practice, and Lee Saladino’s strengths lie in regulatory capital and other debt instruments.

Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery

Using its strengths in recapitalisation and refinancing, Homburger has a particular focus on solvent and complex, out-of-court restructurings as well as preventative measures for clients active in the financial services industry. Practice head Stefan Kramer has a special focus on corporate recovery and cross-border restructuring matters. Daniel Haeberli , Benjamin Leisinger, and Benedikt Maurenbrecher have extensive expertise in solvency restructuring of debt instruments. Miguel Sogo represents clients in debt enforcement proceedings and compositions proceedings.

Comparative Guides

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